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Bad Takes: No, John Courage, homelessness isn’t ‘very easy’
The San Antonio councilman last month suggested being homeless was easy, adding ‘you just sleep out on the streets.’
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Analysis of San Antonio and Texas political news.
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Bad Takes: Are there (gasp!) some Trump administration proposals that make sense?
Against the grain of chaos and outrage inspired by the current administration, it’s worth asking which of its reforms actually are worth keeping.
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Bad Takes: The Trump GOP’s vilification of government workers is an old and familiar game
So much for the notion Trump is a champion of working people. Especially if they happen to be civil servants.
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Bad Takes: Whether from right or left, militant protest deserves mercy, not mass incarceration
It’s unlikely conservatives will scrape either the ‘Trump 2024’ or the ‘Back the Blue’ stickers off their cars following the president’s pardon.
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Texas’ whitewashing of slavery in the school curriculum is a disservice to future generations
Maybe our nation’s original sin was the sin of omission.
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Bad Takes: Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s defense of San Antonio’s failure to aid poorest residents flunks the test
Nirenberg’s progressive grandstanding has frequently stood in contrast with the city’s less-than-inspiring governance.
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Bad Takes: Texas’ right-wing extremism is driving away smart folks the state needs
Expect the brain drain to continue as the Lone Star State leans further to the right.
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Bad Takes: Apps like Nextdoor aren’t making us more neighborly but more paranoid
The loss of a sense of community can be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Bad Takes: Let’s stop with the myth that working class voters handed Trump the election
Those ‘most enthralled with Donald Trump were not at the very bottom,’ but rather ‘the elite of the left-behind.’
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Bad Takes: Both political parties are too beholden to wealthy donors to enact real reforms
Neither Democrats nor the incoming Trump administration are willing to threaten the economic status quo.
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Bad Takes: It’s time to stop making self-serving excuses for not moving away from fossil fuels
Increasing evidence shows fracking results in the release of harmful chemicals and an uptick in earthquakes.
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Bad Takes: From deportations to tariffs, Trump’s policies would crater the economy
Trump is offering up a perfect storm of fiscal calamity for everyone but the super-rich.
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Bad Takes: Joe Rogan’s fawning interview with Trump was a disservice to democracy
Rogan offered no pushback as the presidential candidate repeatedly lied and offered false claims.
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Bad Takes: Running San Antonio’s government ‘more like a business’ isn’t a smart solution
Civics and commerce aren’t the same thing, and citizens deserve to have a say.
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Bad Takes: Texas GOP’s overzealous ‘election security’ moves are suppressing votes
The actions of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others are undermining trust in elections.
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Bad Takes: Despite claims Trump is attacking the ruling class, he is the ruling class
For all his populist posturing, Don the Con is a vehicle for an economic status quo that rewards the wealthiest 1%.
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Bad Takes: Right-wing extremists flock to YouTube for its persuasive power
‘These people might present themselves like jokes, but their ambitions are very very serious,’ said journalist and antifascist activist Ash Sarkar.
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Bad Takes: Recent Supreme Court decision punishes the homeless for being homeless
The court’s Ebenezer Scrooge-like decree is a symptom of the times, as evidenced by one San Antonio politician’s recent actions.
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Bad Takes: Time to switch off the hysteria about teens and their cellphone use
Many researchers argue teens face far worse threats to their mental health than excessive screen time.
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Bad Takes: Texas GOP, Democratic conventions more similar than some might think
The state’s Republican base has confused modern society with a John Wayne film, while Democrats are easily distracted from being the party of the working class.