Trump’s victory reinvigorated the religious right and arch conservatives of every stripe, including white nationalists
The Unspoken Issue of the 2020 Election
The U.S. “justice” system, first and foremost, protects police and prosecutors
We need today’s activists and the growing popular insurgency to turn into a popular movement like that of feminism and gay rights that could move America into the sexual future
It’s time to distinguish the two forms of commercial sex and decriminalize sex work
Trump and the White Working Class
These challenges to traditional economic order are fermenting social instability and one reaction to it has been a rise in violent political confrontations
Americans are realizing that their pockets are being picked, their social wealth (however little it is) is being expropriated to make the new robber barons ever richer
As 2017 winds down, it’s important to remember that this year marks the 200th anniversary for the call for a 40-hr workweek for…
Recently, right-wing radio host Michael Savage called for Trump to restore HUAC or a similar committee to focus on “hunting down subversives”
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