Trumpism And The Working Class
Trumpism is not a uniquely American phenomena. It is the local variant of an ultra-right anti-establishment ideology that has a worldwide manifestation. In Europe there are right-wing anti-EU parties growing…
Trumpism
Chicago Women’s March… More Than 250,000 People, Majority Of Them Women, On The Move Against Trump And Trumpism…
The Women's March of January 21, 2017, was too large for anyone to "cover" as a reporter or photographer. This is one participant’s report, view and experience from the streets…
Obama Legacy, Racism And Trump Victory in America
As there’re multiple causes and factors behind most events, so is Donald Trump’s election victory not attributable to any single factor. However, there is always the “most important factor” behind…
Bangalore Protests Against Trumpism
#ResistTrump event in Bangalore was a phenomenal success. and one would specially thank the following who made this #ResistTrump special & unique by sending voice & mail messages to be…
Populism And The Rise Of The Demagogues
While the winter, outside, descends in all its severity, thoughts go to all those people who now have to face the cold, under miserable conditions. Thoughts go to war refugees…
The Transpositions In Trump-Land Are Irrevocable If We Let Them Complete Themselves
Politics and power create curious albeit predictable transpositions. Misogynist and Paleolithic conservatives transpose themselves into self-described beacons of hope for women as they simultaneously deride Islam for its differential treatment…
In The Time Of Trump, All We Have Is Each Other
This Christmas I mourn the long, slow death of our democracy that led to the political ascendancy of Donald Trump. I fear the euphoria of those who have embraced the…
How To Face A Trump Presidency: Resist, Reconnect, Renew
It’s the solstice, the darkest time of year in the Northern Hemisphere. I awaken in the dark and check for news about Standing Rock and about the Trump transition team.…
Steer Your Way
Since the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, I've given daily thought to the more alarming aspects of Trump culture. Conversations among friends have been quite…
What The Gym Taught Me About Fighting Trumpism
I’ve spent more time in gyms than I can even begin to calculate. I can now recognize how this choice instilled in me a skewed and unhealthy body perception and…
In 2017, What Will YOU Do To Resist Trumpism?
A woman I know (white, middle-aged, let's call her D) recently told me about a Muslim family that lives on her block in Queens, New York. One of the family’s…
Trump And The Attack On Free Speech
Let's welcome our new Commander in Chief by demonstrating how little he knows about the Constitution of the United States. Each incoming president is required on inauguration day to take…
Trump Outlines Right-Wing Program Of Extreme Nationalism At Cincinnati Rally
Co-Written By Joseph Kishore and Jerry White In a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday night, US President-elect Donald Trump outlined the right-wing program of extreme “America First” nationalism of…
Trumpism Is Here: Okay My Friends, Now What?
For many people- even for some of those who voted for him- the election victory of Donald Trump and the ensuing clustering of a motley crew of hawks, white supremacists,…
Awakening Courage In The Era Of Trumpism
American democracy is in deep crisis. As with every election cycle, electoral politics this year failed to provide true therapy for the pathology of the corporate state. There is no…
After Brexit And Trump: Don’t Demonise; Localise!
Co-Written by Helena Norberg-Hodge and Rupert Read The election of Donald Trump was a rude awakening from which many people in the US have still not recovered. Their shock is…
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