Lily Salter's Blog, page 1044
July 25, 2015
Robert Reich: Progressives can’t afford “to split into a ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement and an ‘economic justice’ movement”
Progressives must stay united, according to the former secretary of labor
Bill Clinton’s gutsy apologies: Now he owes one to Ricky Ray Rector
To look tough on crime, Clinton oversaw execution of a man so mentally ill he asked to save his last meal for later
Sandra Bland’s American tragedy: How a country’s vicious history lives on in an all-too-modern outrage
Sandra Bland's story is about race and migration, the ghosts that still haunt us and the violence that won't end
Will any major Democrats stand up against the GOP’s rampant Islamophobia?
The GOP is using code words and collaborating with some of the biggest fearmongers and not paying a price
It’s not who he is, it’s who he hates: The secret to Donald Trump’s toxic appeal
The media's attempts to take Trump down are doomed. The more they hate him, the stronger he gets
July 23, 2015
When the absolute right to snark turns sour: A Gawker believer reconsiders the manifesto he once held dear
Snark can be a useful tool, but when it turns into an indiscriminate hammer, everyone starts to look like a nail
Jon Stewart faces his next chapter: Goodbye to “the joy machine” of the writing room and the anxiety of being the poster boy for the left
"You have to never be precious with the material," Stewart reflected on the fast pace of "The Daily Show"
Time to retire “haters gonna hate”: With Taylor Swift’s apology, the bright new post- “Shake It Off” era is born
It's dishonest and lazy to spin legitimate criticism as mindless trolling
“Southpaw”: A gripping, conflicted fable of a white champ in an imagined America
Jake Gyllenhaal is magnificent in a classic fight drama from the creators of "Training Day" and "Sons of Anarchy"
Wyatt Cenac: Jon Stewart told me to “f*ck off” after I challenged him on racially charged impression
Wyatt Cenac tells Marc Maron in a recent "WTF" that he left "The Daily Show" devastated by his clash with Stewart
