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Derek Sawyer

Just another worker trying to make sense of the grind.

'Twas The Night Before Leftmas

Dec 25, 2025

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6 min read

'Twas The Night Before Leftmas

Santa's A Terrible Boss And Should Be Replaced With An Elf Union

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Politics

+3

SLSC Gets A New Home

Dec 15, 2025

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5 min read

SLSC Gets A New Home

There will still be a week or two to complete the transition, but this will be the last beehiiv-first issue of the newsletter - everything moving forward will be posted via Substack.

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer
Three organizing ebooks you can actually use

Dec 14, 2025

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3 min read

Three organizing ebooks you can actually use

Practical guides written by yours truly for real activists and organizers.

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Politics

+1

The Myth of “Big Government”

Dec 12, 2025

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16 min read

The Myth of “Big Government”

And how it's used to keep you and me down

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Healthcare

+5

The Scam We Have vs The Future We Deserve

Dec 9, 2025

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14 min read

The Scam We Have vs The Future We Deserve

Medicare Advantage vs M4A

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Healthcare

+3

RFK Took My Baby Away (From The Vaccine Clinic)

Dec 5, 2025

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15 min read

RFK Took My Baby Away (From The Vaccine Clinic)

We wouldn't have let him, but he just kept croaking "autism spectrum" in that raspy, chainsmoking-toad voice of his...

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Politics

+4

SLSC #5: The Fall Of AIPAC

Dec 2, 2025

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17 min read

SLSC #5: The Fall Of AIPAC

How the most powerful lobby in America is starting to lose influence

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Politics

+3

Weekender Edition #2: Think Globally; Act Locally

Nov 28, 2025

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14 min read

Weekender Edition #2: Think Globally; Act Locally

Dissecting and comparing instances of imperialist aggression happening abroad right now, and keeping tabs on ICE with our neighbors - for our neighbors.

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Politics

+4

No Thanks, No Giving: An Anti-Colonial History for The "Day of Mourning"

Nov 27, 2025

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14 min read

No Thanks, No Giving: An Anti-Colonial History for The "Day of Mourning"

A brief history of colonialism and the resulting anticolonial uprisings and movements that meant liberation for so many.

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Healthcare

+2

Healthcare In An Unhealthy System

Nov 25, 2025

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13 min read

Healthcare In An Unhealthy System

How health and wellness in America is more grift-oriented than it is patient-oriented.

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Politics

SLSC Weekender #1

Nov 21, 2025

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16 min read

SLSC Weekender #1

How Democrats Blew the Best Leverage They’ve Had In A Decade

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Politics

+4

The Payday Carousel

Nov 18, 2025

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8 min read

The Payday Carousel

How Short-Term Credit Turns Poverty Into a Subscription Service

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Anarchism

+5

The War on Drugs Turns Into A Hot War In The "Gulf of America"

Nov 14, 2025

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12 min read

The War on Drugs Turns Into A Hot War In The "Gulf of America"

"For the love of our Caribbean brothers, dudes, stop this madness!"-Squeak Scolari

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

freelancing

+2

The Myth of the Passion Hustle - And How It Keeps Their Boots On Our Necks

Nov 4, 2025

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10 min read

The Myth of the Passion Hustle - And How It Keeps Their Boots On Our Necks

While lining their pockets, of course...

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

Anarchism

+3

Live, From The Trenches of Late-Stage Capitalism

Nov 3, 2025

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4 min read

Live, From The Trenches of Late-Stage Capitalism

A brief hello from the head writer/editor :) I apologize in advance.

Derek Sawyer
Derek Sawyer

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