Wendy A. Bach (Tennessee): Prosecuting Poverty, Criminalizing Care. What’s the point of Modern Monetary Theory? Race and class are old bases of political divisions — gender is different: Electoral politics didn’t used to divide women and men. Rotten Tomatoes is changing its rating system because of trolls. Cable news learned nothing from 2016 — Sarah Isgur’s hire is proof. This Black History Month, let’s recognize the African-American prisoners who helped build America. There is still a way out of Venezuela’s stalemate. How Venezuela’s pro-democracy movement has learned from past mistakes. Can female politicians make America healthy again? Attack on Argentina’s chief rabbi raises fears of antisemitism.
Greggor Mattson (Oberlin): Are Gay Bars Closing? Trends in United States Gay Bar Listings, 1977-2017. U.S. is a rich country with symptoms of a developing nation. Josh Marshall on an important lesson about election and voter fraud. After India’s strike on Pakistan, both sides leave room for de-escalation (and more). “Get ready for our surprise”: Pakistan warns India it will respond to airstrikes (and more). Republicans already are demonizing Democrats as socialists and baby killers. Dianne Feinstein is a bigger climate threat than Trump. Many Americans want a new national story: How about this one? Here’s a good rule: When you are elected president, you sell all of your investments and businesses.
