What Are We Actually Trying to Achieve?
On "Woke 1", the limits of the left's power, and building a true consensus
Carter
Writing about Left-wing politics both locally and nationally.
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Why I Donated a Kidney
The end of July marked the five year anniversary of my kidney donation to my buddy Allison.
No Escape: Why Horror Is Our Shared Expression Under Fascism
A confrontation with our violent realities
Don't Just Criticize, Organize: A Review of Hegemony How-To
The point isn't to just criticize the current conditions from the sidelines, the point is to change them.
Cancer Season
It’s my birthday tomorrow, and my birthday always makes me melancholic.
The Pessimism of the Intellect and the Optimism of the Will Are Raging Inside Me
We have so much work to do.
The Truth Is Out There, Nobody Cares
Disclosure Day is a shockingly condescending, dated movie
Hard Lessons Learned: An Autopsy of the 2026 City Council District 11 Election
On Tuesday, June 2nd California held a primary election for governor, with several major downballot primary elections also on the table.
Who Are the Real Boosters?
Collapsing the distance between time and space to reveal who really steals from who.
Machines Can’t Love You Back
When I was 19 years old, I spent most of a year with severe, near-constant suicidal ideation.
You Don't Hate Cops Enough
Police kill with impunity, undermine democracy, and abuse civil rights.
Remembering What's Real
At a time when the fabric of reality feels like it's disintegrating before our eyes, it feels really good to talk to strangers IRL
The Getty Shouldn't Exist
Billionaires shouldn't be able to hide their wealth from the rest of us by hoarding paintings they don't even care about.
Facing the Music
It’s just after 3 p.m.
Who Is Power For?
Does democratic power actually belong to all of us? Is that even possible under our current constitution?
Oil Is the Crisis
The struggle to control oil is at the heart of all of our global conflicts. It's more obvious than ever that now is the time to get off fossil fuels.
The Housing Belongs to Us
What if 40% of LA’s housing belonged to the people and not landlords?
Apocalypse for Whom?
Why do Americans love fantasizing about the end of the world so much?
Jesse Jackson: The Song Remains the Same
The Rainbow Coalition is still the only way out of this mess
Sarah Kendzior and the Permanent American Conspiracy
I have to confess that I’ve spent the last few months getting utterly obsessed with the Epstein story.