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DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS – APRIL 11, 2023  
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_ What a difference a day makes! Chicago and Wisconsin voters turn
the tables _

, Judy Heumann, 1947-2023

 

* The Left Lashes Back
* Chicago’s New Mayor is a Public Education Champ
* Tennessee GOP Fundraising for Future Attacks on Democracy
* Black Women Renew the Fight for the ERA
* Judy Heumann, Hero
* How Christian is Christian Nationalism?
* How Men Feel About Women’s Rights
* CRT Hysteria is Too Much, Even for the Unwoke
* Angel Reese Bum Rushes the NCAA
* Brecht is Always the Best Medicine

 

THE LEFT LASHES BACK
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By Heather Digby Parton
Salon

Nobody ever seemed to consider that enabling the right wing to become
more and more extreme over the course of many years might engender a
backlash of its own. It appears as if that time may have finally come
— and it’s clear the Republican establishment doesn’t know what
to do about it. The question is whether the Democratic establishment
does either.

CHICAGO’S NEW MAYOR IS A PUBLIC EDUCATION CHAMP
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By Libby Stanford
Education Week

Brandon Johnson’s victory in many ways represents a rejection of the
common reforms that have characterized public education in Chicago and
much of the rest of the nation over the past two decades-plus. He
firmly opposed the pro-charter school and school choice policies that
his opponent pushed as the first CEO of Chicago schools under mayoral
control and the head of three other urban school districts.

TENNESSEE GOP FUNDRAISING FOR FUTURE ATTACKS ON DEMOCRACY
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By Kenny Stencil
Common Dreams

The Tennessee Republican Party waited less than 24 hours to start
fundraising off the expulsion of two progressive lawmakers from the
state House—openly bragging Friday about what critics have called a
blatantly anti-democratic move that shows the party's growing
authoritarianism.

BLACK WOMEN RENEW THE FIGHT FOR THE ERA
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By Cheyanne M. Daniels
The Hill

Black women in Congress — specifically Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and
Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) — are taking the lead in trying to revive
the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to guarantee equal rights for all
Americans regardless of gender.

JUDY HEUMANN, HERO
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By Sarah Kuta
Smithsonian Magazine

Judith Heumann (1947-2023) was a lifelong advocate for the rights of
disabled people. She led the historical 1977 Section 504 Sit-In and
instrumental in the development and implementation of other
legislation, such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 

HOW CHRISTIAN IS CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM?
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By Kelefa Sanneh
The New Yorker

Christian nationalism is a minority movement, espousing a claim that
might not have seemed terribly controversial a few decades ago: that
America is, and should remain, a Christian nation. Its adherents were
more likely than other groups to believe “that Muslims and Atheists
hold morally inferior values.”

HOW MEN FEEL ABOUT WOMEN’S RIGHTS
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By Melissa Dunne
Ipsos

Men agree there’s a problem as almost two in three (63% of men on
average across 32 countries) somewhat/strongly agreed “there is
currently an inequality between women and men in terms of social,
political and/or economic rights in my country.” The bad news?
While most men acknowledge women face inequality most men (58%) think
“things have gone far enough.”

CRT HYSTERIA IS TOO MUCH, EVEN FOR THE UNWOKE
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By Walter Einenkel
Daily Kos

Three school board members in a rural Colorado district—all
Republicans—resigned their positions. All three are on the record
as being staunchly against the mythical beasts of the “woke
agenda.” They resigned because the conservative-led hysteria over
race and education in schools seems to have consumed the community.

ANGEL REESE BUM RUSHES THE NCAA
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By Alex Abad-Santos
Vox

Within moments of LSU’s victory, Reese’s taunts went viral — not
unlike Caitlin Clark’s. They got a very different reception,
however. Instead of being seen as cocky or confident or fun,
Reese’s actions were seen by a vocal few as poor sportsmanship.

BRECHT IS ALWAYS THE BEST MEDICINE
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By Doreen Nicoll
rabble.ca

Brecht was a prolific German playwright, poet, theatre practitioner,
and self-proclaimed communist with an intense interest in the
structures and processes of capitalism and its effects on politics,
public policies, and workers’ lived experience. Brecht believed,
and wrote extensively, that the arts can play a significant role in
transforming society.

* the Left
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* chicago
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* Wisconsin
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* Tennessee
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* republicans
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* Black Women
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* Equal Rights Amendment
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* Judy Heumann
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* Christian nationalists
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* women's rights
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* Critical Race Theory
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* Colorado
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* Angel Reese
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* women's basketball
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* Bertolt Brecht
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* Brandon Johnson
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