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DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS - JANUARY 5, 2020  
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_ Race and class after Trump, and more reports on the shifting
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Credit, Joe Heller / Capital Gazette

 

* Race, Class and 2020
* Civil War in the GOP
* New Attack on AOC 
* Another Sign of Life in NYC Politics
* American Muslims More Active
* Resolutions for People With Disabilities
* Asian American Christians Vote
* Removing the Stain of Wounded Knee 
* Generals and DefSecs
* The Wealthy Scramble for Vaccines

RACE, CLASS AND 2020
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By Vanessa Williams
Washington Post

Lee D. Baker, a professor of cultural anthropology and African
American studies at Duke University, talked about how the events of
2020 have amplified existing race, class and political divisions.

CIVIL WAR IN THE GOP
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By Jordain Carney
The Hill

Senate Republicans are going to war with each other over the upcoming
Electoral College vote in Congress as lawmakers try to fill a
post-Trump power vacuum.

NEW ATTACK ON AOC
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By Eric Levitz
New York Magazine

A pathological tendency within a small subset of the U.S. left
feeds a habit of mining anti-political cynicism out of its own
naïveté.

ANOTHER SIGN OF LIFE IN NYC POLITICS
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By Susan Edelman
New York Post

Public advocate Jumaane Williams is set to nominate Cea Weaver —
campaign coordinator for Housing Justice for All, a statewide
coalition of tenant groups — to the City Planning Commission.

AMERICAN MUSLIMS ACTIVISM TOOK OFF UNDER TRUMP
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By Claire Sadar
Bay State Banner

Instead of adopting a lower profile, a significant contingent of
American Muslims decided to organize politically and even undertake
campaigns for local, state and national office. Many directly
attribute their decision to run for office to the Islamophobic
rhetoric of Trump and his supporters.

RESOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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By Andrew Pulrang
Forbes

Disabled people are constantly bombarded with advice all year, every
year, mostly on how to solve problems we already know how to solve …
or how to become, or at least appear to be, _less disabled_.

ASIAN AMERICAN CHRISTIANS VOTE
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By Hannah Miao
CNBC

Amid a Black-White political and religious divide, Asian American
Christian communities represent untapped voter networks for political
parties. In Georgia’s crucial Senate runoff races, Democrats have
ramped up outreach to Asian American voters overall.

REMOVING THE STAIN OF WOUNDED KNEE
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By Elizabeth Howe
Vets Connecting

130 years ago, the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry killed 150 Native
Americans at the Wounded Knee massacre. Today, 20 service members
still hold Medals of Honor from their actions at Wounded Knee despite
efforts to revoke them.

WHY GENERALS AREN’T DEFSEC MATERIAL
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By Dwight Stirling
The Conversation

The foundational premise of military management is a unity of command
and a single voice of authority. Senior officers typically have
little patience for opposing views or consensus-building. Diversity of
thought is not celebrated; contrarian views are not welcome.

THE WEALTHY SCRAMBLE FOR VACCINES
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By Laura J. Nelson and Maya Lau
Los Angeles Times

They’re offering tens of thousands of dollars in cash, making their
personal assistants pester doctors every day, and asking whether a
five-figure donation to a hospital would help them jump the line.

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