Fascism and Bad Faith
There are elements of the left so disgusted by U.S. imperialism that they are willing to excuse other nations’ imperialistic ambitions or simply fail to see imperialism outside the American kind.
The United States has had one constant story about itself: That it is, above all else, a land of opportunity. A true meritocracy. Anyone, regardless of where you come from, has the same opportunity to climb the metaphorical social ladder through hard work, talent, and merit. While meritocracy may seem
I like to imagine chronically online Republican staffers in frenzied meetings with lawmakers, begging and pleading with them to use the barely-coded power of “woke” in every social media post and cable TV interview and stump speech and press release and congressional address. Keep saying woke, these internet-addicted
Fascism and Bad Faith
That there is no actual civil war doesn’t mean there isn’t a war being waged by Republican officials on every level of government.
We see it every day and don’t notice it. In our digital lives, where Twitter Blue offers to artificially inflate your reach, for a monthly fee. On vacation with our families, where theme parks allow you to skip long lines, for a price. In our political lives, where bad
It's going to be so fucking sweet to see the right wing's best-laid plans go to shit in Wisconsin. Liberal justices on Tuesday night took control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the first time since 2008. Janet Protasiewicz’s runaway victory over crybaby right-
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Some state-level Democratic leaders seem to understand that you can't shame the shameless
Fascism and Bad Faith
Out of the political muck of COVID emerged the bad faith of parental rights, a far-right dog whistle meant to attract the most furious, ignorant, power-mad parents in the US.
Unless your friends and family have been vacuum sealed and protected against the brain-altering venom of the Culture Wars, you know “woke” has, quite tragically, become a catchall term for anything a conservative doesn’t like. Anything that scares or annoys a reactionary is woke. Women fighter pilots flying
Fascist puppet master Peter Thiel last week helped trigger a run on Silicon Valley Bank that now threatens the foundation of the global economy, and every time I log on to Twitter for updates on the cascading effects of Thiel's highly suspicious actions, tech bros sound less like
The agitation, the sense of persecution, the standoffishness, the directionless anger: I always know when my dad has been binging conservative media. It’s not unlike dealing with a relative who struggles with alcohol or drugs. My dad, when he’s pumping far-right propaganda into his boomer, low-information
Fascism and Bad Faith
Canada's criminal code does not include fascist speech as part of the accepted political landscape. Imagine that.