We all know what feminism is, so let’s not bother typing out the base definition. Women are full human beings and deserve full human rights, full stop. I personally hold no truck with people who dissemble and say they are … Continue reading The Leftorium Is What a Feminist Looks Like

This week, The Leftorium asks: What radical or revolutionary movement or person has shaped or challenged your thinking, and how can we incorporate those ideas in our daily struggle against rapacious capitalism?   For me, the thought of Abdullah Ocalan … Continue reading The Leftorium Kills the Dominant Male

We’re taking a break from our usual content to instead spotlight one of our favorite people here at the Leftorium. Actress Susan Sarandon, born Susan Abigail Tomalin, is, in addition to being an actress of more than three decades, a … Continue reading Susan Sarandon

A left populist wins in NY-14. A left populist wins in Mexico. A left populist won seats in the UK. A left populist won in Spain. Left populists won big in PA. Repeating this again for those still lamenting that … Continue reading The Leftorium Votes Bernie-Bros into Office

This week, democratic party leadership threw Rep. Maxine Waters under the bus in less time than it took them to rebuke Al Franken. In one insanely ‘I should probably not be in a leadership position anymore’ tweet, Nancy Pelosi managed … Continue reading The Leftorium Treats Civility to a Nice TV Dinner

I’m going to do a short write-up this week, because in keeping with the spirit of the Leftorium, it’s the people who should set the terms of discussion, not me. (Also I’m lazy, but don’t tell anyone that.) What I … Continue reading The Leftorium Harnesses the Power of Political Art

This week on the Leftorium, we’re opening up discussion on the summit between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The majority of reactions both going into the summit and after has been dominated by a singular theme i.e. … Continue reading The Leftorium Gets Real with North Korea

This week, the Leftorium solicits your unpopular opinions. Inspired by all the calls for hot twitter takes last week, today’s thread is dedicated to everything you think about the current state of politics both in America and elsewhere in the … Continue reading Unpopular Opinions – Leftorium Edition

Let’s be clear: if those Democrats who voted for Haspel had voted against her, she would not have been confirmed. — jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) May 17, 2018 Need I say more? Over at the official Leftorium website (yes, there’s a … Continue reading The Leftorium Endorses Torture

This week on the Leftorium, we take a look at: Democratic lawmakers’ general reluctance to condemn Israel for the latest deadly attacks at the Gaza border (juxtaposed with Chuck Schumer commending Trump on relocating the Embassy to Jerusalem). Gina Haspel … Continue reading The Leftorium for This Week

Last weekend, the White House Correspondents Association convened on the Washington Hilton for their annual dinner. Michelle Wolf, the invited comedian, told a few jokes, roasting both the press and the administration, both the political right wing and the left. … Continue reading The Leftorium Stands Up for the Sanctity of Access Journalism!

So uh I’ve never done this before, but I’ve been around it enough that I’ll give it a shot. A few things that have been coming up lately is the importance of primaries, and how they impact the general push … Continue reading The Leftorium Ponders the Primary World

Greetings, comrades. It has once again fallen to me to put up a belated Leftorium thread. (I never signed up for this!) And that means more political stories you don’t care about. Today I’m spotlighting the current debate over the … Continue reading The Leftorium Puts Up a Pointless Pipeline to Process Polluted Petroleum

Democracy is arguably the best political system we have. As the world scarily reverts to authoritarianism (see: Turkey, The Philippines, Venezuela, and most recently, Hungary), those of us who live in advanced Western democracies should feel fortunate that our civil … Continue reading The Leftorium Buys Your Vote

Friends, orange president continues to make a mockery of our brave institutions and in doing so, furthers his unrelenting assault on our national morale. But all hope isn’t lost for out of the ashen depths, a hero emerges. I am, … Continue reading The Leftorium Stands With Amazon

I think this thread is supposed to go up on Wednesdays. Or Tuesdays. Who knows? But since no one else stepped in to make it this week, you all have to suffer through an onslaught of Canadian news. Deal with … Continue reading The Leftorium Heads North

This week on the Leftorium, we look at the growing movement within progressive circles to abolish ICE. First up, Sean McElwee outlines in The Nation how the existence of the agency is incompatible with democracy and how the agency came … Continue reading The Leftorium Champions the Good Things ICE is Known For

In what should arguably be the biggest news story in the US right now, teachers in West Virginia are still on strike after the state legislature failed to meet their demands, which amount to a 5% wage increase and, perhaps … Continue reading The Leftorium Stands With Teachers