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It's been three months since I wrote for @TheAtlantic that if the USA was not having a revolution, we were definitely living in revolutionary times. (#Kant) Much [sic] has happened since April 6th. Delighted to have published a follow-up essay today: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
2/ When protesters in San Juan & Ferguson marched with a guillotine, folks said “Rebecca, here’s your revolution!” This misstates role of guillotine in Fr Rev (was used in official executions, not cause of most deaths), imagines symbols of past revns = content of new ones 
3/ In one of my favorite texts, _ The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte_, Marx wrote that revolutions "dress up" in the past to delude themselves about own content. Luther as the apostles, the bourgeois Fr Revn as Roman Republic/Empire. marxists.org/archive/marx/w…
So, what happened last night?
“Joseph R. Biden Jr. won in states where he didn’t campaign. He won in states where he didn’t have offices. He won in states where he was overwhelmingly outspent... He won in states where rivals had a better organization.” 1/
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
“Joseph R. Biden Jr. won in states where he didn’t campaign. He won in states where he didn’t have offices. He won in states where he was overwhelmingly outspent... He won in states where rivals had a better organization.” 1/
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
My first thought was: How can America choose a man who didn’t really even campaign and arguably lost every debate—even graded on a curve?
My first response was: This shows how profoundly patriarchal we are as a nation. And I still believe this. 2/
#SuperTuesday
My first response was: This shows how profoundly patriarchal we are as a nation. And I still believe this. 2/
#SuperTuesday
But, I don’t think Biden’s wave was fundamentally abt patriarchy. Leading Black womxn across the US threw their weight behind #ElizabethWarrenforPresident. I was one of them. Yet, Biden won overwhelming support frm Southern Black women—who tend to be matriarchal. 3/ #imlistening
#NCforWarren do your thing.
NORTH ASHEVILLE
Is this your chicken?
It just walked into our office at 530 Merrimon to ask about fighting corruption, fighting for healthcare, and not nibbling around the edges of inequity like a chicken.
I'm serious tho I have your chicken
#NCPol
NORTH ASHEVILLE
Is this your chicken?
It just walked into our office at 530 Merrimon to ask about fighting corruption, fighting for healthcare, and not nibbling around the edges of inequity like a chicken.
I'm serious tho I have your chicken
#NCPol
Hey, it's ok. Canvassing isn't for everybody. Go to events.elizabethwarren.com to find a phone bank that fits with your schedule!
#NCforWarren
#NCforWarren
@ewarren was brilliant & #NeverthelessShePersisted fighting for democracy.
Our 3 branches of government are designed as checks & balances. If the Legislature has become too partisan, the Judiciary must protect norms of Justice in America. @teamwarren
Our 3 branches of government are designed as checks & balances. If the Legislature has become too partisan, the Judiciary must protect norms of Justice in America. @teamwarren
@ewarren @TeamWarren Of course the Senators should do their jobs. @ewarren is doing her job asking these important questions in the Senate hearing, even as @teamwarren is campaigning with @IAforWarren. Yet this insightful question builds trust that she is the President America needs now. #GOTC
However, if tomorrow reaches a stalemate, and Chief Justice Roberts is put in the position of deciding to call witnesses, it makes us proud that @ewarren anticipated the situation and has put him on call.
Students know our public school system is broken. Schools are more segregated than they were 30 years ago, they are poorly funded, and they try to test their way to success. It is time to reinvest in our public schools. @ewarren has a plan for that and we break it down here👇🏽
FUND SCHOOLS EQUITABLY (1/2)
💵 Invest $450 billion in Title I funds for high poverty schools
👨🏿🏫 Work with public education leaders to ensure funds are equitably distributed
🏫 Condition extra Title I funds on states funding struggling schools more
💵 Invest $450 billion in Title I funds for high poverty schools
👨🏿🏫 Work with public education leaders to ensure funds are equitably distributed
🏫 Condition extra Title I funds on states funding struggling schools more
FUND SCHOOLS EQUITABLY (1/2)
💵 Invest $20 billion for educating students with disabilities
💵 Invest $100 billion for schools to develop programs and resources for students
💵 Invest $50 billion in school infrastructure
💵 Invest $20 billion for educating students with disabilities
💵 Invest $100 billion for schools to develop programs and resources for students
💵 Invest $50 billion in school infrastructure
THIS IS BIG. @ewarren just dropped a TWENTY-NINE page plan for comprehensive criminal justice reform. Our thread breaks it down below 👇🏽
A NEW APPROACH:
🏫 BREAK the school-to-prison pipeline
🙂 DECRIMINALIZE mental health crises
🏠 END homelessness (spend $500 billion on new/rehabilitated housing)
🛑 INVEST in evidence-based interruption programs
↪️ INVEST in diversion programs for substance abuse disorder
🏫 BREAK the school-to-prison pipeline
🙂 DECRIMINALIZE mental health crises
🏠 END homelessness (spend $500 billion on new/rehabilitated housing)
🛑 INVEST in evidence-based interruption programs
↪️ INVEST in diversion programs for substance abuse disorder
CHANGE WHAT WE CRIMINALIZE:
⏮️ REPEAL the 1994 crime bill
🌿 LEGALIZE marijuana, ERASE past convictions, and ELIMINATE sentencing disparities
🙅🏽♂️ STOP criminalizing poverty & homelessness
🙋🏿 REAL TREATMENT for substance abuse
🤑 HOLD the wealthy/powerful accountable
⏮️ REPEAL the 1994 crime bill
🌿 LEGALIZE marijuana, ERASE past convictions, and ELIMINATE sentencing disparities
🙅🏽♂️ STOP criminalizing poverty & homelessness
🙋🏿 REAL TREATMENT for substance abuse
🤑 HOLD the wealthy/powerful accountable
