@jacobinmag In terms of raw numbers, California is the biggest red state. Imagine how the GOP would be redefined if CA voters actually mattered to them.
@jacobinmag Big blue states should do it unilaterally, even without the interstate compact. Make their own voters catered to again. CA is 30% GOP. Would likely re-define what the GOP means on the national stage.
@Blacklabellogic It made people feel like they were the Rebels in the Star Wars movie. Makes life more cinematic even if nothing much is really going on.
@DSAEastBay Instead of fixed rate loans, students should pay back a fixed % of their income. Then schools would actually have a monetary incentive to give students useful skills and not waste their time with useless programs.
Boom. No student debt. College is free (upfront). No taxes needed.
Latino area margins swung toward Trump, even in Arizona, but increased turnout meant they added to Biden votes; Vietnamese voters swung toward Trump in CA; in Philly, Democrats lost minority area margin without increasing turnout; great precinct maps:
https://t.co/vQIuKoO19I
A South Dakota ER nurse @JodiDoering says her Covid-19 patients often “don’t want to believe that Covid is real.”
“Their last dying words are, ‘This can’t be happening. It’s not real.’ And when they should be... Facetiming their families, they’re filled with anger and hatred.”
The historically proven most effective balance of power is Tripartism. Formally balance power between Govt, Businesses, and Organized Labor. https://t.co/75yAzQKJqc
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Any country not at risk of war/invasion has a hard time disciplining its elites.
The crown serves at the pleasure of the aristocracy. With no external threat, the aristocracy can unilaterally limit the crown's power.
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@its_mccarthy@jacobinmag The historically proven most effective balance of power is Tripartism. Formally balance power between Govt, Businesses, and Organized Labor. https://t.co/75yAzQKJqc
@its_mccarthy@jacobinmag Any country not at risk of war/invasion has a hard time disciplining its elites.
The crown serves at the pleasure of the aristocracy. With no external threat, the aristocracy can unilaterally limit the crown's power.
@lhfang Contra Marx, "the Left" is largely composed of those who prioritize social capital (reputation) over economic capital (agency).
Image credit: Bourdieu (1998, p.5)