Election 2016
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
US House, Ukraine chants and flags. Mike Johnson is Churchill. Blinken to deliver ultimatum to China
EDITOR—Alex Christoforou's commentary (topics 1306 and 1307)—US House, Ukraine chants and flags. Mike Johnson is Churchill. Blinken to deliver ultimatum ...
The New McCarthyism: Congress Grills Columbia Univ. President Amid Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protesters
DEMOCRACY NOW—In nearly four hours of grueling congressional testimony before the Republican-led Committee on Education and the Workforce, the president ...
Garland Nixon: MIDDLE EAST IN DEPTH WITH LAITH MAROUF – ISRAELIS STORM AL AQSA – ISRAEL IRAN RESPONSE SYMBOLIC
GARLAND NIXON—LAITH MAROUF—Garland and Laith discuss the repercussions of Iran's "warning" (or "symbolic") strike on Israel, an effort to serve ...
JOHN VAROLI: Beyond War Profiteering — the U.S. is Now an Official Sponsor of Terrorism
JOHN VAROLI—Besides that, however, the fact is that the Russian military is now far too strong and determined. Russian soldiers ...
CovertAction Bulletin – Iran and Israel: Is A Regional War Imminent?
EDITOR—Iran carried out a strike over the weekend of April 13 and 14 in retaliation for the Israeli bombing on ...
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US House, Ukraine chants and flags. Mike Johnson is Churchill. Blinken to deliver ultimatum to China
EDITOR—Alex Christoforou's commentary (topics 1306 and 1307)—US House, Ukraine chants and flags. Mike Johnson is Churchill. Blinken to deliver ultimatum ...
The New McCarthyism: Congress Grills Columbia Univ. President Amid Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protesters
DEMOCRACY NOW—In nearly four hours of grueling congressional testimony before the Republican-led Committee on Education and the Workforce, the president ...
Garland Nixon: MIDDLE EAST IN DEPTH WITH LAITH MAROUF – ISRAELIS STORM AL AQSA – ISRAEL IRAN RESPONSE SYMBOLIC
GARLAND NIXON—LAITH MAROUF—Garland and Laith discuss the repercussions of Iran's "warning" (or "symbolic") strike on Israel, an effort to serve ...
JOHN VAROLI: Beyond War Profiteering — the U.S. is Now an Official Sponsor of Terrorism
JOHN VAROLI—Besides that, however, the fact is that the Russian military is now far too strong and determined. Russian soldiers ...
CovertAction Bulletin – Iran and Israel: Is A Regional War Imminent?
EDITOR—Iran carried out a strike over the weekend of April 13 and 14 in retaliation for the Israeli bombing on ...