Dispatches From the Culture Wars – Civilization and Other Good Ideas Edition

Chapo illustration,Graeme Shorten Adams

Trump’s Nationalists Triumphant After Europe Trip – Michael Crowley (Politico)
US Police Arrest Left-Wing Protesters, Far-Right Blooms – Creede Newton (Aljazeera)
Can Indiana Be the Stronghold of the Resistance? This Organizer Thinks So. – Sarah Jaffe (In These Times)
A Resolution Condemning White Supremacy Causes Chaos at the Southern Baptist Convention – Emma Green (The Atlantic)
The Rise of the Internet’s ‘Dirtbag Left’ – John Semley (Maclean’s)

By Michael Crowley
July 8, 2017
Politico

Advisers like Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller gain new momentum in the White House’s ongoing ideological battle.

By Creede Newton
July 8, 2017
Aljazeera

Arrests in Virginia made in a bid to intimidate anti-racist protesters, while far-right groups continue demonstrations.

By Sarah Jaffe
July 6, 2017
In These Times

Jesse Myerson is one of many trying to build a new progressive base in the country’s heartland.

By Emma Green
June 14, 2017
The Atlantic

At its annual meeting, the evangelical denomination initially declined to consider a statement of its opposition to the alt-right.

By John Semley
July 5, 2017
Maclean’s

How a new strain of progressive leftism is using humour, irony, and diaper jokes to push back against the emerging alt-right.

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