Lawyers, Guns & Money

That schaden isn’t going to freude itself

By Paul Campos

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On July 12, 2021

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A few members of the Trump Cult, Legal Division, had a very bad morning, and the details are glorious: https://twitter.com/AndrewFeinberg/status/1414637872355987459 https://twitter.com/AndrewFeinberg/status/1414638527674003469 https://twitter.com/AndrewFeinberg/status/1414639240747655177 https://twitter.com/AndrewFeinberg/status/1414639751441920005 https://twitter.com/AndrewFeinberg/status/1414653004498837515 Now we see the violence inherent in the system. The key thing to understand about Trump and Trumpism is that these people...

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Vaccination status as a civil rights issue

By Paul Campos

On July 12, 2021

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If you had told me six years ago that in 2020 America would be struck by a pandemic that would end up killing close to one million people by the.

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Cancel Culture!

By Erik Loomis

On July 12, 2021

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Bari Weiss and Bedbug Stephens are surely going to be all over this teacher being canceled by Tennessee decided to relive what led to the Scopes trial..... As the debate.

The Grand Expedition to the Outermost West Reaches Its Western Terminus

By Robert Farley

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On July 12, 2021

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We’ve come a long way, baby! The Grand Expedition has reached the Seattle area. I can’t quite make Google Maps accept all of the steps to map things out, but this is the general outline: LexingtonSt. LouisOmahaDenverBoulderSalt Lake City (via Rocky Mountain National Park)Rancho CordovaSpringfield-Eugene (via...

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The Automation Crisis

By Erik Loomis

On July 12, 2021

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Whether you think automation is a serious issue for the future of work may depend on your prior perspective about the history of this issue. Many economists, Dean Baker among.

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What Will Biden Do on Natural Gas?

By Erik Loomis

On July 12, 2021

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We cannot combat climate change while exporting natural gas. It's not only hypocritical, but it's just nonsensical and counterproductive. And yet, the Obama administration was all-in on natural gas exports..

Man Texas Republicans made line up for hours to vote gets arrested

By Scott Lemieux

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On July 12, 2021

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The Texas GOP is warming up appropriately for their new vote suppression bill: It was March 3, 2020, the day of the Democratic primary in Texas, and Hervis Rogers, a 62-year-old Black man, was intent on making his voice heard at the ballot box. He arrived...

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Welcome to the family

By Paul Campos

On July 12, 2021

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This fascinating long-form piece in the WAPO by Stephanie McCrummen is well worth your time. Here's the lede: The pastor was already pacing when he gave the first signal. Then.

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Find someone who loves you as much as Donald Trump loves violent white nationalists and seditionists

By Scott Lemieux

On July 11, 2021

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The leader of the Republican Party continues to make it clear that the attempt to use violence to install him as a dictator was awesome: Phoning into “Sunday Futures with.

Is it coming home?

By Paul Campos

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On July 11, 2021

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Extremely late European Championship thread.

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Countering anti-worker practices

By Scott Lemieux

On July 11, 2021

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We've written before about how the non-compete clauses often required by "free market for me, monopoly for thee" employers should be banned for at least the vast majority of workers..

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Rana Plaza 2: Worker Death Boogaloo

By Erik Loomis

On July 11, 2021

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In 2013, the Rana Plaza collapsed, killing 1,129 workers making your clothing. No one in America cared. American companies made sure nothing would change. European companies at least agreed to.

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