To get rural voters, just tell them that federal government spending for rural economies reduces household reliance on bank loans

This right here is why I so staunchly object to the approach of refraining from calling the dominant and wrong way of thinking about money, finance, and economics while calling the actual truth "MMT". That approach *reinforces* the primacy and normalcy of MONETARISM.

Yep. Hating on poor people is RATIONAL under the "taxpayer" framework. Every 'progressive' who plays this game is only putting more targets on marginalized people. Monetarism is murder. #CreditTheoryOfMoneywww.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

not good! news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

Antarctic ‘greening’ at dramatic rate

Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the last four decades, new research shows. The Antarctic Peninsula, like many polar regions, is warming faster than...

Yeah, man, this is what happens when you choose to try to ride the tiger. You either become a predator yourself, or you eventually get eaten. There is no third option. www.huffpost.com/entry/chuck-...

GOP Rep Condemns 'Outrageous' Helene Response Myths Spread By His Own Party

"Hurricane Helene was NOT geoengineered by the government," North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards fumed in a lengthy statement.

Where can we get down-to-the-block-detailed maps of Congressional districts?

They just cannot let go of this "deserve" framing. They just can't admit that NEED is enough to justify getting something.

Good day to all.

"Maybe we’ve simply seen too much about the deepest contents of people’s hearts to ever feel safety in their presence again. Maybe we’ll never feel like they are home for us anymore." That is exactly how I have felt since 2016. johnpavlovitz.com/2020/08/06/t...

Trump's Presidency Killed Relationships—and We're All Grieving

I’ll never understand it. As long as I live, it will never really make sense to me. Yeah, I’ve read all the research, analyzed all the data, digested a thousand think pieces, and watched countless lat...

I love this particular line from this piece. "And as imperfect as it was, universalism was a bureaucratic expression of solidarity." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2024/09/resi...

Residual Welfare Vs Universal Social Security

It's now abundantly clear what Tuesday night's Winter Fuel Allowance vote was about. It wasn't, according to the cynical and dishonest hous...