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In September 2022, the Republican Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, made headlines with his choice to involuntarily relocate Venezuelan and Colombian migrants by sending them… The post Ron DeSantis:...
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Part One: Health Fraud in the United States The 2020s have so far been defined mainly by public health catastrophes on a global scale. The… The post Oil from Snakes: Health Fraud in the Age of...
View ArticlePutting the Cross Over the Flag: How Religious Ultranationalism Is Imperiling...
Vet Nov Testamentum. Alongside a Bible, these are the words inscribed onto the seal of Princeton University; from Latin, the phrase translates to “Old and… The post Putting the Cross Over the Flag: How...
View ArticleHow to Unionize Your Workplace with Sara Mughal of Starbucks Workers United
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View ArticleRadical Democracy as a Solution to Liberal Democratic Failures
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View ArticleThe Bitter Irony of Transnational Repression in America
When it comes to the lumbering and cumbersome bureaucracies of the US federal government, it’s always big news when a department or agency gets a… The post The Bitter Irony of Transnational Repression...
View ArticleIs ‘Fascism’ a Useful Term in Today’s Political Discourse?
The term “fascism” is often used in the modern age to describe various political phenomena, from the regime of Vladimir Putin and its irredentist claims… The post Is ‘Fascism’ a Useful Term in Today’s...
View ArticleWhere Is Solar After the Inflation Reduction Act? Princeton’s Solar Farm...
As soon as Julie Bishop opens the gate of her red trailer, a herd of sheep bound out, eagerly inhaling a few blades of grass… The post Where Is Solar After the Inflation Reduction Act? Princeton’s...
View ArticleAn Introduction to the Internal Politics of DSA
No discussion of the socialist movement in the United States can go without talking about the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). DSA has firmly established… The post An Introduction to the...
View ArticleWhat Went Wrong with the Sunrise Movement?
I was fourteen when I joined my first Sunrise Movement call: a crash course on the Green New Deal. After the COVID pandemic interrupted my… The post What Went Wrong with the Sunrise Movement? appeared...
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