Conservatives want to preserve a status quo that the rest of the country deems unacceptable.
homophobia
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Reckoning With Racism is Inevitable
It’s time for Democrats to do it on their own terms rather than always responding to Republicans.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Finding the Right Words in an Era of Outrage
Is it possible to be calm and thoughtful in response to the hatred that is on display?
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Greatness We Had Then, The Madness We Have Now
I still remember how nervous I was. I spent the entire day anxious about something possibly going wrong in Ohio due to voter suppression. I was convinced that it would be over after one term, that the old GOP gang would get back together again, that the progress of the previous four years–especially on climate […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
An American Tragedy
Who could have imagined it? Well, we all should have. During the first weekend of November 2006–ten years before it happened—a right-wing Boston talk radio host named John DePetro was fired by WRKO-AM, then the city’s Rush Limbaugh affiliate, for referring to Grace Ross, a third-party progressive contender in the race to replace disgraced Massachusetts […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
Hillary Clinton Correctly Identifies Donald Trump’s Appeal
‘He hit every single area of resentment and grievance that people were feeling.’
