Ever since the last presidential election—or really, for the past decade—I've constantly wondered how Donald Trump could have won the support of so many people. What is he doing "right" to attract people to him? What are Democrats doings wrong? (And as a progressive voter myself, I can openly admit the many ways I wish... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from the Democratic Socialists of America announcing some January events. One that caught my eye was a reading discussion about a recent book by The Debt Collective called Can't Pay, Won't Pay: The Case for Economic Disobedience and Debt Abolition. As a person with a mountain... Continue Reading →
Just after finishing Jeff Weaver’s How Bernie Won – and with Bernie Sanders’s 2016 book Our Revolution in mind – I decided it was time to read Bernie’s latest publication, Where We Go From Here. Again, full disclosure: I supported Bernie Sanders during his 2016 run for president, and I’m supporting him now in his... Continue Reading →
Four years ago, throughout the 2016 presidential election in the US, I was a loyal supporter of Bernie Sanders. Despite having little political involvement prior, in summer 2015, Bernie awakened in me a political fervor, and it has remained strong since. I read his book Our Revolution about six months after the election ended (and... Continue Reading →
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