Hadley Freeman originally posted https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/10/misogyny-us-election-voters ‘Far from ignoring the white working-class voters, they were written about so extensively by nervously placatory liberal journalists that these articles became a genre unto themselves.’ Trump supporters. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP ‘Grab ’em by the pussy” was the line that was supposed to have ended Donald Trump’s campaign for presidency. Instead it… Read More I’ve heard enough of the white male rage narrative

[Editor] Dear Readers: In an effort to educate and inform, I am going to publish a series of articles (which I did not write) on the causes and conditions of fascism and Donald Trump’s rise to power. Most of these will not be written by Buddhist authors; rather, they are written from a secular, post-… Read More Fascist America: How Did We Get Here?

Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dies aged 82 Democracy is coming to the USA. ‘We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries,’ says announcement of the Canadian singer’s death on his Facebook page. Leonard Cohen has died aged 82. Here we round up tributes and reaction as they flood in for Canada’s cultural… Read More Leonard Cohen: Democracy is Coming to the USA

ELECTION 2016 Roll up your sleeves, people—there are fascists to defeat. By Michael Moore /  AlterNet November 9, 2016 Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/Jonathan Feinstein 1. Take over the Democratic Party and return it to the people. They have failed us miserably. 2. Fire all pundits, predictors, pollsters and anyone else in the media who had a narrative they wouldn’t… Read More Michael Moore: Morning-After To-Do List