To Turn the Mass into a Class

Eli Zaretsky London Review of Books
People can be organized in two ways: right-wing populism prone to xenophobia, demonization, and magical thinking or as a class, held together by solidarity and conscious, purposeful action. The socialist project is to turn the mass into a class.

Centrist Democrats Need a 2020 Reality Check Right Now!

Cas Mudde The Guardian
Andrew Gillum, former Tallahassee mayor and Democratic nominee for governor.
Instead of obsessively pursuing white, middle-class midwestern voters, Democratic Party leaders must protect and expand their base. The Democratic electorate the Republicans will “allow” to vote in November will not be enough to defeat Trump.

Orca Grandmothers Help Improve Survival Odds of Grandkids, Study Finds

Shreya Dasgupta Mongabay
Orca mother with calf.
According to a new study, grandmother orcas that are no longer breeding support their grandcalves, improving their chances of survival. Researchers found young orcas had a higher chance of staying alive with their grandmothers around than without.

Friday Nite Videos | January 3, 2020

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Bernie Sanders' Remarks on Iran Following Suleimani Asassination. Vanishing Voters of Georgia. Why Drugs Are So Expensive. Google and Amazon Are Now in the Oil Business. Cadets Fired for Giving Nazi Salute.

New Ukraine Emails Tell a Damning Story

Kate Brannen Just Security
Newly obtained, unredacted documents make it clear the hold on Defense and State Department Ukraine funding came at the president’s direction

Vanishing Voters of Georgia Preview

The first in a series of reports by Greg Palast: “The Purged: The Vanishing Voters of Trump’s America” to be broadcast and made available to activists, churches and schools