Politics
Trump voters, racism, and the unity we need
November 18, 2016In 1897, a psychologist named George Stratton put on a pair of goggles that flipped everything 180 degrees: up became down, left became right. He wore them for eight days, initially stumbling about in severe disorientation....
Read moreElection notes from Philadelphia
November 18, 2016"It was OUR failure – as a Left – to push such an approach that has led to this disaster."
Read moreAnti-immigrant forces on the offensive in Northern Virginia
November 17, 2016While the tealeaf reading about the new Trump cabinet goes on, attacks on immigrants are moving with lightning speed.
Read moreLabor maps strategy to win back Trump voters
November 17, 2016For progressive activists, the loudest wake-up call in many years blared this past Election Day.
Read moreFascism in the White House? It’s not just Trump
November 16, 2016From the shadowy confines of the alt-right’s internet redoubt, one of the icons of the white nationalist movement has emerged...
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