@mattfodor.bsky.social
Political scientist and author
Wondering why Liberal politicians are courting right-wing votes rather than enacting extremely popular βleftistβ policies?
Itβs cuz they serve the same capitalist system and, when itβs in crisis (ie now), they need to divide us to survive.
Resist whenever/wherever you can. βπ»
NEW from me in @theprogressreport.ca:
@albertateachers.bsky.social president @schilldawg.bsky.social says the best way to ensure age-appropriate material in school libraries is to ensure school boards are properly funded.
www.theprogressreport.ca/ucp_should_l...
The New Democratic Party has lost its ideological footing in Canada. The Walrus editor-in-chief, @cstarnino.bsky.social, sits down with author and political scientist Matt Fodor to examine what the party must change if it hopes to survive the next decade. thewalrus.ca/can-the-ndp-rebu...
28.05.2025 12:01 β π 15 π 5 π¬ 1 π 1π¨NEW ORCHARDCASTπ¨
@mattfodor.bsky.social joins me to discuss the impending federal NDP leadership race, and how the party establishment is attempting to ensure nothing changes.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
After the @NDP.caβs epic collapse in the 2025 federal election I spoke w/ @judreb.bsky.social on my @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast about the future of the party. Rebick has been active in Canadaβs most significant social movements for the past 60 yrs. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...
02.05.2025 01:17 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0On my @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast βIn Bed with the Elephantβ economist @ArmineYalnizyan.bsky.social. assesses the costed platforms of Canadaβs federal political parties days before the election. Weβll talk about βthe productivity crisisβ& GDP per capita. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-qwg2f-...
26.04.2025 15:11 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Certain partisans have been citing Canada's performance on per capita GDP as evidence of a supposed 'lost decade' and economic mismanagement. In @irpp.org's Policy Options, I deconstruct this arbitrary and misleading statistic, in two parts. #cdnecon #cdnpoli. /2
22.04.2025 02:12 β π 158 π 86 π¬ 3 π 17Rights of due process don't depend on our personal opinions of the accused. For example, I regard the January 6, 2021, criminals as insurrectionists and traitors - yet I am still glad that each and every one of them got a proper trial before they were convicted and sentenced.
18.04.2025 01:40 β π 7180 π 1592 π¬ 142 π 52"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But Iβm glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
βThe deep state is real,β Kennedy warned HHS bureaucrats in an all-hands meeting in April of 2025, βThere are institutional pressures that affect every institution thatβs created by human beings.β What exactly does ClownSec think the deep state is?
11.04.2025 22:02 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 6 π 4Federal government bullying of universities extended to Cornell (withholding $1-billion in federal funds) and Northwestern (withholding $790-million) to make them serve Trump's ideology. Giving in to bullies only empowers them.
www.linkedin.com/news/story/f...
The arrogance. The ignoring of the scientific process & the body of evidence. The fearmongering. The lies...
It is staggering & sickening.
U.S. will know cause of autism epidemic by September, Health Secretary RFK Jr. says www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...
The first episode of my new podcast βIn Bed with the Elephantβ on @ricochet_en
features a conversation with political journalist
@stphnmaher about the 2025 Federal Election in Canada. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...
It's fascinating how some Canadian commentators have suddenly discovered the evils of U.S. imperialism over the past couple months.
31.01.2025 01:37 β π 93 π 5 π¬ 9 π 1Communists and socialists are not the problem. Had liberals/cebtrists listened to them instead of excommunicating them you may have won the election. That doesnβt mean you wouldβve followed through.
You tank the reelection prospects of the left of your party and expect us to believe youβre with us
Capitalism kills.
30.01.2025 16:37 β π 49 π 23 π¬ 2 π 0Incredible
19.01.2025 02:33 β π 32 π 5 π¬ 8 π 0This isnβt a coincidence.
25.11.2024 02:39 β π 114 π 48 π¬ 2 π 1Trumpβs Republicans: neoliberalism without pretence afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/n...
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