Partha Sharma
@parthasharma.bsky.social
Civil rights lawyer
All posts my own, not representative of any other person/entity. Reposts ≠ endorsements, etc.
All posts my own, not representative of any other person/entity. Reposts ≠ endorsements, etc.
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The meaning @pkrugman.bsky.social flags here is the legacy of labor and unionization. Coal became a “good job” because of unions. Yet the very politicians who wrap themselves in coal’s charisma spent their careers undermining labor. Sobering and scary that the Dems are unable to exploit this.
Look, I get it. Job are about dignity as well as money, and being a coal miner used to mean something. But that's why empty promises to bring coal back play politically, while even a generous buyback scheme probably wouldn't 5/
November 30, 2024 at 1:25 PM
The meaning @pkrugman.bsky.social flags here is the legacy of labor and unionization. Coal became a “good job” because of unions. Yet the very politicians who wrap themselves in coal’s charisma spent their careers undermining labor. Sobering and scary that the Dems are unable to exploit this.
Practitioner here, but I’d have to cite this (113 Harv. L. Rev. 413 (1999)):
November 29, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Practitioner here, but I’d have to cite this (113 Harv. L. Rev. 413 (1999)):
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I was going to wait to share my latest until it had passed through SSRN moderation, but apparently it is already getting downloads. In this paper, @ericjeisner.bsky.social and I investigate the overarching structure of the Constitution's officer/office provisions. papers.ssrn.com/abstract=502...
November 23, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I was going to wait to share my latest until it had passed through SSRN moderation, but apparently it is already getting downloads. In this paper, @ericjeisner.bsky.social and I investigate the overarching structure of the Constitution's officer/office provisions. papers.ssrn.com/abstract=502...
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Libraries feel like something about which we could very easily be saying, “Remember that place where you could borrow books, for FREE, and return them when you were finished?” And kids would say “What?? No way!” And yet there they still are, despite everything we’ve become, existing. Remarkable.
November 22, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Libraries feel like something about which we could very easily be saying, “Remember that place where you could borrow books, for FREE, and return them when you were finished?” And kids would say “What?? No way!” And yet there they still are, despite everything we’ve become, existing. Remarkable.
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TOMORROW 11/20:
come to our next mass call. let's talk about it and plan for what's next - together.
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come to our next mass call. let's talk about it and plan for what's next - together.
sign up: wfpus.org/WFPmasscall
November 19, 2024 at 8:33 PM
TOMORROW 11/20:
come to our next mass call. let's talk about it and plan for what's next - together.
sign up: wfpus.org/WFPmasscall
come to our next mass call. let's talk about it and plan for what's next - together.
sign up: wfpus.org/WFPmasscall
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Grateful for the leadership of the 8 Senators who are urging President Biden to use his clemency power to correct excessive sentences. You can read their letter here: static.politico.com/0b/1b/acd7e8...
static.politico.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Grateful for the leadership of the 8 Senators who are urging President Biden to use his clemency power to correct excessive sentences. You can read their letter here: static.politico.com/0b/1b/acd7e8...
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Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry, 1932
November 19, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry, 1932
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The DOC commish told an oversight board she's "not aware" of any officers indiscriminately locking up mentally ill detainees for days or weeks at a time without access to meds or doctors. Others told the board it's the "worst-kept secret" on Rikers.
queenseagle.com/all/2024/11/...
queenseagle.com/all/2024/11/...
DOC boss denies knowing about Rikers’ ‘worst-kept secret’ — Queens Daily Eagle
The head of the city’s Department of Correction had little to say when asked about allegations that officers regularly lock up detainees with mental health issues for days or weeks at a time in solita...
queenseagle.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:16 PM
The DOC commish told an oversight board she's "not aware" of any officers indiscriminately locking up mentally ill detainees for days or weeks at a time without access to meds or doctors. Others told the board it's the "worst-kept secret" on Rikers.
queenseagle.com/all/2024/11/...
queenseagle.com/all/2024/11/...
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Embarrassing confession: One time I said something on one social media network, but didn't cross-post it to all of them.
November 18, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Embarrassing confession: One time I said something on one social media network, but didn't cross-post it to all of them.
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I was wrong about every political prediction of the last decade, but this time I know I’m right.
November 18, 2024 at 11:54 PM
I was wrong about every political prediction of the last decade, but this time I know I’m right.
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Nevada just banned ‘slavery and involuntary servitude’ in prisons. Why didn’t California?
One reason: The Nevada measure called it "slavery." The California measure didn't.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
One reason: The Nevada measure called it "slavery." The California measure didn't.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Nevada just banned 'slavery and involuntary servitude' in prisons. Why didn't California?
California's Proposition 6 and Nevada's Question 4 sounded like similar prison reforms. But key differences may explain the diverging outcomes.
www.latimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Nevada just banned ‘slavery and involuntary servitude’ in prisons. Why didn’t California?
One reason: The Nevada measure called it "slavery." The California measure didn't.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
One reason: The Nevada measure called it "slavery." The California measure didn't.
www.latimes.com/california/s...