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Certainly, if Trump fits anywhere on the political spectrum, it is squarely with the alt-right crowd. Many of its hallmarks are at the core of his political outlook. He embraces its white christian-nationalism and exhibits its paranoia. Invented resentments and…
It takes courage for New England Patriot players not to visit the White House, when team owner, coach, and quarterback are such avid supporters of the new president. And yet at least six members of the Super Bowl-winning New England…
Below are some brief observations from the tumult of last three weeks. SW 1. What is surprising three weeks into Trump? Not his reckless and erratic behavior. Not his narcissism, ignorance, and crudeness. Nor his demagogic appeals to the resentments…
In his article “Our Alternative,” Jacobin magazine’s editor Bhaskar Sunkara writes, “There are huge opportunities for left advance, and we should be wary of thinking that we need to save the liberal center … even though the people in charge…
The decision of a handful of labor leaders to meet with Trump is an example, to put the best spin on it, of sectional, not class thinking. Class thinking begins with the needs and desires of working people as a…