#DEMOCRACY

Ruchir Sharma

ruchirsharma_1

100%. Need clear separation of powers.With direct elections for an executive President, who appoints the Cabinet of Ministers and sets government policy.In parliament, the Speaker to be seen as the

Neon Bag

PunishedBag

Venerating dumbocracy instead of revering and cultivating the quality of those who vote and rule is like venerating a hammer for building a house made out of trash. "Thank God

Cassandra of Troy

BrynnTannehill

On the subject of student loan forgiveness... I never had student loan debt, despite getting a masters degree. This was because of my military service. Being rich, or being in

Unite in justice for the poor & oppressed

BreeNewsome

There’s zero reason at this point to assume the Republican Party collapses or that democracy in America has been saved. None. Be wary of liberals & moderates who continue to

Justin Warren ⬡

jpwarren

I wrote a backgrounder on the ACCC vs Google and Facebook stoush last year, if you're just catching up now: https://www.eigenmagic.com/2020/09/07/a-deep-dive-into-google-facebook-and-australian-news/ Some quotes and links to follow. Acc

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Normal was never normal, it was an illusion that allowed the wealthy and powerful to become wealthier and consolidate power. That illusion is flickering and has to be replaced. The

Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC

MattNegrin

CBS has booked one of the most dishonest Republicans who pushed the Big Lie and incited the Jan. 6 insurrection, Lindsey Graham, as a guest for @FaceTheNation on SundayThere will

prema lakshminarayan

GEEMS71

T .N Seshan, FMR CEC ,had an interesting divine experience -with Mahaperuyaval talking about the election practises found in Uthiramerur inscriptions!https://twitter.com/GEEMS71/status/1338049181840068608 While performing Bhumi Puja our PM

David Frum

davidfrum

My latest in @TheAtlantic : the GOP's two paths away from Trump - forward toward democracy, back toward the methods of Jim Crow: leveraging anti-democratic local rule to wield national

Greg DeLuca

NJ_Letters

“Competency, courage, and extreme greatness”? @Asteinberg613 must have slept through the last four years, and his portrayal of Chris Smith here is beyond absurd. A thread:https://twitter.com/INSIDER__NJ/status/1357721830803529728 First

Andrew Defty

adefty

Thread - some early reflections on the PM’s nominations for membership of the Intelligence & Security Committee. The ISC has 9 members, the committee is appointed by Parliament but members

David Roberts

drvolts

I'm a longtime filibuster hater, and I thought I understood how random, contingent, & ridiculous it is -- but even I underestimated. HIGHLY recommend this discussion b/t @chrislhayes & @AJentleson.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

calvin and hobsbawm

titusandrgynous

I'm re-reading "What Must Change in the Party," a 1978 essay by Louis Althusser, and I still think it's one of the best documents ever produced about socialist organization. The

D. Earl Stephens

EarlOfEnough

WHEN RESISTANCE FALTERS About an hour before Trump's GOP stormtroopers assaulted our Democracy Wednesday, one Mitch McConnell -- THAT Mitch McConnell -- was on the Senate floor doing what he

Dustin M. Czarny

DustinCzarny

Over the last four years, despite holding the Presidency, Senate, a majority of Governors and State legislators, District Attorneys, the GOP has never, ever, been able to prove voter fraud

yung📉walken

as_a_worker

partisan politics are salient rn, but the key to what trump/dejoy are doing is the political economy: right wing forces have been trying to destroy USPS since workers won the

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