Eric Saul Haiman
@haimaneric.bsky.social
Lawyer, Humanities Scholar, Left-Lib politics. Studied political theory UC Santa Cruz, law, jurispudence & social policy UC Berkeley. Ongoing research in philosophy & history, & forms & theory of the State.
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🚨The end of these relief funds---in conjunction with the instability and attacks on public education by the Trump administration---threaten to reverse the progress that has been made in recent years.
U.S. investment in public education is at risk: Vouchers, state budget austerity, and federal attacks on the Department of Education threaten children’s futures
Weak public K–12 education spending in the U.S. and the rising trend of Republican attacks on public schools threaten our children’s futures. The last decade has seen a flurry of high-quality studies ...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🚨The end of these relief funds---in conjunction with the instability and attacks on public education by the Trump administration---threaten to reverse the progress that has been made in recent years.
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The erosion of basic principles like due process and the expanding use of our military on domestic soil puts the liberties of all Americans at risk, and should concern democrats and republicans alike.
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The erosion of basic principles like due process and the expanding use of our military on domestic soil puts the liberties of all Americans at risk, and should concern democrats and republicans alike.
Stirring words, but I conjecture that we need new mythologies that go beyond unreflective invocations of popular sovereignty and worship of the Constitution.
July 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Stirring words, but I conjecture that we need new mythologies that go beyond unreflective invocations of popular sovereignty and worship of the Constitution.
I'm glad you posted this thoughtful piece. On a critical note, deploying the "value judgment"/legal reasoning binary strikes as a facile move and one historically built up by conservatives to beat up on the Warren Court. That said the piece draws attention to less headline grabbing cases and trends.
July 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I'm glad you posted this thoughtful piece. On a critical note, deploying the "value judgment"/legal reasoning binary strikes as a facile move and one historically built up by conservatives to beat up on the Warren Court. That said the piece draws attention to less headline grabbing cases and trends.
Telling it is. Right on Damion.
July 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Telling it is. Right on Damion.
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His attack on Powell suggests that the report is weak, BLS is honest, & POTUS is scared.
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No-one knows what anything means anymore, but...
Trump called for the resignation of Fed Chair Jay Powell around the time you might expect his staff to have shown him a preview of tomorrow's jobs numbers.
It would be illegal and unethical to even hint at such confidential info, but... y'know...
Trump called for the resignation of Fed Chair Jay Powell around the time you might expect his staff to have shown him a preview of tomorrow's jobs numbers.
It would be illegal and unethical to even hint at such confidential info, but... y'know...
July 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM
His attack on Powell suggests that the report is weak, BLS is honest, & POTUS is scared.
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