Elections
Left Strategy 2016: A narrow defeat of Trump’s racism is not enough
May 11, 2016The perilous consequences of a Trump presidency should be a wake-up call for the left. The possibility of dealing the racist right a major blow should energize and excite us.
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UK: Corbyn’s Labour Party wilts in local races; London elects first Muslim mayor
May 9, 2016Sadiq Khan beat back a Conservative campaign of Islamophobia to win London's mayoralty.
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Hillary Clinton, Frederick Douglass, and imagination: A lesson in dialectics
May 6, 2016Douglass could have despaired over Lincoln's inconsistent anti-slavery credentials, but he didn't. The left should take a page from his book for 2016.
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A lesson I learned from Donald Trump
May 3, 2016I understand why protesters blocked access to Donald Trump's rally in Arizona. But I don't agree. History has shown the danger of silencing speech.
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Trump screwed Gary, Indiana; now he’s asking for its vote
May 2, 2016Gary and Atlantic City, New Jersey - Donald Trump sucked each city dry and left town.
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