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No sense of hyperbole
The next 4 years will be, to use a phrase of Lincoln, our “Fiery Trial.” I don’t say that with any sense of hyperbole!
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Some thoughts on Maurice Isserman’s Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism
1. Maurice Isserman’s history of the CPUSA has met with both praise and criticism which is not surprising. The subject matter still remains a matter of great contention and disparate views. Thus any attempt to presume to be the final…
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An expanding coalition
The coalition for Kamala Harris continues to grow. This week’s endorsement by Liz Cheney is the latest expression of this expanding coalition. One has to hope that this process continues in the remaining weeks ahead. Meanwhile the Harris coalition gains…
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Main gateway
The package of racialized hate toward and virulent opposition to immigrants from the global South has become the main gateway to power for authoritarian and autocratic governments across the globe.
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Not the first time
Trump’s remark in Detroit that the country without his leadership will look like Detroit wasn’t misspeak on his part. It was a racist appeal to white people in Michigan and beyond. And it isn’t the first time that a politician…