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
Trump’s Right and The ‘Alt’ and ‘New’ Rights
Dispatches from Deena Stryker President Donald Trump’s early claims that his wealth enabled him to fund a presidential campaign without ...
Reflections on Communism
John R. Hall "Like all Americans, I've been lied to all my life." In mid-August of 1948, sweltering summer heat ...
Afghanistan – ‘Small’ Western Propaganda Lies, Huge Impact
Itinerant Philosopher and Journalist Ask anyone on the streets of Kabul about the revolutions that in recent years transformed huge ...
Senate committee hearing blames Russian “information warfare” for social discontent in the US
Joseph Kishore "In conjunction with a massive escalation of military violence abroad, the American ruling class is preparing domestic repression ...
Death at Your Door: Knock-and-Talk Police Tactics Rip a Hole in the Constitution
by JOHN W. WHITEHEAD “It’s 4 in the morning, there’s headlights that are shining into your house; there’s a number ...
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Trump’s Right and The ‘Alt’ and ‘New’ Rights
Dispatches from Deena Stryker President Donald Trump’s early claims that his wealth enabled him to fund a presidential campaign without ...
Reflections on Communism
John R. Hall "Like all Americans, I've been lied to all my life." In mid-August of 1948, sweltering summer heat ...
Afghanistan – ‘Small’ Western Propaganda Lies, Huge Impact
Itinerant Philosopher and Journalist Ask anyone on the streets of Kabul about the revolutions that in recent years transformed huge ...
Senate committee hearing blames Russian “information warfare” for social discontent in the US
Joseph Kishore "In conjunction with a massive escalation of military violence abroad, the American ruling class is preparing domestic repression ...
Death at Your Door: Knock-and-Talk Police Tactics Rip a Hole in the Constitution
by JOHN W. WHITEHEAD “It’s 4 in the morning, there’s headlights that are shining into your house; there’s a number ...