No Blue Christmas
How I'm supporting independent businesses this holiday season
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General strike edition
What if we don't need to shed 'the blood of tyrants' to save the country? What if we just stopped working for them?
Not Working for The Man
Labor strikes are a regular fact of life across Europe - why not the U.S.?
What's left in Friedrichshain?
Despite its current reputation as a place to party, elements of the district's left-wing, working-class history remain
Piling on the 'Dorm Mama' Drama
Keeping up with the Joneses at college
On (not) going paid on Substack
And other things I'm writing and reading this week
Lights along the path
Finding immigrant role models to guide my journey
American Exodus
A new wave of immigrant narratives tell the human stories behind the numbers.
Freedom, Texas style
What low taxes and no "burdensome" regulations gets you in the long run
A resistance sorta fairy tale
Beware that 'rogue' account behind the curtain - it may be disinformation
Why we left, illustrated in two photos
On Saturday, the best and the worst elements in America were both on display. Sadly, the worst appears to be winning.
Five great reads on Medium
There are some fantastic writers on this platform - if you know where to look
We should all spend less time online
Reddit is not reality
News Analysis
Higher ed on the chopping block
Many U.S. universities depend on international student tuition to stay afloat - what happens now?
Essays
Setting the record straight
The powerful escape responsibility while the real heroes are erased.
Writing (Links)
Ghost stories
My favorite sites on the platform.
News Analysis
Free from this
I can't be the only one who really remembers 2016, right?
News Analysis
How do they know how we voted?
If ballots are anonymous, how is demographic information about voters obtained? The answer: Exit polls.
Essays
Basic human rights versus your grocery bill
Why that's a false dichotomy
Essays
This is what mass deportation looks like
Think long and hard about how what this could lead to.
Work
Join me on Bluesky
To me, it feels the most like OG Twitter - a place to read others' opinions and information - uncluttered by the bots, spam, and trolls that are ruining the other platform.
Personal
Still glancing back ..
I have been thinking a lot about diasporas lately. What it means to live long term in a society outside the one you were raised in.
Personal
Why I'm excited to vote for Kamala Harris
She will be the standard bearer for a compelling alternate vision for the future of the United States.
Personal
Still American
On loving and leaving the United States