Karl Stomberg

@karlstomberg.bsky.social

Delaware Political Director for Working Families Party. Working to make the first state less of a corporate nightmare.

The left and the Democratic Party becoming more pro-Palestine is a good change, but having the wedge issue between moderates and progressives/socialists be Palestine rather than something like Medicare for All is going to lead to some very funky intra-coalition fights in the near future.

This is such a perfect complaint for this type of guy, because there is a lefty argument against HR as a concept in that it replaces unions and represents management instead of workers. But the more actual complaint here is that it flips dynamics within the workplace from male to female-dominated.

Asher Elbein@asherelbein.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Have a pity for Matt Stoller, smeared as a sexist for expressing populist views, just for needing to specify things like "lady politics" and a "feminized lens"

For the US version of this, I have been listening to this book about the Clinton presidency, kind of expecting a general critique of neoliberalism. Instead, they've unearthed Clinton's ambitious plans to reorganize the US economy in a more progressive direction, and how it died on the rocks.

A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism
Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

i think what's funny about the contemporary Labour Right is that everyone involved, (including the post-Blairites) have forgotten why Blairism won elections Blairism was a combination of both economic liberalism and a cultural progressivism (outside of FP). Blue Labour basically hates both elements

My favorite new political tic (among both the left and right of the Democratic Party) is treating Gavin Newsom like he's already the Democratic nominee for 2028. Don't worry, pretty soon we'll figure out he was the only Democrat actually doing pizzagate for real and he'll flame out.

On April 18, 1988, something astounding happened in Delaware. In the deepest depths of an era focused on catering to business and wealthy white residents, Rev. Jesse Jackson pulled off an upset victory in the Democratic caucus for president in the corporate capital. (1/5)

Newspaper headline: Jackson supporters' commitment carried the day