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geraldmcgrew

@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social

Socialist who believes we must defeat fascism, that neoliberal capitalism is no longer viable even by capitalist standards, and that we must consolidate green social democracy – all while building movement strong/large enough to achieve true socialism ASAP

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geraldmcgrew@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · yesterday

*Progressives like Abdul El-Sayed and Will Lawrence are running solid races. Moderates have fallen back on old arguments. Signs point to the progressives winning* by @ddayen.bsky.social August 4, 2026 #AbdulEl-Sayed #Democrats #Election2026 #Michigan #WillLawrence prospect.org/2026/08/04/m...

The Michigan Revolution Is About Old-Fashioned Politics - The American Prospect

Progressives like Abdul El-Sayed and Will Lawrence are running solid races. Moderates have fallen back on old arguments. Signs point to the progressives winning.

prospect.org

geraldmcgrew@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 2d ago

*“You couldn’t make Blazing Saddles today” is the rallying cry of people who think politically correct cancel culture is a major force in American society even as the U.S. slides deeper and deeper into Christian-nationalist fascism* www.currentaffairs.org/news/mel-bro...

Mel Brooks, Antifascist Filmmaker

Now 100 years old, the legendary comedy director has lampooned and skewered racists, and his work holds up better than most “politically incorrect” humor.

currentaffairs.org

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3d ago

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —Martin Luther King, Jr.

geraldmcgrew@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · last wk.

The Sunday morning news shows have always been corporate drivel, but I still wish one of them would ask someone from the Trump administration this question on national television: “ANTIFA is an acronym for anti-fascist; why is this administration opposed to that?”

geraldmcgrew@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · last wk.

*In the United States and globally, the Green New Deal will continue to achieve critical gains, regardless of whatever the current administration says or does* By Robert Pollin #EnvironmentalEconomics #EnergyEconomics www.dollarsandsense.org/the-green-ne... @myzerocarbon.org

The Green New Deal is a Jobs Engine, Despite Trump

In the United States and globally, the Green New Deal will continue to achieve critical gains, regardless of whatever the current administration says or does.

dollarsandsense.org

geraldmcgrew@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · last wk.

“What Trump and his minions ignore is that the investments to build the new clean energy infrastructure will create far more jobs than the jobs that will be lost through phasing out fossil fuels”

geraldmcgrew@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · last wk.

*On the verge of a potential governing trifecta, state party leaders have hopscotched from candidate to candidate in the governor’s race, trying to stop democratic socialist Francesca Hong* by Toby Jaffe July 27, 2026 #Democrats #DSA #Election2026 #FrancescaHong prospect.org/2026/07/27/w...

The Democratic Establishment’s Mess in Wisconsin - The American Prospect

On the verge of a potential governing trifecta, state party leaders have hopscotched from candidate to candidate in the governor’s race, trying to stop democratic socialist Francesca Hong.

prospect.org

geraldmcgrew@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · last wk.

*The hyperscalers have created special purpose vehicles (remember Enron?) so as to keep data center related liabilities off their books. The ability to support this web of debt is likely to be highly sensitive to interest rates, more likely headed higher than lower if the war on Iran escalates* 2/3

geraldmcgrew@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · last wk.

*Trump’s latest round of tariffs is also likely to push interest rates higher. It would be an interesting irony if Trump’s war and his tariffs proved to be the proximate causes of the crash of the AI bubble* 3/3

geraldmcgrew@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · last wk.

“If Frederick Douglass, a former slave who saw the dream of emancipation drown in Jim Crow, didn’t give up on this country, then we have no excuse” by @ryanlcooper.com July 28, 2026 #America250 #AmericanHistory #Politics #Race #Ethnicity #slavery prospect.org/2026/07/28/a...

Frederick Douglass: Indefatigable American - The American Prospect

If Frederick Douglass, a former slave who saw the dream of emancipation drown in Jim Crow, didn’t give up on this country, then we have no excuse.

prospect.org

geraldmcgrew@geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · last wk.

*Whether a candidate can inspire people, organize them, and deliver for them matters more than where they stand on an imaginary ideological continuum* by @nathanjrobinson.bsky.social #Politics www.currentaffairs.org/news/were-th...

We’re Thinking About “Electability” All Wrong

Whether a candidate can inspire people, organize them, and deliver for them matters more than where they stand on an imaginary ideological continuum.

currentaffairs.org