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Trump’s Oval Office Blowup: a Clash of Personalities for Resources

At the abrupt end of an intended photo-op meeting, Trump noted, “This is going to be great television.”  Was there some irony in this statement?...

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Diversity Has Expanded Individual Freedoms

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Trump’s New Civil Rights Era Begins Without Diversity, Equity, Or Inclusion 

Three African American Civil Rights protesters at Woolworth's Sit-In, Durham, NC, 10 February 1960, a protest that led to the end of legal segregation....

Social Housing Emerging in Cities need Local Govt Support 

Seattle is the most recent city to see a populist movement get behind social housing.  You can read this piece on Medium or SubstackYou can also continue...

Is the Republican Party now the Working-Class Party?

Conservatives claim that Donald Trump’s electoral victories show that his Republican Party, not the Democrats, now represent the working class.   You can read this piece...

Nick’s Request: Support Citizenship Politics, Question Authority & Seek Solutions

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Trump uses 3 Jacksonian Strategies: Define Citizenship, Use the Military, Hire Loyalists

Presidents Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump are not just changemakers but revolutionaries who want to overthrow the established political apparatus.