Republican Party
RNC Day 4: Donald J. Trump, the Crisis President
On the final night of the RNC, amid protests outside the White House, Trump and his parade of supporters painted him as a figure of stability in a chaotic political and economic landscape. Calling this election the “most important election in the history of our country,” Trump presented himself as the only solution to the many challenges facing the U.S. --- from coronavirus, to China, to Joe Biden and the radical left.
Madeleine Freeman
August 28, 2020
RNC Day 3: The Battle of the Suburbs
The third night of the Republican National Convention was directed squarely at the suburban woman voter. This revealed both the Republican strategy for winning the upcoming election and the bankruptcy of identity politics.
Ezra Brain
August 27, 2020
RNC Day 2: Gimme That Old Time Religion
The second night of the Republican National Convention was designed to shore up support among right-wing Christian and evangelical Republicans.
Otto Fors
August 26, 2020
RNC Day 1: A Spectre is Haunting the Republican National Convention
The first day of the Republican National Convention was defined by both red-baiting and race-baiting as Republicans strengthened their appeal to the most reactionary elements of their base while also appealing to the suburban middle class.
Ezra Brain
August 25, 2020
U.S. Imperialism Boosts Military Spending Amidst Cuts for the Working Class
With the recent passage of the $741 billion National Defense Authorization Act and even greater defense spending through the Senate Republicans’ proposed coronavirus relief package, the U.S. has unprecedented authority to attack the working class here and abroad instead of providing pandemic relief.
Maryam Alaniz
July 28, 2020
The Republican Covid Relief Plan: Billions for State Repression, Nothing for Workers
Senate Republicans have released their version of the HEALS Act, a new stimulus plan. The proposals benefit corporations and the repressive mechanisms of the state, and the plan is designed to force people back to work.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
July 28, 2020
Racism Is Bipartisan
Bourgeois democracy and the two-party regime in the U.S. are key to sustaining racism.
Ana Rivera
July 2, 2020
The Great American Comeback? Trump Resumes His Re-Election Campaign With Bizarre Speech in Tulsa
Donald Trump re-started his reelection campaign with a rally in Tulsa that was marked by bizarre digressions, red baiting, racist dog whistles, and cynical attempts to appeal to Black voters. The speech caused the hashtag #TrumpMeltdown to trend on twitter.
Ezra Brain
June 21, 2020
Democrats and Republicans to the Rescue… of Corporations
Republicans and Democrats have agreed on an unprecedented $2 trillion stimulus package, much of it going to shore up corporate profitability. While hundreds of thousands are sick and dying from the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress makes clear again in whose interest it governs.
Robert Belano
March 25, 2020
Rush Limbaugh is a White Supremacist Who Laid the Foundation For Trump
Rush Limbaugh is the worst.
Ezra Brain
February 4, 2020