Matt McManus
@mattpolprof.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Spelman College. Author of The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism and other books.
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Matt McManus
@mattpolprof.bsky.social
· Mar 21
The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism
McManus presents a comprehensive guide to the liberal socialist tradition, stretching from Mary Wollstonecraft and Thomas Paine through John Stuart Mill to Irving Howe, John Rawls, and Charles Mills.
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Check out my latest book "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism" at the link below.
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Yo @mattpolprof.bsky.social , you run into this yet? GREAT supplement to Hahnel and Albert!
Yo @mattpolprof.bsky.social , you run into this yet? GREAT supplement to Hahnel and Albert!
Red Flags: A necessary reckoning with “Actually Existing Socialism” (AES) - Spring
With rising global inequality, climate crisis, and the resurgence of authoritarian movements worldwide, many are questioning whether there is truly a viable alternative to capitalism. David Camfield’s...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Yo @mattpolprof.bsky.social , you run into this yet? GREAT supplement to Hahnel and Albert!
Yo @mattpolprof.bsky.social , you run into this yet? GREAT supplement to Hahnel and Albert!
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Aaron's podcast is superb. Listen and subscribe here: pod.link/1614436300
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Aaron's podcast is superb. Listen and subscribe here: pod.link/1614436300
Great Know Your Enemy interview with @lkatfield.bsky.social on her new book.
Really captures the idealism of so many MAGA intellectuals. The love of high falutin critiques of liberal rights while rarely addressing just whose rights are getting chopped.
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Really captures the idealism of so many MAGA intellectuals. The love of high falutin critiques of liberal rights while rarely addressing just whose rights are getting chopped.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Furious Minds of MAGA (w/ Laura Field)
Podcast Episode · Know Your Enemy · 11/24/2025 · 1h 10m
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November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Great Know Your Enemy interview with @lkatfield.bsky.social on her new book.
Really captures the idealism of so many MAGA intellectuals. The love of high falutin critiques of liberal rights while rarely addressing just whose rights are getting chopped.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Really captures the idealism of so many MAGA intellectuals. The love of high falutin critiques of liberal rights while rarely addressing just whose rights are getting chopped.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
"Charismatic" figures like Alan Dershowitz...
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Charismatic" figures like Alan Dershowitz...
The outlook is so good they want it to be a surprise...
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The outlook is so good they want it to be a surprise...
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Thank you @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social for your kind words of support.
Let's keep it going. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Let's keep it going. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Thank you @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social for your kind words of support.
Let's keep it going. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Let's keep it going. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
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Hey Metro Atlanta! Although much of this year's elections have already been decided, there are still a few RUN-OFF elections left where your voice needs to be heard! 🍑 🗳️
See the full voter guide by ATLDSA's Electoral Committee, along with justifications for choices, at 🔗 atldsa.org/runoff
See the full voter guide by ATLDSA's Electoral Committee, along with justifications for choices, at 🔗 atldsa.org/runoff
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Hey Metro Atlanta! Although much of this year's elections have already been decided, there are still a few RUN-OFF elections left where your voice needs to be heard! 🍑 🗳️
See the full voter guide by ATLDSA's Electoral Committee, along with justifications for choices, at 🔗 atldsa.org/runoff
See the full voter guide by ATLDSA's Electoral Committee, along with justifications for choices, at 🔗 atldsa.org/runoff
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Yesterday we raised over $35,000. Today, we are excited to announce a donor who has generously offered to match the second $35,000. If you help us reach $35,000 today he will match you dollar for dollar. Please help us get there! gofund.me/638697766
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Yesterday we raised over $35,000. Today, we are excited to announce a donor who has generously offered to match the second $35,000. If you help us reach $35,000 today he will match you dollar for dollar. Please help us get there! gofund.me/638697766
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Because the Liberal Currents writers have actual values, they are, almost uniquely among media, able to react our fascist moment not by asking “What if all our beliefs are wrong? What if we went too far with all the democracy and fairness stuff?” but by asking “How do we beat the fascists again?”
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 is that. Help us grow our voice. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Because the Liberal Currents writers have actual values, they are, almost uniquely among media, able to react our fascist moment not by asking “What if all our beliefs are wrong? What if we went too far with all the democracy and fairness stuff?” but by asking “How do we beat the fascists again?”
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Liberal Currents publishes really smart and interesting stuff! I’m enjoying my subscription. bsky.app/profile/libe...
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 is that. Help us grow our voice. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Liberal Currents publishes really smart and interesting stuff! I’m enjoying my subscription. bsky.app/profile/libe...
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I just donated to @liberalcurrents.com's newly launched startup fund. Liberal Currents is one of the few truly indispensable publications in our illiberal political moment, and helping them grow feels like a civic duty. gofund.me/f29325485
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
gofund.me
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
:)
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I just donated to @liberalcurrents.com's newly launched startup fund. Liberal Currents is one of the few truly indispensable publications in our illiberal political moment, and helping them grow feels like a civic duty. gofund.me/f29325485
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
gofund.me
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I just donated to @liberalcurrents.com's newly launched startup fund. Liberal Currents is one of the few truly indispensable publications in our illiberal political moment, and helping them grow feels like a civic duty. gofund.me/f29325485
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Contributing editors to 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 can be found in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Montana, and Pennsylvania—and British Columbia, Ontario, Argentina, and the United Kingdom, too. Our authors have come from all around the globe, and that will continue. 🌎🌍🌏 www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Contributing editors to 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 can be found in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Montana, and Pennsylvania—and British Columbia, Ontario, Argentina, and the United Kingdom, too. Our authors have come from all around the globe, and that will continue. 🌎🌍🌏 www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
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"If we are to build a new America fit for the 21st century, we must reforge our institutions."
