In politics, long-term socio-economic trends and global shifts matter more than often overstated ‘progressive’ discourses about equality, progress and freedom.
“He is one of the few politicians to openly criticize the Iraq war – that’s why many Iraq veterans voted for him. He doesn’t want to use the military recklessly.”
“Many of his supporters, support him in part. Many are in need of connection and solutions and something new. And that is what I want too.”
“The recent election result in the US should serve as a call for re-invention for many of these organisations.”
Four years after Romney lost to Obama, Trump, travelling in a private plane with a gold-plated bathroom, has been embraced by the working class as a man of the people.
His suppression and rhetoric against women is not and will not be limited just domestically – it has the potential to extend globally.
After a feverish election campaign, will Democrats and Republicans respond to the rise of super PAC mega-donors?
The past is broken, the present is muddled and the future remains uncertain. The political elite don't seem to understand, and perhaps they don't want to.
It is important to recognise Donald Trump’s victory for what it is: a dangerous triumph for America’s growing fascist movement.
The Democratic party is shattered, its carcass thrown to the four corners of the nation. But with such destruction comes an opportunity to rebuild.
The forces of justice and decency will need to move from feel-good slacktivism to the streets in order to challenge the Pandora's box of hate Trump's campaign has unleashed.
Nous sommes en mesure de reconnaître l’importance de nos décisions techniques, et ceci nous permettrait, au final, de nous réapproprier le pouvoir et le contrôle sur notre activisme dans la sphère numérique aussi bien que dans le monde réel.
