Why the Republicans support white nationalism
In this image, we can see the results of the 1968 presidential election. We can see that the majority of states, red here, voted for Republican Nixon. We can see a few states, mainly in the northeast,...
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Virginia Congressional District Results, 1968; an Election Retrospective, Part 2
IntroductionAs the sixties marched onward, the Democratic hold on the south was weakening, on the federal level anyway. Most southern states continued to support conservative Democrats, but Virginia...
View Article50 Years Ago: Tet Offensive
I was 17 (18 in July) when the Tet Offensive occurred. I was already against the war in a teenage visceral sense then a political one. In months, I was heading into the convent — an order which, with...
View ArticlePoland experiencing growing wave of intolerance, xenophobia, and anti-Semitism
Since the controversial holocaust bill was signed into law earlier this year, there has been a vast increase in anti-Semitism in Poland.The law:….makes it illegal to accuse the Polish nation of...
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CUA Events: San Francisco—3/10; Twin Cities—3/17; Denver—3/31! How Do You...
A daily series, Connect! Unite! Act! seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups regularly socialize but also get out the vote, support candidates and engage in other...
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Reflections on RFK: Tiny ripples of hope...
June 6, 1968, 1:44 AMHas anybody here seen my old friend Bobby,Can you tell me where he's gone?I thought I saw him walkin' up over the hillWith Abraham, Martin and John.Songwriters: Richard...
View Article#Resistance @TheVillage 6/5/18; Remembering Sen. Robert F Kennedy on...
"Some men see things as they are and say, Why? I dream things that never were and say, Why not?"Fifty years ago today I was awakened when my oldest brother came charging into the bedroom my sister and...
View ArticleFifty years after his death, lessons from Bobby Kennedy for Democrats...
The year 1968 is largely noted as one that fundamentally changed America. A very unpopular war in Vietnam had escalated with no end in sight—dividing the country to the point that the sitting...
View ArticleMrs. Joanne Rogers reflects on why Mr. Rogers meant the world to us—and what...
Fred Rogers has been dead for 15 years, but the lessons that he taught multiple generations of children live on. Tackling hard issues in a way that children of all ages could understand. Mr. Rogers’...
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50 years ago, America's immigration laws were re-made. On June 30th, let's...
I’m an immigrant. I’ve lived on three continents, in several countries. I chose to make this one home.That choice was driven by what I believe makes this country special.Not perfect. Special, I...
View ArticleHistorian Richard Vinen Connects Our Agitated Era to ‘1968’
This story was written by Mark Dundas Wood for The Clyde Fitch Report. CFR produces and publishes opinion and reporting at the crossroads of arts and politics.We tend to think of late-1960s activism in...
View ArticleMy New Yorker article on the Beatles White Album 50th Anniversary editions
Memories of another turbulent year, half a century ago, and the teen idols turned global muses who rose to the occasion with their masterpiece “The Beatles” (the “White Album”). Please read my New...
View ArticleRereading Nixonland by Michael McCord
I first read Rick Perlstein’s Nixonland in late 2008 after the election of Barack Obama. I had covered Obama in New Hampshire and Iowa during the presidential primary circus of 2007 and he was a...
View ArticleWrestling Dreads, Context and Walls from Evil’s Grip before 2020
Until we stop fixating on how unprecedented our unpresidential president is, we’re more problem than solution:Approximately 14,600 unaccompanied Migrant Children in American custodyProduct labels:...
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The GOP war on itself and the USA for 150 years
The long GOP takeover battle by the fewConsider the history of Money and the Republican party. We can trace the struggle for control between the few and the rest of what became a conservative party for...
View ArticleI'm with Bernie Sanders, the "Lion-Hearted": Courageous, Consistent and...
Dear Citizens and Elected Officials:Like many others on the left, I wondered what a post-heart attack, stent implanted Bernie Sanders would look like when he took the stage on October 15 for the...
View Article2020 is not 1972
2020 is not 1972Recently, I’ve seen several comments on Daily Kos in which people expressed the fear that if Bernie Sanders were to become the 2020 Democratic nominee for president, the results of the...
View ArticleMorning Open Thread with Songs and Tales from 1968
Morning Open Thread is a daily, copyrighted post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an open...
View ArticleJune 1968
I’m sure there’s a fair number of you here who remember 1968 pretty vividly. Of course, some weren’t born yet, some were toddlers, and most of those a bit older still had no idea what was going on.But...
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Trump's cosplay fascism continues as Dems fight back, because #BunkerBoy's...
While national polling continues against Trump, trailing Biden by 17%, his frantic fascist cosplay is playing out in ways reminiscent of Nixon’s reaction to antiwar protests.President Trump came closer...
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