This is right. And when have American elites *ever* taken initiative to protect civil rights, sustainability, basic fairness, etc.? That's a serious question. Crises and protest get things moving.

Call me a skeptic! Interested if others have engaged this book, as I'm working on a project ("American Freedoms") that will likely challenge several of the core premises articulated here. Happy to discuss with interested parties. (And hoping that b-sky can be a site for these kind of exchanges.)

every day

notice how strategically he says "we" and build that into your politics yesterday

Bless Hunter www.unchartedblue.com/elon-musk-sa...

For a good introduction to the state-of-play, listen to this interview, check out the new Elgar COMPANION TO MODERN MONEY THEORY, and read Graeber, BULLSHIT JOBS. It's sobering stuff, but also at times reaffirming to know that people are working to affirm our humanity.

There are so many levels of denial revealed in this project. Breathtaking. "Through this partnership with the University of Maryland, we are gaining the data and insight needed to assess the risks of federal dependency and to chart a more resilient economic path for Maryland's future,” she said.

Go figure. It's going to be a long summer; important to stay hydrated. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

These people, used to living on the margins of the political mainstream, have been catapulted into its center. This, I think, is not going to be a fluke. The stuck wheel of the Democratic Party is beginning to turn. — @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social

"The problem with the polling and all the emphasis on data in contemporary politics is that it does not take into account that the electorate doesn’t really exist until election day, and the politician and his or her campaign are actively creating that electorate."

This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.

Let's talk about "money in the real world"! The kind that is actually issued and circulated. Click below for a range of introductions. . . .

It is well worth taking a look at some of the first striking and beautiful Biomass images at ESA. I like the landscape in Gabon, but there are also rivers, volcanoes, and a glacier if they're more what you're looking for: www.esa.int/Applications...

Since 2020, the Money on the Left Editorial Collective has been arguing for a new approach to university finance that we call the ‘uni’ proposal. Here are links to our essays and interviews related to this project.

90% of Cuomo’s campaign was focused on Israel and calling Mamdani a threat to jewish people. 90% of Mamdani’s campaign was focused on how he is going to help all New Yorkers

They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida. If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.

Noteworthy, I think, that the Democratic establishment are putting much more effort into stopping Mamdani than stopping Trump

Six members of Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago are launching an indefinite hunger strike to demand an end to the Gaza genocide

History, shmistory. . . . papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Here's a primary source for the ages. (Bonus line: "real estate was our bread and butter.")

PLEASE speak up when people invoke a mythological past of support for civil disobedience

One block over from the White House: the aspirational security line setup

I ❤️ this place

Today is flag day. Here is Trump violating the flag code by signing his name on it.

This.

Our political culture is fundamentally un-serious.

One of the ways dissent is being criminalized is through state-federal intelligence sharing in Joint Terrorism Task Forces. But three cities have booted the feds out of their communities, and more can follow, as @drboguslaw.bsky.social explains: prospect.org/civil-rights...

Stupid, convinced that it is smart.

Watch the clip.

Highly recommended.

When the President speaks, people. . .shake their heads?

The sign of a strong world leader is pleading with another leader on social media not to do something.

He's back! And you know he'll crush it.

Ah, finally! The deep state-capital alliance steps up! paulkrugman.substack.com/p/cronyism-c...

Wow. The responses have been overwhelming. Now up to almost 650 signups in less than 24 hours. Looking for an operations/logistics manager to help me prepare for this Resistance summer course pilot. DM me or email me at [email protected]! open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Personally, I think having a Not the White House Dinner—like the empty chair town meetings—is a brilliant strategy. Shine a spotlight on the absences. Remind people what “normal” looks like.

YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THIS.

young men don’t need a “left Joe Rogan” they need sports betting regulation

Another story of 1. Admin sends fascist order 2. Media reports on it 3. People are outraged, say no 4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake” Lesson is defy fascist orders kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...

yes

This is fascism. Lexington, Kentucky- No Kings Then, No Kings Now. April 19th. #NoKings

Imagine basing so much of your public identity on your adult conversion to Catholicism, only to be publicly dismissed by the actual Catholic hierarchy.

“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

Celebrate the good stuff. Hope your weekend rocks and/or swings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pahC...

That's a reasonable response. Kudos to them.

Trump has been racking up some procedural "wins" at the Supreme Court and the answer for why is simple: John Roberts is a feckless coward. He's like a cop in Uvalde, cowering outside waiting for the shooting to stop, instead of doing his job. My latest in @thenation.com

I see no evidence that our political economy (and political culture) will voluntarily support sustainable and equitable development. Crisis has always been the impetus for redirecting state priorities and, sadly, it seems that only a deepening crisis will create an opening for reform.

Historians know: any student who starts a paper with "throughout history" is in trouble.