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North Carolina Moves to OK Drivers Hitting Protesters | Digital Left
North Carolina Moves to OK Drivers Hitting Protesters | Digital Left
Yes, You Heard That Right: In what seems like a move too tone-deaf for even the Republican Party to make, North Carolina’s House just moved to abolish civil penalties for motorists who strike protesters with their cars. The bill, introduced by Republican Justin Burr, is ‘supposed’ to protect motorists from “folks [who] run out in the middle of the streets and the interstates in Charlotte and…
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Burning Down the House | Digital Left
Burning Down the House | Digital Left
Realities of the Situation: Every so often I hear the calls for Progressives to split off from the Democrats and form a third party. The reasoning is always the same; the Democrats have largely abandoned the working class in favor of limousine liberals, they’re beholden to big businesses, and they have no real plan to combat the plotting of Republican arch-conservatives. Strictly speaking, none…
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The Alt-Right's Vengeful Cannibalism | Digital Left
The Alt-Right’s Vengeful Cannibalism | Digital Left
In the midst of everything that’s happened surrounding the Charlottesville protests, a nagging thought kept bugging me. This is beyond the death and injury that the Nazis committed there- that’s already been written about, both by the Digital Left and by writers far more adept than I, and at this time I have little more to add to those facets of the conversation. No, what’s been bugging me is how…
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The Impending Defeat of Democratic Centrism | Digital Left
The Impending Defeat of Democratic Centrism | Digital Left
There’s an argument that’s been tossed around the Democratic party for decades now, that says we can’t afford to let Progressives gain a significant share of the party because they “can’t win in battleground states”. That we must hold to the tenants of Centrism, because that’s “more inclusive”, right? Well, the impending eclipse must signal the return of this talking point, because corporate…
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Living in the Strangest Timeline | Digital Left
Living in the Strangest Timeline | Digital Left
Yesterday’s news was such a trail mix of the bizarre and amazing that I just had to share these things with you. No hot takes today, my heathens, just a quick pair of headlines you might have missed- all of which prove we are living in the strangest timeline. Nazis vs. Juggalos?: In a matchup I never thought I’d live to see, Donald Trump’s September “Hooray for Me!” rally in DC will run up…
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Dismantling Fascism Beyond the Rallies | Digital Left
Dismantling Fascism Beyond the Rallies | Digital Left
A Fever Pitch: I think it is safe to say that this week will be seen as a turning point in this chapter of our history. The tenor of the conversation has changed since Charlottesville and Trump’s jaw-dropping defense of literal Nazis has pushed our national dialogue to a boiling point I never thought I would live to see. With more pro-fascism Nazi marches planned (and more counter-protests they…
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Candidate Interview: Sara Campbell-Szymanski
Over the weekend, I had the great honor of interviewing the challenging candidate for Pennsylnavia’s 150th State House District, Sara Campbell-Szymanski. In the interview, you’ll hear how Ms. Campbell-Szymanski supports single-payer health care, as well as how she wants to end the state’s back-and-forth Gerrymandering battles. That’s one of the things that stuck out to me most, as a matter of…
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How Do We Respond to Charlottesville | Digital Left
How Do We Respond to Charlottesville | Digital Left
Its no coincidence those two flags are hanging out together. By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the terrorist attack in Charlottesville. The radical, white supremacist coward James Alex Fields, Jr. used his car as a battering ram to plow through a crowd of innocent people, injuring 19 and killing Heather Heyer. There are GoFundMe campaigns for the victims we can donate to (Heather’s fund already…
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Republican Voters Support Postponing 2020 Election
Republican Voters Support Postponing 2020 Election
Its been no secret that Republicans have been trying to undermine elections for some time, from restricting access to polling places to purging millions of legitimate voters off the rolls outright. A new poll, however, shows us the next logical step in the evolution of such efforts: why even have an election in the first place? As it turns out, a majority of Republican voters would support…
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Trump's Opioid Betrayal | Digital Left
Trump’s Opioid Betrayal | Digital Left
Fred Trump (middle) A Bitter Pill: Remember when Donald Trump was going to solve the opioid crisis? It was one of the few promises he made that we actually found believable. After all, “fewer people should die from prescription drugs” is a pretty easy policy to get behind. Its a nonpartisan position, it’d be an easy layup for all legislators involved; from every angle imaginable, its an absolute…
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The Daily Vigil, 8/8/17: Howard Dean Poisons the Well
The Daily Vigil, 8/8/17: Howard Dean Poisons the Well
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The Daily Vigil, 8/7/17: The Facebook Candidate
The Daily Vigil, 8/7/17: The Facebook Candidate
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The Daily Vigil, 8/4/17: In West Virginia, Party Trumps Justice
The Daily Vigil, 8/4/17: In West Virginia, Party Trumps Justice
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Bernie Sanders on the state of politics today.
