From JacobinDonald Trump was everyone’s monster. “Monster” comes from monstre and monstrum, a portent, … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Was a Monster Forged by the American Free Market
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How To Avoid Another Trump
From JacobinNeoliberalism and Postmodern Conservatism Trumpism was both a departure from and a continuation of the neoliberal status quo. On a rhetoric level, Trump broke with the traditional neoliberal outlook by asserting a nationalist project rather than trying to use US power to advance an … [Read more...] about How To Avoid Another Trump
We Were Right To Celebrate Trump’s Defeat. Now We’ll Have To Stay in the Streets for the Next 4 Years.
From JacobinYesterday was a good day. Like so many others, I heard the news of Donald Trump’s loss not from TV pundits, but from spontaneous cheering in the streets. By the time I had grabbed a pot to bang outside, cars in the streets of my New York City neighborhood were … [Read more...] about We Were Right To Celebrate Trump’s Defeat. Now We’ll Have To Stay in the Streets for the Next 4 Years.
'Great News for Progressives Around the World': International Applause After US Voters Fire Donald Trump
From CommonDreamsPublished on Sunday, November 08, 2020byCommon Dreams'Great News for Progressives Around the World': International Applause After US Voters Fire Donald Trump "It's time to get back to building bridges, not walls." Leaders from around the world congratulate the Democrats, but say much damage done by Trump requires repair.byJon … [Read more...] about 'Great News for Progressives Around the World': International Applause After US Voters Fire Donald Trump
No Honeymoon for Joe Biden
From JacobinBiden the Chameleon? A more superficially realistic way of making the case that the proposals buried on the Biden/Harris should be taken seriously goes like this: “Sure, Biden isn’t a changed man. He’s a cynical opportunist, just like he’s been his whole career. But the winds have … [Read more...] about No Honeymoon for Joe Biden