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Progressive political commentary from a former Bernie Sanders supporter.
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A Revolutionary Mixtape
A Revolutionary Mixtape
Every once in a while I like to relieve the stress that gets built up in my shoulders and neck—which is mainly caused by a foreboding…
DAVID GILBERT
May 10, 2017
Cold-Pressed Trump
Cold-Pressed Trump
It’s easy at first glance to write off Donald Trump’s relationship with the press as a storybook feud between good and evil; of course, it…
DAVID GILBERT
May 10, 2017
Getting Schooled by the King
Getting Schooled by the King
Iowa Representative Steve King is a man of many talents. Aside from being everyone’s favorite confederate flag-wielding white nationalist…
DAVID GILBERT
Mar 13, 2017
An American (No Longer) in Paris
An American (No Longer) in Paris
The Paris Climate Agreement, an historic and groundbreaking international game plan for mitigating climate change, recently took effect on…
DAVID GILBERT
Nov 13, 2016
A Call to Arms for Progressive Voters
A Call to Arms for Progressive Voters
Today is the day. November 8th, 2016. Election Day. For well over a year, American citizens have bounded with abandon through political…
DAVID GILBERT
Nov 8, 2016
Ranked Choice Voting: The Goverment Really is Greener on the Other Side
Ranked Choice Voting: The Goverment Really is Greener on the Other Side
Clinton or Trump? Held hostage by a party duopoly, the American electorate is bound to choose between the two ‘feasible’ remaining…
DAVID GILBERT
Sep 13, 2016
Establishment Elitism: The Downfall of Republican Virtue
Establishment Elitism: The Downfall of Republican Virtue
After the American Revolution, the most prominent colonial minds of the late 18th century embarked on a journey into uncharted political…
DAVID GILBERT
Aug 29, 2016
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