Some have attributed a rise in racist activity to Donald Trump, but the real blame lies the other way ’round, with that activity driving the rise of Trump.
The real story behind racism and Donald Trump
Tag: 2016 election
The power of the disability vote in 2016
Disability is a funny beast. At the same time that some 20 percent of the population identifies with some degree of disability, the spectrum of what is, and isn’t, disability is hugely varied depending on impairment an individual experience. One person with depression considers herself disabled. Another does not. A wheelchair user is different from […]
When your ardent supporters sink actual discussion
A revelation that will come as a surprise to absolutely no one: I do not support Hillary Clinton for president. Another: I agree with many of the points made by the Sanders campaign, though I have grave reservations about its hyperfocus on economic policy. And another: I want to be able to have interesting conversations […]
Climate change and national security
Chess pieces are shifting into position on the board of campaign rhetoric. We already know that the knights of sexism will be darting here and there across the board, but that isn’t the entirety of the arsenal. A wise candidate knows that a campaign can’t be based solely upon calling the opposition a woman and […]