The Progressive Primer | Yamuna Ramachandran | Substack

Stop Calling Trump a Toddler!

His behavior doesn't resemble children at all. They grow up. He never did.

Jan 2 • Yamuna Ramachandran

The Rob Reiner–Ilhan Omar Litmus Test

Trump attacked both. Republicans defended the White man.

Dec 20, 2025 • Yamuna Ramachandran

Pantone Lost the Plot with Cloud Dancer

A tone-deaf white Color of the year, reveals an out-of-touch company steeped in artificiality

Dec 13, 2025 • Yamuna Ramachandran

Stand your Ground. Shoot the Help.

Police protecting a murderer like the GOP protecting the Epstein list doesn't sit well.

Nov 10, 2025 • Yamuna Ramachandran

Bulldozing Black History for a Ballroom

The White House, built under Black bondage, is razed to create a stage for White vanity.

Oct 21, 2025 • Yamuna Ramachandran

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Haitians, Vodou, and the Cat-Eating Lie: A Legacy of Stereotypes

Sep 13, 2024 • Yamuna Ramachandran

The Price of Profit Over Patients

Dec 6, 2024 • Yamuna Ramachandran

Nov 6, 2024 • Yamuna Ramachandran

The Gentrification of Substack

Mar 1, 2025 • Yamuna Ramachandran

Recent posts

Kimmel wins; POCs lose out

We saved Jimmy but lost a bigger fight: Late night is still a bunch of average white men in Alfani suits.

Oct 9, 2025 • Yamuna Ramachandran

Ears No Can Haz Grow Back!

The bandage was theater. The real scandal’s buried in the litter box.

Sep 19, 2025 • Yamuna Ramachandran

Two men and a pom-pom: Monday morning quarterbacking

Male cheerleaders trigger homophobic hysteria.

Aug 23, 2025 • Yamuna Ramachandran

The Smithsonian's Dirty Secret

America's Museum Keeps Bending the Knee to Republicans.

Aug 10, 2025 • Yamuna Ramachandran

My Em Dashes Are Real — and They’re Spectacular

There’s an urban legend brimming on Substack — that anyone who uses Em Dashes is a chatbot.

May 22, 2025 • Yamuna Ramachandran

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