Lily Salter's Blog, page 1051
July 16, 2015
Right-wing racist whack-a-mole: Confederate flag comes down, Donald Trump pops up
Take down the rebel flag and then Trump's anti-immigration flag goes up. Such hatred is the GOP's only strategy
The GOP’s apocalyptic tradition: How anti-communist hysteria paved the way for a calamitous “War on Terror”
If Republican saber-rattling on Iran seems familiar, it's because it should
Caitlyn Jenner accepts Courage Award at the EPSYS: “It’s about what happens from here”
Jenner urged everyone in attendance to makes trans issues their issue, saying "trans people deserve your respect"
“There has to be a change in policing”: The unfinished business of criminal justice reform
Reformers are winning but much remains unfinished, New York Civil Liberties Union's Donna Lieberman tells Salon
“Trainwreck”: Amy Schumer’s a comic genius, but this lumpy Judd Apatow rom-com doesn’t do her justice
Comedy's feminist czarina tries to subvert the rom-com -- and gets upstaged by Tilda Swinton and LeBron James
July 15, 2015
Bernie Sanders narrows the gap as Hillary Clinton’s lead declines by double digits
New poll shows Clinton's (still sizable) lead among Democrats dipping as Sanders' favorability rises
You can blame fracking for causing kids to drop out of school
High-paying jobs for low-skilled workers may have lured young men away from education, a new study finds
The latest proof that Operation Jade Helm 15 is a fascist rehearsal of a federal invasion? Beards!
“Spec Ops grows beards,” he said, referring to the photographer’s facial hair. “Y’all got a military ID?”
Shocking new research confirms: It’s a great time to be a white guy in America (and a bad time to be anyone else)
Inequality is soaring in America, overwhelmingly at the expense of women and people of color
The “Scalia effect” and Fox News: How the justice’s trademark tone will shape the next generation of right-wing pundits
A law school dean laments the justice's negative influence, but it goes beyond the legal profession