Samantha Hancox-Li wrote those words in 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 six months ago. This week, we are working a bit on reforging the American media. Help us fight the implementation of reactionary authoritarianism.
Samantha Hancox-Li wrote those words in 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 six months ago. This week, we are working a bit on reforging the American media. Help us fight the implementation of reactionary authoritarianism.
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"If we are to build a new America fit for the 21st century, we must reforge our institutions."
Samantha Hancox-Li wrote those words in 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 six months ago. This week, we are working a bit on reforging the American media. Help us fight the implementation of reactionary authoritarianism.
Samantha Hancox-Li wrote those words in 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 six months ago. This week, we are working a bit on reforging the American media. Help us fight the implementation of reactionary authoritarianism.
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i'm having a bit of a fundraising day today - but that's an essential part of building institutions
we can't accept our current (at best) collaborationist media & a better press won't happen by itself - @liberalcurrents.com is just *the* opposition outlet right now
we can't accept our current (at best) collaborationist media & a better press won't happen by itself - @liberalcurrents.com is just *the* opposition outlet right now
"If we are to build a new America fit for the 21st century, we must reforge our institutions."
Samantha Hancox-Li wrote those words in 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 six months ago. This week, we are working a bit on reforging the American media. Help us fight the implementation of reactionary authoritarianism.
Samantha Hancox-Li wrote those words in 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 six months ago. This week, we are working a bit on reforging the American media. Help us fight the implementation of reactionary authoritarianism.
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
i'm having a bit of a fundraising day today - but that's an essential part of building institutions
we can't accept our current (at best) collaborationist media & a better press won't happen by itself - @liberalcurrents.com is just *the* opposition outlet right now
we can't accept our current (at best) collaborationist media & a better press won't happen by itself - @liberalcurrents.com is just *the* opposition outlet right now
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If you find yourself frustrated with how our media ecosystem has facilitated the current disaster and how liberal media outlets have failed to rise to the occasion, contributing to this fund is an opportunity to make a difference.
Read more: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Read more: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
If you find yourself frustrated with how our media ecosystem has facilitated the current disaster and how liberal media outlets have failed to rise to the occasion, contributing to this fund is an opportunity to make a difference.
Read more: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Read more: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Nice!
I’m a big fan of Liberal Currents, whose work I’ve found particularly invigorating over this last year.
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 is that. Help us grow our voice. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Nice!
My book "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism" is on sale for Routledge this Black Friday!
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
My book "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism" is on sale for Routledge this Black Friday!
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Creeping towards $30k this afternoon
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Creeping towards $30k this afternoon
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I’m a big fan of Liberal Currents, whose work I’ve found particularly invigorating over this last year.
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 is that. Help us grow our voice. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I’m a big fan of Liberal Currents, whose work I’ve found particularly invigorating over this last year.
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Stop the TAD Slush Fund! ❌💦🛑
Andre Dickens is trying to rush a vote on extending all 8 of Atlanta’s tax allocation districts BEFORE the new City Council is sworn in. This would mean 30 more years of siphoning money away from our public schools and into for-profit development.
Andre Dickens is trying to rush a vote on extending all 8 of Atlanta’s tax allocation districts BEFORE the new City Council is sworn in. This would mean 30 more years of siphoning money away from our public schools and into for-profit development.
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Stop the TAD Slush Fund! ❌💦🛑
Andre Dickens is trying to rush a vote on extending all 8 of Atlanta’s tax allocation districts BEFORE the new City Council is sworn in. This would mean 30 more years of siphoning money away from our public schools and into for-profit development.
Andre Dickens is trying to rush a vote on extending all 8 of Atlanta’s tax allocation districts BEFORE the new City Council is sworn in. This would mean 30 more years of siphoning money away from our public schools and into for-profit development.
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Rolling into the 10 o'clock hour here on the East Coast and we have just gone over the $12,000 mark. Shout out to Matt McManus, one of our great contributing editors, one of the good Matts out there—great to hear from him today, check out his work on our site
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I've been writing for @liberalcurrents.com for years. They're a truly great magazine under the stewardship of @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com and @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com, and have grown and are looking to expand.
Consider supporting this stellar outlet!
www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Consider supporting this stellar outlet!
www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Rolling into the 10 o'clock hour here on the East Coast and we have just gone over the $12,000 mark. Shout out to Matt McManus, one of our great contributing editors, one of the good Matts out there—great to hear from him today, check out his work on our site
[fundraising voice now fully activated]
[fundraising voice now fully activated]
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Now I’m no Chris Hayes or Adam Serwer, but I, too, really like what LC is up to and am proud to subscribe
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 is that. Help us grow our voice. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Now I’m no Chris Hayes or Adam Serwer, but I, too, really like what LC is up to and am proud to subscribe
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While we are promoting @liberalcurrents.com, consider checking out my latest column on purity culture, rape culture, and Megyn Kelly’s “barely legal” comments.
Megyn Kelly claimed Epstein was into “the barely legal type,” referring to 15 year-olds.
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
The Barely Legal Type: Purity Culture, Rape Culture, and America’s Lose-Lose Proposition for Girls
The very parts of American culture that claim to promote teen abstinence and sexual purity operate on a parallel logic to the rape culture that enables the darkest misogynistic violence against women.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
While we are promoting @liberalcurrents.com, consider checking out my latest column on purity culture, rape culture, and Megyn Kelly’s “barely legal” comments.