Tag Archives: political science

Collateral Damage in the Uncivil War #1

Posted on February 23, 2025 by randomyriad

A Firefighter’s Warning The short sighted decision to unfairly fire the best employees in the federal land management agencies will have major negative ramifications this upcoming fire season. I have worked for a federal land management agency for 25 years. … Continue reading →

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Derrick Z. Jackson: Children Will Suffer the Consequences of Recent Supreme Court Rulings

Posted on July 4, 2022 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
It appears to be of no concern to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ultraconservative majority how children are collateral damage in its monumental rulings to close the 2021-22 term. Credit: Alex Proimos/Flkr First, the conservatives?struck down?New…

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2022 Graphic Journal page #18: May 23- May 24

Posted on May 24, 2022 by randomyriad

Dissonant Cartography

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Election Results: 4 Points for Optimism

Posted on November 11, 2018 by randomyriad

Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
Dr. Stephen Ray A few things to remember for those fretting and not celebrating last Tuesday’s election results. There was not a single pollster who gave the Democrats any chance of retaking the Senate.…

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Thoughts About Thinking Our Way Forward

Posted on June 11, 2018 by randomyriad

This is how one pictures the angel of history. His face is turned toward the past. Where we perceive a chain of events, he sees one single catastrophe which keeps piling wreckage upon wreckage and hurls it in front of … Continue reading →

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