Tag Archives: Cultural Change

Notes From a Very Close Election | Portside

Posted on 14 November, 2016 by AJ Layon

Gentle Reader – Another analytic piece attempting to assist us in our understanding of what we missed, how we made this error.   http://portside.org/2016-11-14/notes-very-close-election Notes From a Very Close Election In the Trump era it is the movement that Sanders … Continue reading →

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A Time for Refusal

Posted on 14 November, 2016 by AJ Layon

Gentle Reader – Allegory sometimes makes it easier to see what is happening to us. Teju Cole is the author, most recently, of the essay collection “Known and Strange Things.” He is the New York Times magazine’s photography critic. —————————————————– … Continue reading →

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Trump Health-Care Agenda Evolves Toward Core Republican Thinking – The Washington Post

Posted on 14 November, 2016 by AJ Layon

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-health-care-agenda-evolves-toward-core-republican-thinking/2016/11/11/a31858c4-a828-11e6-8fc0-7be8f848c492_story.html?tid=a_inl#comments   By Amy Goldstein November 11 During the brief period since his election, President-elect Donald Trump has begun to revise his health-care agenda in ways that conform more closely to the heart of Republican thinking in recent decades.On the … Continue reading →

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Labor Leaders Deserve Their Share of the Blame for Donald Trump’s Victory | Portside

Posted on 14 November, 2016 by AJ Layon

http://portside.org/2016-11-13/labor-leaders-deserve-their-share-blame-donald-trump%e2%80%99s-victory   Labor Leaders Deserve Their Share of the Blame for Donald Trump’s Victory Printer-friendly version Radicals have long argued that American labor leaders are not only isolated from their rank and file, but actually have a set of interests … Continue reading →

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Tomgram: Engelhardt, Through the Gates of Hell | TomDispatch

Posted on 13 November, 2016 by AJ Layon

Gentle Reader – Blowback, indeed. We are about to reap the whirlwind. ————————————– http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176210/tomgram%3A_engelhardt%2C_through_the_gates_of_hell/#more Tomgram: Engelhardt, Through the Gates of Hell Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 6:39pm, November 12, 2016. Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. Empire of Chaos  With President … Continue reading →

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Press Release from Senator Harry Reid

Posted on 13 November, 2016 by AJ Layon

Gentle Reader – This man is not a firebrand, not a radical. If he’s worried, we should worry. ——————————- November 11, 2016 | Press Releases Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement about the election of … Continue reading →

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Can Trump Save Their Jobs ? They’re Counting on it

Posted on 13 November, 2016 by AJ Layon

Gentle Reader – The first, by no means last, profound disappointment we will see with the election of this man. Three items are particularly poignant: 1. Carrier Executives have said too bad so sad, we’re leaving; 2. The increase in … Continue reading →

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America’s Dark Underbelly Is Now Its Face

Posted on 13 November, 2016 by AJ Layon

Gentle Reader – yet another piece trying to understand how we could have made this historic error. ————— America’s Dark Underbelly is now its Face Nov. 13, 2016 By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | – – Trump’s core supporters were … Continue reading →

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As Der Donald-Inspired Hate Crimes Grow, US Universities at Risk

Posted on 13 November, 2016 by AJ Layon

Gentle Reader – A Leader whose policies include extreme nationalism and racism make up a part of the definition of fascism. We can’t say we weren’t warned. Even Hitler was just a third rate racist until he gained all power. … Continue reading →

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Post-Election Empathy

Posted on 13 November, 2016 by AJ Layon

Gentle Reader – it may be me, my own flawed character or even lack of “pedigree”, but I’ve thought for years that way too much attention is given the brainiacs on the East Coast. Here is a beautiful and haunting … Continue reading →

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