2021 archive
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
The Majority Report explores the continuing influence of the John Birch Society.
Read Ted Miller’s article.
Decoding De Code 0
Jill Richardson translates:
They mean the freedom of one individual to harm or gain unearned advantage over another (for example, by Hobby Lobby refusing to cover birth control for employees) or preserving the freedom to benefit from society without giving back (for example, large corporations that benefit from taxpayer-funded services, but pay little to nothing in taxes).
Follow the link for the rest.
All the News that Fits, Reprise 0
El Reg reports on a study regarding fake news and of how “social” media might more effectively guard against it. Among other things, it found that the study participants weren’t so bad at spotting fake news, but this paragraph leapt out at me (emphasis added):
Follow the link for the full report.
All the News that Fits 0
Farron finds a commonality.
Culture?
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David’s guest contends that there is such a thing as “cancel culture,” but it’s not what the right is portraying it as. It is a nuanced discussion worth a listen in the current environment. From the description:
Dan Kovalik, labor and human rights attorney and author of the book “Cancel This Book: The Progressive Case Against Cancel Culture,” joins David to discuss the book and cancel culture.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Rude One discusses an encounter with an acquaintance who declared that she was not going to get the COVID vaccine, citing all the “concerns” fomented by the right-wing disinformation complex. Here’s a bit of his piece:
Follow the link for the rude rest.
Confluence 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Glenn Gerber takes a look at the recent shootings in Georgia and argues that attempts to find a single reason for them are wrong-headed and futile. He suggests that several factors contributed to them:
- America’s Gun Problem
- Systemic Racism
- Systemic Sexism (and possibly–ed.)
- Mental Health Issues
Follow the link for his detailed exploration of each one.
Cancel Culture, Republican Style 0
The slaveholders lost the war, but won the peace, and they are determined not to let go.