Aretha, “Respect,” and the rise of second-wave feminism
Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier, professor of politics at Occidental College, is author of eight books, including Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly Goes Ballistic in Interview with London Mayor Sadiq Khan
On July 13, an NPR interview with London Mayor Sadiq Khan turned into a debate over the right to peaceful protest. While the topic of the interview was purportedly Trump’s U.K. visit and his harsh criticisms of Khan, reporter Mary Louise Kelly instead used the opportunity to pick a fight with the mayor over whether […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Resurgence of Democratic Socialism in America
The DSA member’s upset victory shows a growing number of Americans are no fans of actually existing capitalism.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Let Us NOT Praise Anthony Kennedy
Regardless of his motives, Kennedy will be responsible for allowing Trump to name a replacement who, along with the other right-wingers on the court, will further erode American democracy.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Was Albert Einstein a Racist?
The great scientist was a radical egalitarian—but subject nonetheless to some of the biases of his time.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
For NFL Players, Civil — and Visible — Disobedience Is the Only Option
Taking a knee is in the best American tradition of protest.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Why America Needs More Social Housing
Subsidizing market prices to make housing affordable is a losing strategy. There’s a better way—on display for a century in Vienna.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Recalling Pete Seeger’s Controversial Performance on the Smothers Brothers Show 50 Years Ago
Seeger had been blacklisted as a communist and this gutsy defiance of a corporate media giant marked his return to the mainstream cultural scene.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Who Was Marjory Stoneman Douglas?
The namesake of the high school where 17 people were killed was a remarkable progressive activist—much like the students now demanding real gun control.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Wells Fargo Gets What It Deserves—And Just in Time
Janet Yellen lowered the boom on the crooked bank—but now finance’s regulators are all Trump appointees.
