POLITICS: “Art Garfunkel: Singer Discusses Decision to Allow Bernie Sanders to Use ‘America’ Song in Campaign Ad” ☮
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Category Archives: Reason
U.S. POLITICS: “Ana Kasparian and Scottie Nell Hughes Debate Whether Media is out of Touch” / Raw Story ☮
RELIGION: “The ‘War’ on Religion” ☮
INTERVIEW: “Dr. Vijay Prashad: Examining the Syria War Chessboard” / The Empire Files / Abby Martin ☮
ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM: “Ant-intellectual Republicans Pander to the Dregs of Society” / The RIng of Fire / Farron Cousins ☮
INCOMPETENT PARENTING: “Kids and Parents” / George Carlin ☮
INTERVIEW: “Ralph Nader: The Corporate Elections” / The Empire Files / Abby Martin ☮
WHITE-WING TROGLODYTE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN IDIOCY: “Proof That What Republicans Say About Reagan and Iran is Bullshit!” / Rachel Maddow ☮
INTERVIEW: “Days of Revolt: All Life is Sacred” / Chris Hedges and Gary Francione ☮
In this episode of Days of Revolt, host Chris Hedges sits down with legal scholar, animal rights activist and longtime vegan, Gary Francione. Francione begins by unpacking criticisms of the vegan movement, specifically addressing the structures of power that control the means of food production and access. He defends veganism from a moral standpoint, and explains how violence against animals is merely one form of violence inflicted by humans.
AUTHORITARIANISM: “The One Weird Trait That Predicts Whether You’re a Trump Supporter” Politico / Matthew MacWilliams ☮
If I asked you what most defines Donald Trump supporters, what would you say? They’re white? They’re poor? They’re uneducated?
You’d be wrong.
In fact, I’ve found a single statistically significant variable predicts whether a voter supports Trump—and it’s not race, income or education levels: It’s authoritarianism.
That’s right, Trump’s electoral strength—and his staying power—have been buoyed, above all, by Americans with authoritarian inclinations. And because of the prevalence of authoritarians in the American electorate, among Democrats as well as Republicans, it’s very possible that Trump’s fan base will continue to grow.
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