Dispatches From the Culture Wars – Making Space Edition

The evil King; Demon spawn; Our Woody; #MeToo frontlash; Neocon culture on the skids; Joining DSA

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Rep Steve King vows to Make America White Again!,


White Nationalists Have Been Saying ‘Diversity Is Not Our Strength’ For Years

By Christopher Mathias
December 9, 2017
HuffPost

Rep. Steve King’s latest tweet once again puts him in the company of neo-Nazis, KKK members and fascists.

 

The People That Capitalism Makes

By Nathan J. Robinson
December 27, 2017
Current Affairs

As inequality worsens, the super-rich become more and more grotesque…

Johanna Rose Uncovers Woody Guthrie As She Continues Her Family Tradition

By Quinn Cory
January 11, 2018
Wisconsin Gazette

Milwaukee-based musician Johanna Rose is curating "GuthrieUNCOVERED: A Unique Interpretation of the Music of Woody Guthrie," which will highlight some of Guthrie’s best-known work, as well as some deeper cuts.

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Women Line Up to Run for Office, Harnessing Their Outrage at Trump

By Michael Tackett
December 4, 2017
New York Times

Hundreds of women across the nation are seeking elective office, with the number rising at every level, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers. They are now even more driven to get involved after the flood of sexual harassment allegations against powerful men.

The Decline of The New Criterion

By John Ganz
January 10, 2018
The Baffler

How one of conservatism’s highest brows went all-in for Trump.

Come For the Socialism, Stay For Inclusivity

By Deena Lilygren
January 10, 2018
LEO Weekly

Explaining his path to the DSA, Nick Conder, vice-chair of the Louisville chapter, said, “Being queer in Kentucky radicalized me. The system is stacked against people like me and socialism offers a comprehensive approach to oppression. To be socialist is to talk about tangible ways oppression manifests.”