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Aran Shetterly

@aranshetterly

Author of Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City's Soul. Also, The Americano. Writer, Mexicophile, Runner, Mainer.

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Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Elon Musk just called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme.” And his team is working to gut the agency that makes sure your grandpa gets his check on time. It doesn’t have to be this way. I’m supporting a bill to increase benefits by $2,400/year and expand the program’s solvency.

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Correcting The NYTimes: Nelson Johnson's Obituary aranshetterly.com/correcting-the… (you can sign up to follow my blog, too!)

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So tariffs go into effect. Prices will go up in the US. Retirement accounts will go down. And, if companies do move factories back to the US, it will take a long time. So massive shock to the system with little if any benefit to Trump's constituency except, perhaps, an emotional

Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Watch as Bernie Sanders, in his rebuttal to Trump’s speech, list the lies that Trump tells. Honest question to Republicans. Do you think that Donald Trump really cares more about the average American than Bernie Sanders does? Will you speak out when they start cutting Social

Aran Shetterly (@aranshetterly) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great interview wih Joyce Johnson and Simon Johnson about Reverend Nelson Johnson, his work, his faith in humanity and legacy. WUNC wunc.org/2025-03-04/rem…

Robert Reich (@rbreich) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Socialism is what they called public power.  Socialism is what they called social security.    Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.   Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

U.S. Representative Al Green (@repalgreen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid

Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid
Lissa Warren (@lissa_warren) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"I wanted to be like him, not like him in the sense of sound like him, but how he loved people & how he made people smile." Reverend John Lee Hooker Jr on Talk 860's Brian & Lee Show (at 20:15) discussing his iconic dad & his memoir, FROM THE SHADOW OF THE BLUES: bit.ly/4bBU8GM

"I wanted to be like him, not like him in the sense of sound like him, but how he loved people &amp; how he made people smile." <a href="/reverend_hooker/">Reverend John Lee Hooker Jr</a> on <a href="/WWDB_AM_860/">Talk 860</a>'s Brian &amp; Lee Show (at 20:15) discussing his iconic dad &amp; his memoir, FROM THE SHADOW OF THE BLUES: bit.ly/4bBU8GM
Aran Shetterly (@aranshetterly) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A sincere question for my friends posting #AmericaFirst memes. I have a pretty good sense the things you say you are AGAINST. But what are you FOR? What are the things you would like the government to do for you/us? Are there government programs that, if they were to go away, you

Lina Khan (@linamkhan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1. Last year we discovered private communications between a top US oil executive and officials from OPEC, the foreign oil cartel, discussing ways to keep supply low & prices high so that Americans would pay more at the pump. FTC is now trying to let this oil exec off the hook.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@revdrbarber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Five moral leaders were arrested for praying in the Capitol rotunda today. We will not stop registering our moral dissent. msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@revdrbarber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What we’re saying is, you cannot keep praying in this Congress, P, R, A, Y and open Congress with prayer, and then turn around and pass a budget that preys P, R, E, Y, on the most vulnerable people in this country. politico.com/news/magazine/…

Tyler Austin Harper (@tyler_a_harper) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I don’t know the best definition of contemporary illiteracy but it’s something like “read James and came to the conclusion that Percival Everett dislikes Mark Twain.”

Aran Shetterly (@aranshetterly) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you for this interview! Great to talk and to hold onto important American history. The act of remembering has never been more important than it is now.