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The Privilege of Political Performance: Why Shutdown Advocates Don’t Have to Live With the Consequences

There’s a particular brand of cruelty that comes wrapped in the language of principle and resistance, a cruelty that’s all the more insidious because the people perpetrating it genuinely believe they’re doing something noble and necessary. We’re seeing it play out right now with the chorus of pundits and commentators and activists cheerleading for anotherContinue reading “The Privilege of Political Performance: Why Shutdown Advocates Don’t Have to Live With the Consequences”

Who the Fuck Cares Who’s Responsible Anymore

At this point, who the fuck cares who’s responsible for this government shutdown anymore? Seriously. Because the longer this goes on, none of these politicians look good. Not a single one. And when this is all said and done — whenever that is — no one will even fucking care how it started. They’ll justContinue reading “Who the Fuck Cares Who’s Responsible Anymore”

When Hypotheticals Become Reality: Furloughed Workers Forced Into Second Jobs Just to Survive

I remember when this shutdown first started — I said, half out of frustration and half out of fear, that if this thing went on long enough, furloughed federal workers would eventually have to take on second jobs just to make ends meet. Back then, it was just a hypothetical. A what-if. A warning ofContinue reading “When Hypotheticals Become Reality: Furloughed Workers Forced Into Second Jobs Just to Survive”

The Spongebob Shutdown: How Both Parties Are Winning While America Burns

Let me just say this straight up — this is my opinion. My personal take. But I honestly believe that both Democrats and Republicans in Washington, D.C., are benefiting from this shutdown. Not the everyday Democrats and Republicans, not the people living paycheck to paycheck, not the single parents trying to stretch what little moneyContinue reading “The Spongebob Shutdown: How Both Parties Are Winning While America Burns”

The Illusion of the Middle Class: Why There Are Only Two Classes

We often hear politicians, pundits, and economists talk about the “middle class.” It’s presented as the backbone of society, the engine of democracy, and the symbol of stability. But if we look closer, is the middle class actually real—or is it an illusion designed to keep people from recognizing the true divide? Class Through theContinue reading “The Illusion of the Middle Class: Why There Are Only Two Classes”

Why I’ve Lost Faith in the Democrats — and Why Zohran Mamdani Doesn’t Restore It

There was a time when I still held out hope for the Democratic Party. I believed that, maybe, with enough pressure, we could move them left — that through progressive insurgents, we could take the party of Clinton and Pelosi and make it serve working people. But over the years, and especially in light ofContinue reading “Why I’ve Lost Faith in the Democrats — and Why Zohran Mamdani Doesn’t Restore It”