Last night there was a showing of Rick Steve’s The Story of Fascism in Europe. There was a big turnout, about 40 people, which the organizers said was the largest they’ve had for a film. The film blamed the rise of fascism on desperate people deceived by charismatic leaders (Hitler, Mussolini, Franco) who offered simple […]
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Jen Sorensen: A Brief History of Liberal Demonization
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Whose Lie is it Anyway?
Whose Lie is it Anyway? The presidency where everything is made up and the facts don’t matter. That’s right, the facts are like the fairness and balance of Fox News.
The Teflon Don and the Triumph of the Republican Noise Machine
The 2016 presidential election was a battle of negatives. Despite Trump’s numerous well-known negatives — including a history of racist and sexist insults, inexperience in politics, impetuousness, sexual scandals, mediocre performance at the debates, and a 70% untrue rating from PolitiFact — Trump managed to convince almost a majority of voters that he was the […]
Will Wikileaks help the Republicans and the military-industrial complex?
It will be ironic if Wikileaks — which was supposed to expose and undercut the power of the military-industrial complex — helps Republicans win the 2016 election. The revelations about the DNC, about Clinton’s Wall Street speeches, and about private emails may flip the election to Trump. At the very least, the revelations will harm […]