What Trump’s Putin love reveals about conservatives

Some American conservatives are attracted to authoritarianism and distrust modern Western culture By Neal Gabler | BILLMOYERS.COM | July 22, 2017 One of the most astonishing turnabouts in the history of American politics is the big bear hug with which so many conservatives and Republicans are embracing former KGB operative and current Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. This,…

Why is Donald Trump resisting the Russian hack findings? Michael Flynn may hold the answer

Trump doesn’t want to know about Russia. The unhinged alt-right views of Michael Flynn and Steve Bannon may be why HEATHER PARTON: Salon, January 5, 2017 In anticipation of the release of a report commissioned by President Barack Obama, the top brass of the United States intelligence community appeared before Congress on Thursday to testify…

The invention of the white working class: The phrase of the year is racist hogwash

The is a dog whistle, not a demographic LES LEOPOLD, ALTERNET This article originally appeared on AlterNet. History warns us to be very, very careful when using the phrase “white working class.” The reason has nothing to do with political correctness. Rather, it concerns the changing historical definitions of who is “white.” Eduardo Porter in…