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DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS – FEBRUARY 27, 2024  
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February 27, 2024
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_ Beyoncé vs Nashville _

, Anna Kim/Slate

 

* Understanding Good Ol’ Nazis
* The Color Line in Country
* Who Are Moms for Liberty?
* America Loves to Lose
* The Banked and the Unbanked
* Squad’s Ceasefire Call Wins $upport
* The Tides of Antisemitism
* Fight for Clean Water and Justice on O’ahu
* South Chicago: Black Steelworkers Surviving
* The Lonesome Death of Nex Benedict

UNDERSTANDING GOOD OL’ NAZIS
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By Brynn Tannehill
The New Republic

Many of the people in the front row of Trump rallies aren’t fired-up
true believers. They are there for the ideology and the outcome, not
for the man. They’re OK with the fascism, even if the schtick got
old. In the end, the worst movements are always quietly enabled by
otherwise ordinary men.

THE COLOR LINE IN COUNTRY
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By Amanda Marie Martínez
NPR

Country radio stations act as gatekeepers of a stereotype that the
genre is limited to white artists. That complaint has proven valid and
meaningful. And the efforts of Beyoncé's fans to challenge that
perception offers the chance to demystify the crucial role that format
plays in the careers of musicians chasing commercial success. 

WHO ARE MOMS FOR LIBERTY?
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By Maurice Cunningham
Z

While the group claims to “stoke the fires of liberty,” its
founders, and now its members, have instead blazed a years-long trail
of harassment, intimidation, and scandal that has led to
its designation as an anti-government extremist group by the
nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center. 

AMERICA LOVES TO LOSE
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By Joel Anderson
Slate

Even as there are all of the logical, easy-to-prove reasons why
gambling has taken off lately—a Supreme Court ruling, the rise of
the apps, the embrace of the endeavor by the major sports
leagues—there’s one more factor that’s turned the volume on
gambling up in the U.S. It makes more sense if you think about the
emergence of Donald Trump as a powerful political figure.

THE BANKED AND THE UNBANKED
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By Jay L. Zagorsky
The Conversation

The next time you see a sign in a shop or restaurant window stating
“No cash accepted,” you’re really looking at a business
excluding many unbanked and underbanked people. Insisting that all
businesses accept cash is a simple way to ensure everyone is
financially included in the modern economy.

SQUAD’S CEASEFIRE CALL WINS $UPPORT
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By Amanda Becker
The 19th

Members of the progressive “Squad” in the House of Representatives
posted strong fundraising numbers in the fourth quarter as some face
potentially well-financed primary challenges in the wake of their
calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

THE TIDES OF ANTISEMITISM
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By Jenny Jarvie
Los Angeles Times

An old cartoon from the archives of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee roiled the civil rights movement when it first
appeared in 1967, and has lost none of its ability to outrage. The
drawing shows a white hand, marked with a dollar sign inside a Star of
David, tightening nooses around the necks of a Black man and an Arab
man.

FIGHT FOR CLEAN WATER AND JUSTICE ON O’AHU
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By Libby Leonard
Yes!

After a 2021 leak at the U.S. military’s Red Hill fuel storage
facility poisoned thousands, activists, Native Hawaiians, and affected
military families have become unlikely allies in the fight for
accountability.

SOUTH CHICAGO: BLACK STEELWORKERS SURVIVING
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By Maxwell Evans
Block Club Chicago

South Side steelworkers were promised economic stability as a reward
for grueling and dangerous work. But many who survived were forced to
start over when the industry collapsed.

THE LONESOME DEATH OF NEX BENEDICT
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By Carla Hinton
USA Today

Hundreds of people gathered in Oklahoma City on Saturday to pay
tribute to Nex Benedict, a teenager whose death following a
fight inside a high school bathroom sparked widespread heartbreak and
outrage across the nation. Interest has swelled over the past week,
particularly because of Nex's gender-expansive identity and claims of
what led up to the fight at Owasso High School on Feb 7. 

* MAGA
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* Donald Trump
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* Beyonce
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* country music
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* Racism
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* Moms For Liberty
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* sports gambling
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* The Squad
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* Ceasefire
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* Antisemitism
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* chicago
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* Steelworkers
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* Nex Benedict
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