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Israel-Gaza: The Reasonable Left vs the #AlAqsaFlood Left

Substackers Against Nazis

“Once you are accused of genocide, you are a Nazi.”

Toward Two States, One Homeland?

As war rages, where is the US peace movement?

Some Questions, Some Answers

How Anti-Antisemitism is Losing its Power

"If it’s not helping, then shut the f--- up."

When Hurt People Hurt People

“Your funeral is inconvenient for my activism"

No Place to Stand

What Israel/Palestine 'Hot Takes' Have Revealed

The Phoney War is Ending: Are We Ready?

Donor Exhaustion: Is it the Fault of the 'DEI Horde'?

The Poverty of Democratic Organizing Reaches a Crisis Point

Finishing With Twitter/X

Is it Finally Time to Quit Twitter/X?

WhatsApp and the Micro-Organizing of Israel's Protest Movement

The Climate Emergency and the Better Future That is Still Possible

Waiting for AI to Transform Politics? Don't Hold Your Breath.

Have We Finally Hit "Peak Email"?

Welcome to the Silly Season

The Democracy Reforms Transforming Local Politics

Can Democrats Be 'People-First' If Their Campaigns Value People Last?

Lessons from Israel's Pro-Democracy Protest Movement

More on the Poverty of Democratic Party Organizing

Small Pieces, Loosely Joined

A Tale of Two Whistleblowers: Daniel Ellsberg, Frances Haugen and the Fight for the Truth

Quick Links to Some Essential Reading

Covid, the Crisis of Government Ops, and the Collateral Damage of the Crypto Craze

Born Under Punchcards: When Govt Met Web 2.0

Hard Times on the Social Change Frontlines

The AI Land Grab Begins

Traffic: How America got Facebookified in the 2010s

Is the AI Wolf Really at the Door?

Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right

Dreams (or Nightmares) of Civil War

Ambassadors From Another Time

Tools for Technocrats, Not Citizens: Today's Political Tech Industry

Fear of a TikTok Planet

Rage Against the Machine

The Unwisdom of Crowds (and Hypernetworked Tech VCs)

The TikTok Gap Isn't About TikTok

Divorce, American Style

How ChatGPT-3 Will Transform Politics (Probably For the Worse)

What They’re Still Not Telling Us About the UFOs They Shot Down

The "Woke" "Socialist" "Regime" in Republican Sights

Learning from Victor Navasky (1933-2023)

Feed Them on Your Dreams

We Don't Need Another Hero

Say Hello to the Multi-Party US House of Representatives