Christopher Smith Ochoa
research on discourse, narrative, inequality, poverty
enjoy outdoors, electronic music, food
- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaAccording to ECB data, Germany has the highest wealth inequality of all EU countries. The top 10% own 67% of total wealth, while the bottom half own 1.3%. The countries ranking next in wealth inequality are Spain, Ireland, Estonia, France, and Austria.
- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaIch fasse es nicht...
- The signs are undeniable. The United States is on the brink of dictatorship; in many ways, it’s already crossed the line. A conversation worth listening to wherever you are. www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaThe last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
- Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaIch freue mich über mein Interview in der SZ @szde.bsky.social! Die Ungleichheit bei den Vermögen in Deutschland ist extrem hoch. Das hat strukturelle Gründe, vor allem Unternehmensbesitz am oberen Ende. Daraus folgen höhere Renditen der Reichen, was die Ungleichheit weiter treibt sz.de/li.3372503
- Reposted by Christopher Smith Ochoa‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
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- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaThis week: we execute a U.S. citizen. Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.” It's so transparent what's going on here.
- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaThe destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaIch verurteile den bewaffneten Angriff der USA auf Venezuela. Dieser Angriff stellt eine schwere Verletzung des Gewaltverbots der UNO-Charta dar. Es ist eine Frage unserer Glaubwürdigkeit, dies auch klar zu benennen. Wir müssen die Flagge der internationalen Rechtsstaatlichkeit hochhalten.
- You’re telling me the FIFA Peace Prize-winning US President is attacking another sovereign country and practicing regime change?
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- Reposted by Christopher Smith Ochoa⬇️Februari 2026⬇️ Taking a hands-on approach, this five-day online course introduces you to the essentials of Process Tracing and develops both the theoretical understanding and the practical skills to set-up and conduct a full-fledged PT-study. Early bird registration still possible.
- 🔍How do you prove what happened in between cause and outcome? Join our 5-day online Intro to Causal Process Tracing and learn to design a mechanism-based case study at #KOMEX2026. Instructor: @hildevanmeegdenburg.com 23–27 Feb 2026 €440 early bird 🔗 Register: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...
- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaAha. (Quelle: @zeit.de)
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- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaLower-income people are less likely to vote than higher-income people, across racial groups - and that gap has been growing. That’s a real problem for the future of US democracy. It’s not apathy or ignorance - for many, it’s a sense that politics is not for or about them. In a report out in Jan +
- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaSeit 2018 haben #Ungleichheit & #Armut in Deutschland nochmal spürbar zugenommen und zuletzt einen Höchststand erreicht. Das zeigt der neue Verteilungsbericht unseres @wsiinstitut.bsky.social. Der Anteil armer Menschen stieg von 14,4 (2010) auf 17,7 % (2022). 🧵👇 📲 www.boeckler.de/de/pressemit...
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- Gregory Crewdson, Redemption Center, 2018/9. Kunstmuseum Bonn.
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- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaI think about this post every day 🧪
- “The novel’s prescience lies not in foretelling specific events but in diagnosing a culture where power enjoys impunity and cruelty rubs out its traces — a society run by careless people.” www.ft.com/content/dd6f...
- Reposted by Christopher Smith Ochoa🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350... @manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
- What a brilliant discussion about narrative form and how we necessarily and constantly use it to (re)interpret, (re)define, and legitimize history. Highly recommended. radioopensource.org/shattered-dr...
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- Reposted by Christopher Smith Ochoa⚡New blog post just landed!⚡ 'A systematic review of the Narrative Policy Framework: a future research agenda' policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/10/01/a... @gbsong.bsky.social @jo-kuenzler.bsky.social
- “If you can be told what you can see or read, then it follows that you can be told what to say or think. Defend your constitutionally protected rights. No one else will do it for you.“ youtu.be/wnopyFg5msU
- I expect textbooks in the future will quote this speech as a key example of America‘s transition toward nationalist authoritarianism.
- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaPrzeworski says it cleanly, clearly, and convincingly. What then must we do? www.dissentmagazine.org/article/how-...
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- America is in a very dark place, and I fear things are about to get much worse.
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- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaThis story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor. Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1996...
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- I keep reading about the right wing being on the verge of recognizing their hypocrisy (e.g., Newsom’s co-opting of Trump-speak). Can’t we move past these naive hopes that they’ll finally face their moral failings and see the light, and instead realize it’s simply about political power?
- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaEs wird ja gerade so dargestellt, als ob radikale Strukturreformen, aka Sozialabbau, Schwächung von Arbeitnehmerrechten und Gewerkschaften und staatliche Kürzungspolitik absolut unvermeidbar und sozusagen die letzte Patrone gegen die AfD wären. Das ist leider totaler Unsinn! Ein kleiner 🧵/1
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- youtu.be/oucTu-2SmZs ✨thank goodness for all the beautiful music to bask in✨
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- Reposted by Christopher Smith Ochoa"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality." - James Baldwin
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- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaI grew up in rural South Carolina with a single mom who worked multiple jobs. At times, we relied on Medicaid and SNAP—like so many others. My heart breaks for those now wondering if that help will still be there. Imagine having all that power and choosing to make people’s lives worse. Shameful.
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- Reposted by Christopher Smith Ochoa2027 kommt der EU-Emissionshandel für Gebäude und Verkehr. Die Bundesregierung muss bis 30.6. einen Klima-Sozialplan vorlegen. Wir haben Vorschläge 👉 www.diakonie.de/informieren/... #Klimaschutz #Gerechtigkeit
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- Reposted by Christopher Smith OchoaDie Ergebnisse unserer Studie sind krass und alarmierend. Die Zahlen zeigen, was Alltag mit Bürgergeld wirklich bedeutet: Verzicht, Angst, Ausgrenzung und multiple Hürden bei der Arbeitssuche. Zumal nur 1/3 überhaupt, zumindest teilweise, erwerbsfähig sind! sanktionsfrei.de/studie25
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