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“Moving to the center would enable Democrats to confront [Trump] more aggressively and effectively because voters would see them as credible.” — From “The Partisans Are Wrong: Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win” by The New York Times Editorial Board

American politics today can seem to be dominated by extremes. President Trump is carrying out far-right policies rooted in white supremacy and open brutality, while some of the country’s highest-profile Democrats identify as democratic socialists—two exactly equal sides of the same coin. To those of you who are not writing this editorial, moderation probably feels a little outdated.

An uncomfortable reminder of the tension between your beliefs and behaviour might give you the push you need to change

- by Matt Huston

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A fresh investigation of vast numbers of young people from around the world has thrown up some surprising results

- by Jakob Pietschnig & Sandra Oberleiter

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A mass movement against the Trump administration is essential, but no one should take an Iraq War booster’s advice.

The post David Brooks Is the Last Person We Should Be Listening to Right Now appeared first on The Intercept.

India’s Maoist guerillas have just surrendered, after decades of waging war on the government from their forest bases

- by Rahul Pandita

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Democracy should mean the rule of the people. But in modern Britain, democratic will is often subverted by the rule of money. Financial oligarchy and political democracy are incompatible.   This is the deep contradiction at the heart of capitalist ‘democracy’. On the one hand, the intrinsic equality of universal suffrage guarantees every citizen the same […]

Sure, it was a huge bummer that they cut funding for fixing the streets in our town. We enjoyed going places. But, overall, it’s worth it for the tax cuts we expect any day now. I mean, at least we owned the libs. Libs love streets. Did you see that video of Trump dumping shit on libs marching in the streets? Got ’em!

Ah, dang. Groceries have never been more expensive. We really thought this was something Trump might be able to help us with. But the high cost of food is worth it so a transgender teen in Idaho can’t use the school locker room. Libs aren’t cheap to own, but the price is more than fair.

Wait, when they said they were going to dismantle the Department of Education, they were talking about, like, America’s Department of Education? The one that funds our schools? Shoot. Our kids will have to learn how to read from the back of cereal boxes. But at least the cereal doesn’t have Red Dye No. 2 in it. And as we all know, the libs are OBSESSED with Red Dye No. 2. Owned!

All my spooky comics in one post.

A comic about a couple being addicted to screens.

“Elijah Clark, a consultant who advises companies on AI implementation, is blunt about the bottom line. ‘CEOs are extremely excited about the opportunities that AI brings,’ he says. ‘As a CEO myself, I can tell you, I’m extremely excited about it. I’ve laid off employees myself because of AI. AI doesn’t go on strike. It doesn’t ask for a pay raise.’” — Gizmodo

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Last night, the Israeli police postponed the derby between Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv football clubs because of extreme violence and rioting on the streets of the city. Israeli police claimed that there was a ‘risk to human life’ to local residents, and over 12 people were seriously injured. In just a few weeks, Aston […]