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The undead
Is Trump an improvised, rough-at-the-edges avatar of the Nixon coalition? Ask Pat Buchanan. By Mike Davis | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2016 I finally think I’ve understood why we’re so obsessed with zombies. The discarded shroud, the rustling … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Mike Davis, Pat Buchanan, Presidential Election, Rag Bloggers, Richard Nixon
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The election is over and life goes on
The clouds may be gray, but today we begin the struggle to fight against regression into the past. By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2016 It is a gray overcast day in upstate New York. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Jack A. Smith, Neofascism, Presidential Elections, Rag Bloggers, Trump Resistance
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Trump won because Democrats have lost touch with the working class
We must go beyond the borders of our cities and beyond the easy coalitions we’ve relied on. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2016 Like all progressives, I take no joy in the rise to power … Continue reading
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The election: Heartbreak and beyond
Here’s what we need to do: First, mourn. Then organize. By Rabbi Arthur Waskow | The Rag Blog | November 9, 2016 First, heartbreak and mourning. For the America where we thought at least a majority was too menshlich, too compassionate, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Presidential Election, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Rag Bloggers
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POLITICAL CARTOON | The Colossus of Rogues
Cartoon by Joshua Brown | The Rag Blog | November 7, 2014 [Joshua Brown is the executive director of the Center for Media and Learning/American Social History Project, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, and is a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Cartoon, Donald Trump, Joshua Brown, Political Cartoon, Rag Bloggers
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Donald Trump, white resentment, racism,
and a ‘great’ America
More than 40 years of racist actions and comments demonstrate what we normally call racism. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | August 6, 2016 I have been aware of white resentment toward blacks since at least 1954, … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Genotyping, Lamar W. Hankins, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Right Wing Extremists, White Privilege, White Supremacy
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Donald Trump, the unexpected guest
with my curry
When I found my young friend, the attorney, was considering voting for Trump, it suggested to me that Trump might win. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | July 15, 2016 NEW YORK — A few weeks ago a … Continue reading
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Here’s how I evaluated this year’s presidential candidates
And my quick list makes it clear to me why I voted in the Democratic Primary for Bernie Sanders. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | May 4, 2016 After nearly four months of following the presidential campaigns … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Lamar W. Hankins, Presidential Campaign, Rag Bloggers
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Terror in Trumpland: The Donald names his foreign policy team
The major complaint in U.S. policy shops is that Trump has picked backbenchers who do not point to any coherent policy orientation. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | May 3 , 2016 In 2016, what was old has … Continue reading
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Chicago activists should be commended, not scolded, for shutting down Donald Trump’s rally
Peaceful resistance doesn’t egg on Trump’s supporters: It forces them to back down. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | March 23, 2016 CHICAGO — Something strange is happening here, and it merits a serious discussion. In the week … Continue reading
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Stopping Trump: The Chicago model
Faced not with the threat of violence but lack of control of the message or the montage, Trump retreated. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | March 15, 2016 CHICAGO — Congratulations to the people of Chicago — young … Continue reading