Universal Heatlhcare VS. For Profit Healthcare
The Rising Blue Tide of 2018
More Like a Storm Surge
This news has been out for a bit, but we haven’t had the chance to really dissect it yet. The long and short of it is that there’s a record number of Democrats signing up to challenge incumbents in 2018. Like, a ridiculously large amount. As in, there are 267% more Democrats officially running for office now than there were Republicans running in 2009, which is the best year the Republicans have had in recent memory. On average, Democrats field 43-or-so candidates for federal office each cycle. They’ve currently got two hundred and nine. Numbers like these keep my spirit afloat. Seriously, they do. It makes me think of an immune response, to be honest; a body’s white blood cells rising to fight an infection. Between the number of candidates who’ve signed up thus far, and the amount of civic activism with groups like Indivisible, Black Lives Matter, and the Democratic Socialists of America, just to name a few- it makes me believe that the people in this nation are finally politically engaged en masse, and that this engagement will ultimately defeat the nationalist forces currently set against us.
The Flotilla and the Yacht
If you’ll suffer through my water-themed metaphors a little longer, I think its important to point out that in order for the Left to successfully push back against the Alt-Right, we have to draw our strength from the masses that make up our movement (the Flotilla) and not from a handful of high-profile individuals (the Yachts). If those high-profile people champion our causes, all the better, but we have to remember that our power is our own, not theirs; change will come from us, not them. I think this is a key point to make, because its so easy to get caught up in cults of personality and descend into pointless tribal bickering. This is human nature to begin with, but its even easier than normal now- its easy to look for a singular hero to save us from (what we often see as) a singular villain. But Trump isn’t the “final boss” of this fight. Even if he’s impeached and thrown in jail, the conditions that brought him into power still remain.
Only We Can Save Us
As we look for heroes, we tend to look for battles to stage them in. Recently this drive has revolved around the 2020 Presidential election, and who will be running against Trump*. Big Democratic names like Kamala Harris and Cory Booker have been tossed about, and Bernie Sanders himself has refused to rule out a run. Like clockwork, you can already see the Sanders/Harris camps tearing each other apart, each side claiming moral superiority and hegemony of the Soul of the True Left. Both groups are missing the point entirely. First of all, why are we even having this fight in 2017? Its something like 13% of the way through Trump’s term. We have more pressing concerns than who’s going to be who’s candidate in three years. Secondly, when we do pick someone as our nominee, we shouldn’t limit ourselves to a paltry selection of two or three sitting Senators. Sure, having previous elected experience would help a nominee understand the workings of government, but I would never say that this is the most important qualification that a potential President has. What should matter more is vision, strength of character and past works- even if a candidate has no previous governmental experience, I’d be willing to hit the pavement for them if they’ve spent years working to improve the lives of others. Chrissakes, Bernie’s freakin’ motto was Not Me, Us! Yes, he’s an inspiring individual! Yes, he is a central figure in our current chapter of history! But the greatest thing he was able to accomplish was to get more of us involved, and the things we will do will be greater still than anything he alone could do. (*: Yes, we should fully expect Trump to still be President in 2020.)
Don’t Fall For It
There are many forces seeking to play up our disagreements. And this isn’t to say that there aren’t extremely valid criticisms of the Big Names currently being tossed about; there are, but by getting into these arguments now we detract from the fights that need to be fought today and tomorrow. There will be plenty of time to kick one another’s ass over this stuff in two years. By then, hopefully we’ll see more leadership and candidacy from our groundswell of civic activists, instead of relying on one or two famous people to carry our banner forward. But if we want that better future, we have to make the choices that help bring it about. By Dan Kauder