Archive - The Third Rail

The 18th Anniversary of the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime

November 2004 was supposed to be the endgame of elections yet no one remembers it.

Nov 7, 2022 •

October 2022

The Metaverse™ is dead. Long live the metaverse.

How Mark Zuckerberg's virtual playland helps disguise the fact that America already is the metaverse.

Oct 13, 2022 •

March 2022

We can’t burn our way to a better Walmart

The case of the Veterans Order is more evidence that lone wolf vigilantism is a poor substitute for strategic battles against capital.

Mar 19, 2022 •

January 2022

Riding the Third Rail

Here's what's in store for 2022.

Jan 10, 2022 •

December 2021

The struggle for the history of class struggle

At a time when history is contested, some figures are more hidden than others.

Dec 7, 2021 •

November 2021

Halloween is the canary in the coal mine of our civic decline

Trick-or-treating participation is a good measure of community and neighborhood trust. The 2021 numbers are bad.

Nov 1, 2021 •

October 2021

Let them eat Buttigieg

The Democrats' parental leave policy could be gone but the liberal media insists that Pete's leave will magically nudge America to the Promised Land.

Oct 26, 2021 •

The global super-elite rule the world and we have the receipts [Unlocked]

It's not a conspiracy theory if proof of the plutocracy's corruption and domination is everywhere.

Oct 15, 2021 •

The global super-elite rule the world and we have the receipts

It's not a conspiracy theory if proof of the plutocracy's corruption and domination is everywhere.

Oct 14, 2021 •

Ready, Planet One?

Ernest Cline's cringe-worthy cyberpunk novel is the literary dystopia we deserve.

Oct 1, 2021 •

September 2021

The political awakening of Michael K. Williams

The late actor's activism was stubbornly local and focused on substantive change over symbolism.

Sep 8, 2021 •

Larry the Fable Guy

A liberal think-tanker blames the South for colonizing the rural North and ushering in Trumpism.

Sep 2, 2021 •

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