Capitol Punishments

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They’re the same horses
Love/hate and what gives life meaning
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Stop saying the economy is doing great
Dems are desperate to create a rosy narrative around economic metrics that don't make a difference for most Americans.
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Rich Texts: "Government Spending" by Patricia Lockwood
Slowing down and connecting with poetry.
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How The Government Created Segregation with Richard Rothstein
My conversation with Rothstein on "A Public Affair" on WORT
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Monday April 8: Live conversation with Richard and Leah Rothstein
On WORT's "A Public Affair," we'll talk "Just Action: How To Challenge Segregation Enacted Under The Color Of Law."
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Someone paid for you
Let's get some things straight about the history behind Madison's housing conflict.
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Zuckerbucks and clusterfucks
A very silly conspiracy theory and the selective memory that reinforces it.
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Rich Texts: Empty of grace
Unpacking colonialism with Jamaica Kincaid's "A Small Place."
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Complicity and cowardice in the face of genocide
On growing up and seeing the blood on your own hands.
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Rich Texts: "Now, this is the evidence"
James Baldwin on how America is a prisoner of its own history
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Rural districts are fair again, but can Democrats win them over?
To take advantage of new maps, the party needs to reverse a long pattern of withdrawal and neglect.
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The roots of resentment
“Maybe above a certain income level, we are all segregationists.”
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Capitol Punishments
Capitol Punishments
Politics and culture brings an abundance of bad policies, bad takes, and bad actors. In Capitol Punishments, I dig into where they come from, who they appeal to, and why they just won't go away. This column's original (and forever) home was Tone Madison.
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