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George Wallace was a lot like Donald Trump. His racist rhetoric fueled his constituents. His presidential campaign slogan “Stand Up for America” was the 1968 version of “Make America Great Again." Most of all, he invoked hate and racism.

Intersectionality can usefully describe the effects of multiple oppressions. It does not, however, offer an adequate explanatory framework for addressing the root causes of social inequality in the capitalist socioeconomic system.

At a moment when the President of the United States is attacking the very idea of U.S. citizenship, this book reminds us how the true — and Constitutional — ideal of who this country belongs to is embedded in our traditions.

It doesn’t require packing the Supreme Court.

Perhaps in no other time in American history did popular music more clearly reflect the political and cultural moment than the soundtrack of the 1960s – one that exemplified a new and overt social consciousness.

The concerns of hotel workers come at a time when jobs once reserved for people are increasingly being replaced by machines and mobile phone apps. It’s no longer just factory workers being replaced by robots — or even cashiers and clerks.

It is, after all, about a slice of red-state America at a time of fierce political polarization. In the wake of the 2016 election, traveling to Monrovia—a mostly white town in the vice president’s home state—was hardly an idle or random decision.

Tech Giants and ICE; Eco-tage in EU; Suing Trump; Net Neutrality in Cali; A Question of Balance; Scamming the Women's March

During an on-going debate about the future of the VHA, many a patriotic speech has been made about how much everyone in Washington loves and cares for veterans. But even a personal biography brimming with past military heroism can be deceiving.

Shame on all those who have been silent—or, worse, supported the president’s agenda.