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Applying for a job at I.C.E.? Here are some tips to help nail your interview!The Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy. Our fight against Trumpism is only beginning. We must combat these forces everywhere and at all times — our democracy depends on SUPPORT THE…Read More
Trump is Right
Trump is so right on this one.The Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy. Our fight against Trumpism is only beginning. We must combat these forces everywhere and at all times — our democracy depends on SUPPORT THE MISSION The post Trump is Right appeared first…Read More
Trepartisystem normaliserar ojämlikhet och rasism
Så normaliserades rasism & högerpolitik trots att väljarna vill ha jämlik välfärd: avregleringar och vårdval skapade otrygghet; överskott på arbetskraft höll löner nere; “vinnaren-tar-allt” i riksdagen; S sköt mot marknad 2010. Oron blev högerns bränsle. M lockar väljare som gillar otrygghet och SD lockar väljare som gillar trygghet. S utmanövreras då de inte vill gå mer åt vänster i välfärd…Read More
Similarity between Kennedy and Mandani
The right wing lunatics are out in force. The last time these types of lunatics were hot and bothered was in 1957 or so, when John F Kennedy was running for President. What was the upset? Well, he was a Catholic by faith. He was born and raised in that Church and still attended and worshiped almost every sunday by…Read More
Man in White House with forked tongue throws fit because Doug Ford tops him with Reagan’s free…
Man in White House with forked tongue throws fit because Doug Ford tops him with Reagan’s free trade policy because ultimately tariffs hurt the consumer most (I DON’T HOLD BACK)Since this disasterly tempermental unstable POS has been in office, lets look at the evil he has wrecked on the American population. He said he was America first, which was very obviously…Read More
A Modern History of Muslim Gender
Faisal Devji— In the middle of the nineteenth century, Islam began to lose its meaning as a set of beliefs or practices. Instead of describing something that Muslims did, Islam came to be seen as an actor in its own right. Initially understood as a civilization, and later, in the twentieth century, as an ideology, Islam became a protagonist in…Read More
50 Years Later: South America’s Operation Condor and Contemporary Transnational Repression
Francesca Lessa— Transnational repression constitutes a “global threat to national sovereignty, security, and human rights,” according to a 2025 report from Freedom House. The term transnational repression describes the tactics that governments employ to persecute political opponents who are living in exile. States have adopted various strategies in this regard; they range from propaganda campaigns, surveillance, the infiltration of agents…Read More
Statement from the Democracy Alliance in response to news that the Department of Justice has criminally charged New York Attorney General Letitia James
N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James is a leader with deep integrity, courage, and an unflinching commitment to justice. This indictment is about political retribution, pure and simple. It is the latest move by this administration to punish perceived political opposition of any kind. The weaponization of the federal government could be used by any president – of any party –…Read More
I’m Moving This Joint to Substack
After more than twenty years of operating a fully independent progressive website (first Booman Tribune and then Progress Pond) I have moved my operations to Substack. I resisted this move for years even though it’s been clear to me for a long time that it made financial sense. Ultimately, I did not have much choice. Last November, I suffered what…Read More
Are You a Heritage American?
I always hesitate to write about my ancestry because inevitably I’ll get a note from my parents informing me that I’ve gotten some detail wrong. But I know I have ancestors who came over on the Mayflower, and ancestors from Prussia who founded the town of Berlin, Pennsylvania, and an ancestor who arrived in the 19th-Century from Northern Italy. I…Read More