I want to say first and foremost that in no way was this episode meant to be a condemnation or discouragement of the extraordinary and admirable efforts of the Movement for a People’s Party or anyone involved in it. I want nothing more than for them to succeed…
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No Shrinking Violet
What seemingly impossible solution will we make possible?
Blame Trump
I think a good portion of my time on social media during Trump’s term as President has been trying to remove all evidence of him from my feeds.
Ask Jesse Episode 15: Playing The Long Game
“Death, Taxes, Cal Ripken, Jr.” These words along with a larger than life image of Baseball’s “Iron Man” were prominently displayed for many years in downtown Baltimore.
Ask Jesse Episode 14: Public Services Vs Public Perception
My frustration with the recent public discourse surrounding events relating to the United States Postal Service is indicative of my frustration with that of our politics in general these days.
Ask Jesse Episode 13: Biden-Harris Awareness
In the lead up to the 2016 election, some on the left (most publicly Susan Sarandon) argued that Donald Trump was a preferential choice to Hillary Clinton because his chaotic nature would wake Americans up to the structural rot permeating our sociopolitical body.
Ask Jesse Episode 12: Criticizing Republicans
Click here to listen to full episode on YouTube Show Notes by Jesse Crall Occasionally, people take issue with my tendency to focus critiques on Democrats. But Donald Trump draws easy and constant ire from my left-leaning circles. As economic commentator Dylan Ratigan says “The Village Idiot is acting like a Village Idiot again.” ItContinue reading “Ask Jesse Episode 12: Criticizing Republicans”
Awareness & Syria
By Jesse Crall In recent days, I’ve been trying to raise awareness around the Caesar Act sanctions currently imposed by the U.S. government against Syria. These sanctions, already harmful to a population ensconced in poverty, take on an even more deleterious effect in light of the explosion in Beirut earlier this week. Since Lebanon wasContinue reading “Awareness & Syria”
Into the Rabbit Hole (The Wonderland Campaign)
What captured your attention and drew your interest into activism and/or into the political rabbit hole?
Ask Jesse Episode 11: Keeping It Real On Climate
Click here to listen to full episode on YouTube Show Notes by Jesse Crall Throughout this episode, I stress how many of our problems are downstream from the economy. Because the United States remains the sole empire in the world, our economic structure boasts global consequences. Since post-WWII America’s international role facilitates the mass movementContinue reading “Ask Jesse Episode 11: Keeping It Real On Climate”
