Category Archives: 11-Dimensional Chess

The Center Cannot Hold

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Center Cannot Hold”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail I could not bear to watch the final Republican debate. One of my Twitter correspondents — a sweet-tempered Alabamian named Jill who identifies with neither party, and so considers herself part of the … Continue reading →

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Spammer Causes Online Meltdown

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Spammer Causes Online Meltdown”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailOn December 10th an unknown spammer posted a selectively-edited video of Senator Carl Levin at YouTube and proceeded to tweet the link 45 times over 24 hours. The link is now dead (video deleted … Continue reading →

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Square Deal

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Square Deal”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The term “fair deal” has been bandied about of late, but I like “square deal” because it resonates with all the issues wrapped up in the fight over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Both a … Continue reading →

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Crossroads at a President

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Crossroads at a President”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The Occupation movement has a large contingent — not quite half — that is passionately opposed to endorsing the president of the United States for reelection. The president’s approval rating is actually a … Continue reading →

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If Occupy Wall Street Was A Game of Pong

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “If Occupy Wall Street Was A Game of Pong”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailOligarchy isn’t afraid of individuals — until those individuals act together. Union-busting and disenfranchisement are all about making it harder for Americans to organize against oligarchy.

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Latino 11 Dimensional Chess

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Latino 11 Dimensional Chess”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail President Obama tells Univision how the GOP presidential field made his ad campaigns easy: “I don’t think it requires us to go negative in the sense of us running a bunch of ads that … Continue reading →

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No One Ever Actually Builds A Third Party

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “No One Ever Actually Builds A Third Party”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail So I was reading this survey of Occupy Wall Street participants (.PDF) when I noticed something completely unsurprising: If the 2012 election for the U.S. House of Representatives were … Continue reading →

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Occupy Atlanta

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Occupy Atlanta”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The Occupation of America will continue and grow in Atlanta. The harder the power squeezes, the stronger the movement grows. That’s how the First Amendment works. “The movement is not just about occupying a space,” said Brittany … Continue reading →

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Health Care Law Saves Californians $283 Million

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Health Care Law Saves Californians $283 Million”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailCalifornia Blue Shield customers are getting a $283 million credit on their bills thanks to the ACA: Although Thursday’s action affects only nearly 2 million of Blue Shield’s policyholders in California, … Continue reading →

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Non-Toxic Branding

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Non-Toxic Branding”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailEzra Klein on the incredible shrinking tea party: Its leverage has always come from its ability to influence internal Republican Party politics, mostly through a ruthless strategy of primarying insufficiently obedient politicians. But the closer the … Continue reading →

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A National Ralph Ellison Moment

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “A National Ralph Ellison Moment”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail By Emilia 1956 OK, maybe it’s time. No “maybe” about it, it is time we all sat down and had a frank and full discussion about race in America. People want the President … Continue reading →

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