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DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS – SEPTEMBER 12, 2023  
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* The Patriarchs’ War on Women
* Why is Music Getting Sadder?
* The Anti-Education Agenda
* How We Oppose Antisemitism
* When Doctors Go Union
* Mutual Aid: Organizing Community Care
* Rating Cities For Safety
* Marketing the Power of the Market
* Boycotting “Woke Capitalists”
* Leonardo Leo and the Free Speech Hustle

THE PATRIARCHS’ WAR ON WOMEN
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By Zoe Marks and Erica Chenoweth
Ms.

Around the world, patriarchal authoritarianism is on the rise, and
democracy is on the decline. The connection between sexism and
authoritarianism is not coincidental, or a mere character flaw of
individual misogynists-in-chief. Assaults on women’s and LGBTQ+
rights constitute a backlash against feminist progress expanding
women’s full inclusion in public life.

WHY IS MUSIC GETTING SADDER?
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By Ted Gioia
The Honest Broker

I’m told that the top search term at Spotify among teens is
“sad.” And it’s more than music. Sadness is so widespread among
youngsters (especially teen girls) that the Centers for Disease
Control is now tracking it. So we shouldn’t be surprised that music
and cultural indicators reflect the same reality.

The Anti-Education Agenda
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Las Vegas Sun

There is a war being waged across the country by conservatives seeking
to rewrite history, distort fact and eliminate free and independent
thought. The GOP’s agenda represents a shocking and nearly
unprecedented attempt to use the state to control the lives of
Americans and what they can say, think and do. 

HOW WE OPPOSE ANTISEMITISM
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By Rebecca Ruth Gould
Middle East Eye

A definition of antisemitism which treats it as a mental attitude
inevitably infringes on free speech, due to its focus on ideas and
attitudes rather than actions. But antisemitism, like anti-Black
racism and Islamophobia, is about much more than hate. It is rooted in
structural inequality and is perpetuated by those who benefit from
injustice. 

WHEN DOCTORS GO UNION
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By Harold Meyerson
The American Prospect

It may have taken nearly 175 years for a clear majority of American
physicians to become the “paid wage laborers” that Marx and Engels
saw as their future, but that has now come to pass. Indeed, it’s
really only in the last decade—with an almost mind-boggling
speed—that the medical profession has lost its autonomy to corporate
control.

MUTUAL AID: ORGANIZING COMMUNITY CARE
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CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute

Although every organization is different, a large number of mutual aid
groups offer assistance around food because food is an essential
part of collective survival and wellbeing of the community. When
existing systems fail to meet those essential needs in crisis, mutual
aid delivers those needs to the community. 

RATING CITIES FOR SAFETY
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By Megan Brenan
Gallup

U.S. adults’ partisanship greatly affects their views of the safety
of most of the cities included in the July 3-27 Gallup poll. With the
exception of Dallas and Miami, Democrats and Democratic-leaning
independents are substantially more likely than Republicans and
Republican-leaning independents to perceive each city as safe.

MARKETING THE POWER OF THE MARKET
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By Kyle Paoletta
The Baffler

The hotshots of Beverly Hills seem convinced that, since hundreds of
millions of people have spent their hard-earned money on sneakers,
snacks, and smartphones, a large portion of them must also be
interested in learning how their consumer preferences came into being,
particularly those whose purchases are part and parcel of their
identity.

BOYCOTTING “WOKE CAPITALISTS”
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By Emily Stewart
Vox

From Bud Light to Target, right-wing anger at “woke capitalism” is
scaring corporate America. The right is energized and focused. While
there have been calls for boycotts of companies in recent months that
have not been so successful (Chick-fil-A, Miller Lite, etc.),
activists have been able to get people to coalesce around a handful of
specific actions and brands.

LEONARDO LEO AND THE FREE SPEECH HUSTLE
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By Ed Pilkington
The Guardian

A Trump advisor and co-chair of the Federalist Society, Leo's
commitment to free speech might be more complicated than he professes,
and more self serving. If all American citizens are equal in front of
this vital element of the US constitution, could it be that some
people – notably Leo himself – are more equal than others?

* war on women
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* patriarchy
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* Music
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* Education
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* Conservatives
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* Antisemitism
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* doctors
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* unions
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* mutual aid
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* Markets
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* Free Speech
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* Leonardo Leo
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