Our New Special Section
The place to read many of the most perceptive analyses on the messy, confusing, frustrating, and ultimately epochal 2016 US presidential election, featuring diverging analyses by left commentators in regard to what the Trump victory signifies for America and the world. Is Trump an undiluted horror, as so many Clintonite Democrats and even veteran left observers warn, or does his election carry a possible silver lining, an opportunity to do a complete reset? The Left (from genuine left to liberals) is clearly in turmoil, immersed in bitter arguments that threaten to destroy whatever precious unity existed in its ranks, exactly at a moment when mutual trust and a consolidation of forces is at a premium.—PG
SPECIAL
There is something of a fraternal division in the manner in which the TGP editors view the Trump victory. Some, after careful analysis, regard it as a clear threat to everything we hold dear; others, as a potential opening, almost a long-awaited possibility for a new type of politics in America, a break capable of transcending the criminal Duopoly leading us all to disaster, including nuclear war. The latter group advises to calmly examine the way Trump’s presidency develops before we prepare tactical and strategic responses finely attuned to the specific threats and insults that may be coming down from the new power setup. Despite the passion of their positions, neither side presumes to have an unerring crystal ball, and both sides believe that history, sooner rather than later, will show us clearly the way we need to proceed to safeguard whatever remains of democracy in this nation, and eventually expand it to include all Americans, especially those with the least ability to defend themselves.
Below we feature some of the main dissenting views.
• Election 2016: Dissenting Voices— A PLEA FOR REFLECTION
• The Lofty World of Leftist Intellectuals } Ed Duvin, Editor at Large
• If You Are Setting Your Hopes on Trump, How About Pence? } Rowan Wolf, Managing Editor
• Stuck in the Two Party Rut } Rowan Wolf
• J’Accuse: The Hard Left implicitly endorses Trump } Ed Duvin, Editor at Large
Alastair Crooke : Trump Loses Control of the War
JUDGE NAP—Trump appears to be losing control over the conflict, with escalating military deployments (e.g., 82nd Airborne, Marine Expeditionary Units) ...
Iran STRIKES Kuwait! Bounty Placed On Professor Mohammad Marandi
SABBY SABS—The discussion with Professor Marandi provides a detailed critique of the current Middle East conflict from an Iranian perspective ...
Why Iran Is Better Off Without Nukes
INDRAJIT—Now let me offer my own opinion, which is that I support Iran. I do not try to map Western ...
JACKSON HINKLE: INTERVIEW with Lt Col Tony Aguilar / : Once you stir the hornets nest it’s up to the hornets when it stops
MOATS—Joe Kent’s outspoken resignation is not merely a personal act but a symbolic protest against an unjust war. His military ...
On the Road to Armageddon
PHIL. GIRALDI—And finally, for a bit of what just might turn out to be good news! The reports of the ...
Alastair Crooke : Trump Loses Control of the War
JUDGE NAP—Trump appears to be losing control over the conflict, with escalating military deployments (e.g., 82nd Airborne, Marine Expeditionary Units) ...
Iran STRIKES Kuwait! Bounty Placed On Professor Mohammad Marandi
SABBY SABS—The discussion with Professor Marandi provides a detailed critique of the current Middle East conflict from an Iranian perspective ...
Why Iran Is Better Off Without Nukes
INDRAJIT—Now let me offer my own opinion, which is that I support Iran. I do not try to map Western ...
JACKSON HINKLE: INTERVIEW with Lt Col Tony Aguilar / : Once you stir the hornets nest it’s up to the hornets when it stops
MOATS—Joe Kent’s outspoken resignation is not merely a personal act but a symbolic protest against an unjust war. His military ...
On the Road to Armageddon
PHIL. GIRALDI—And finally, for a bit of what just might turn out to be good news! The reports of the ...
