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Articles by Nathaniel Owen
Sema Hernandez on Meeting with O’Rourke, the Democratic Party, and Her Future in Texas Politics
This week I talked on the phone with Sema Hernandez, who ran for Senate vs. Robert (Beto) O’Rourke in the Texas Democratic Party Primary. Sema, a self-described “Berniecrat,” ran on a progressive platform very much in line with the one that Bernie Sanders used in his run during the 2016 Democratic Primary. She was able to secure nearly 25 percent of the vote while spending less than $10,000 on her campaign, while her opponent spent over $4 million. We discussed her race vs.
A tribute to Professor Stephen Bax (1960 - 2017)
Stephen joined the Open University as professor of modern languages and linguistics in 2015 and took on the role of director for research excellence in August 2016. Stephen came to the OU from the University of Bedfordshire and its Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment, where he held the position of reader in English Language, learning, assessment and technology from 2009 to 2012. He was then made professor of applied linguistics and deputy director from 2012 to 2015.
Mainstream Media Helped Big Polluters Legitimize Climate Change Denial by @msainat1
For years, climate change scientists and environmentalists have faced swarms of opposition to their research, activism, and policy pushes. This opposition has primarily been driven by corporate lobbyists and think tanks funded by the corporate industries that stand to lose profits and power from policies enacted to combat climate change.
The Problem With a 'Single Issue' Candidate
During this election cycle an idea has been thrown around that a certain presidential aspirant is a “single issue” candidate. While functionally silly the notion is rather enjoyable as a fine example of an artful smear. Obviously no serious presidential contender is running on a single issue platform, but the idea does point to an underlying theme within the American political system. If there is a single issue, then it is one of representation and control.
Beyond "Stronger Together" [by @SubvertingPower] [artwork by @ramseycartoons]
On July 21-23, Mobilize88, an Ohio leadership conference, will kick off at the Deer Creek Lodge in Mount Sterling. The date of the conference is significant, as it marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The leadership conference has the ambitious goal of launching an 88-county strategy, hence the name Mobilize88.
New Evidence Suggests "Russian Hack" Theory Could be Diversionary Tactic by @SubvertingPower
On June 1st, the Associated Press reported that Guillaume Poupard, head of France’s cybersecurity agency ANSSI, remarked that the hack on the Macron campaign “was so generic and simple that it could have been practically anyone.” Furthermore, Mr. Poupard postulated, “we can imagine that it was a person who did this alone.
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