Jonathan 'Boo and Vote' Cohn

The "far right": "Jews will not replace us." The "far left": "Everyone deserves health care." Centrists: "These, to me, are the same."

Interesting article arguing that perceived job insecurity increased likelihood to vote for a far right party, but ACTUAL economic precarity increased likelihood to vote for the radical left. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

No more wars for oil if you aren't dependent on oil anymore theguardian.com/business/2026/…

Nobody involved in Biden's foreign policy should be given the chance to rebrand like this. The stain of genocide should be lasting.

The fact that Shapiro has absolutely no core motivations or principles besides a desire to one day be President has been the biggest open secret in Harrisburg since he was AG so this isn’t a surprise to hear at all. Ironically it’s pretty much exactly why he wasn’t the VP pick.

Barney Frank admonishing "the left" just reminded me of this. commondreams.org/news/barney-fr…

Do you ever think about how the media managed to fully transform Hillary Clinton saying "Not all Trump supporters are racists" to "Hillary Clinton thinks all Trump supporters are scum of the earth" by engaging in entirely bad faith coverage of a speech?

Having a blast while he's helping to get US soldiers and innocent civilians abroad killed huffpost.com/entry/marco-ru…

The existence of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” signals the rise of millennials into decision-making roles in Hollywood. In this essay, I will…

Libraries are a critical tool against rising fascism and need to be protected.

Scoop: Josh Shapiro secretly helped a Republican state treasurer's 2024 reelection bid after the official's Democratic opponent had criticized Shapiro as a potential VP pick, a close Shapiro ally said last week. w/ @AlexThomp axios.com/2026/05/03/jos…

Trump's disapproval just reached a new high in the Post-ABC-Ipsos poll. Disapproval of Trump on: 62% his job as president 76% cost of living 72% inflation 66% situation with Iran 65% relations with U.S. allies 65% the economy 61% taxes 59% immigration

“I never thought I’d run for office” is, in fact, exactly what someone who has wanted to run since they were a small child would say.

The Department of Ed has resolved 30% fewer civil rights complaints than in previous years. It's almost like dismantling the Department and firing thousands of experienced professionals dedicated to our nation's children is ... not beneficial to our country.

He spent 60 years building Black political power. He sees a wipeout coming: Press Robinson was the first member of his family to vote and the first Black person to win a seat on the Baton Rouge school board. He thinks a Supreme Court ruling will erase political gains African Americans have made across the South. wapo.st/4ukcV1b

A rare bit of cross-partisan unity: We all hate data centers. nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/…

I never understood why people hated Anne Hathaway.

And read the recent report about what women in MCI-Framingham actually want: tinyurl.com/FraminghamVoic…

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Missed Wednesday's webinar on the prison moratorium with Mallory Hanora from Families for Justice as Healing? Check out the video here: youtu.be/rjKXyrzNoZs

"Some police officers seem to be using Flock data to stalk their exes, partners and potential love interests." “The fundamental prob with these systems is that they place private info about people’s movements over time in the hands of every officer.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…