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Why Not Hakeem?
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My last essay: Only Trump Can Solve This
A system that's truly broken cannot simply be tweaked. It must be repaired.
Bubblicious
Anthropic’s investor pitch can only mean one thing
When the deficit hawks come home to roost
The party of “fiscal responsibility” has exploded our national debt, but if Democrats take back Congress and t…
Why Not Hakeem?
My thoughts on why he's a bad choice and another fundraising ask
$40T in Savings from Medicare for All
Right-wing think tank the Cato Institute calculates $40 trillion in savings from Medicare for All
A Ferrari in Every Driveway
Medicare for all won't work. Throwing cash at health insurance can't give us healthcare.
$100,000 in 7 days to keep the doors open
100k in 7 days keeps us going through the November elections
Did America Deserve 9/11?
Sorry y’all, but we’re going to hear about 9/11 at least until November.
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Republicans repurpose Jewish dual-loyalty trope for El-Sayed
Republicans repurpose Jewish dual-loyalty trope for El-Sayed
Desperate Republicans repurpose old Jewish dual-loyalty tropes
Desperate Republicans repurpose old Jewish dual-loyalty tropes
WATCH: GOP stan lies about clip we all just saw
WATCH: GOP stan lies about clip we all just saw
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FOX Interview goes off the rails
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April 22, 2025 · 8 min read
FROM GRIDLOCK TO ROAD RAGE: WHAT COLLAPSE FEELS LIKE
We fight on the roads, in the lines, and online. But maybe the real problem isn’t us—it’s how we’ve stopped building a country that works.
April 20, 2025 · 7 min read
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION, WELL, YOU KNOW—THE POLLS DO
2026 isn’t just another midterm. It’s a launchpad. A chance to build a new generation of leaders—and in 2028, defeat MAGA with a vision that finally takes this country somewhere.
April 17, 2025 · 4 min read
FROM MAKERS TO TAKERS: AMERICA SURRENDERED OWNERSHIP OF ITS FUTURE
How we gave away our industrial capability and ended up renting a nation we built
April 14, 2025 · 6 min read
I READ THE NEW YORK TIMES TODAY, OH BOY
Trump's incompetence is revealing a broken country — and none of the leaders Democrat or Republican have proposed the kind of systemic change it will take to rebuild it.
April 10, 2025 · 4 min read
CHINA IS RACING AHEAD WHILE AMERICA WORSHIPS MARKET GODS
Trump's tariff chaos isn't economic policy—it's a calculated mafia-style market raid. While we worship failed market gods, China races ahead with hypersonic missiles, AI breakthroughs, and flying taxis. Our decline isn't destiny; it's a choice we can reverse.
April 8, 2025 · 4 min read
TRUMP'S CHAOS IS OUR MOMENT: REBUILDING AMERICA FROM THE ASHES
Trump is accelerating democracy’s decline—he’s also exposing institutions hollowed out by privatization and corporate capture. Our task isn’t just to save what’s left; it’s to build something better.
April 5, 2025 · 9 min read
BEYOND TARIFFS: WHAT NEOLIBERALS GET WRONG ABOUT AMERICAN MANUFACTURING
Trump’s tariffs lack strategy, fueling inflation without solutions. Neoliberal Democrats dismiss manufacturing jobs as unattainable and unneeded.
April 3, 2025 · 10 min read
THE $79 TRILLION LIE: RAND EXPOSED THE THEFT—I SHOW WHAT IT COST YOU
China is building flying taxis, and we can’t finish a train in California. Our grandparents bought homes with 3 years of work. We need 10+. College was a summer job—now it’s half a year’s wages and decades of debt. And they tell us “real wages are up”? This is the biggest lie in American economic history. RAND says $79 trillion was stolen. I break it down—no jargon, just truth.
April 1, 2025 · 8 min read
WE CAN’T BEAT TRUMP WITHOUT AN ALTERNATIVE
Naming enemies and broken systems isn’t enough—Americans are craving a concrete vision of what comes next.
March 26, 2025 · 3 min read
AMERICA’S UNDOING: ONE MONTH IN AND WHAT COMES NEXT
What we’ve built so far, what’s coming next, and why this project exists.
AU
March 25, 2025 · 8 min read
THE DEMOCRATS HAVE DISAPPEARED
The Democrats Have Disappeared As Donald Trump and Elon Musk Bulldoze Democracy, the Democratic Party is MIA Democrats have officially hit rock bottom. An NBC News poll last week put the party's…
March 24, 2025 · 10 min read
THE 2028 ELECTION STARTS NOW
A Plan for Dismantling the Failed Status Quo
March 20, 2025 · 6 min read
DEMOCRATS BECOME WHAT THEY ONCE OPPOSED
From Builder to Wall Street's Best Friend
March 20, 2025 · 7 min read
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS BECOME WHAT IT ONCE OPPOSED
03/20/2025 Substack Democrats Become What They Once Opposed From Builder to Wall Street's Best Friend The Democratic Party has abandoned its role as the builder of American prosperity. I know…
March 18, 2025 · 5 min read
PRIVATIZATION HAS FAILED—AND TRUMP AND MUSK WANT MORE OF IT
America doesn’t have a funding problem—it has an execution problem. The government stopped building, corporations took over, and now we’re stuck paying more for worse results.
March 16, 2025 · 6 min read
THE RIGHT BUILDS POWER. THE LEFT HOSTS RALLIES. THAT'S WHY WE LOSE.
Lessons from a Former Bernie Organizer and AOC Staffer
March 16, 2025 · 6 min read
THE LEFT RALLIES. THE RIGHT BUILDS POWER. THAT’S WHY WE LOSE_
03/16/2025 Substack The Right Builds Power. The Left Hosts Rallies. That's Why We Lose. By Corbin Trent Bernie Sanders is back on the road. He's touring the country on an "anti-oligarchy" crusade…
March 10, 2025 · 9 min read
A MASSIVE AMERICAN PAY CUT
The Economic Collapse That Created Trump
March 5, 2025 · 5 min read
DEMOCRATS CAN’T STOP TRUMP—BECAUSE THEY DON’T REALLY WANT TO
The Quiet Consensus Destroying America
February 27, 2025 · 5 min read
OUR SYSTEM: BROKEN OR WORKING AS DESIGNED?
Democrats Manage Decline, Trump Exploits It—And Working People Keep Losing. It’s Time to Build Something New.
February 25, 2025 · 3 min read
WHY MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE CHEERING THE UNDOING OF THEIR OWN COUNTRY
Your Neighbors Want a Revolution
February 24, 2025 · 3 min read
WHY MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE CHEERING THE COLLAPSE OF THEIR OWN COUNTRY
Why Millions of Americans Are Cheering the Collapse of Their Own Country Your Neighbors Want a Revolution Just one month into Trump's second term, we need to face an uncomfortable truth: the…
AU
January 25, 2025 · 5 min read
WHY DEEPSEEK’S SURPRISE BREAKTHROUGH SHOULDN’T HAVE COME AS A SURPRISE
The Nation link published January 30, 2025 Another day, another wake-up call. This time, it's DeepSeek—a Chinese AI breakthrough that matches Silicon Valley's best while spending just $5.6 million…
April 29, 2020 · 9 min read
WHO WILL REBUILD AMERICA?
So here we are, in the Great Covid Depression.
April 1, 2020 · 6 min read
MOBILIZE VS. MAINTAIN
Every country goes through periods of mobilization followed by periods of maintenance which quickly turn into longer periods of decline.