Country Club Diplomacy

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New Orleans   Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize winning economist and op-ed writer for the New York Times, ended a column on the Trump presidency the other day saying, “be afraid.” That’s good advice. At the same time be prepared to occasionally succumb to the hysterical hilarity of its very ridiculousness. Take for example the weekend …

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Protest Inside the Corporate Castles and Behind the Government Walls

DC Politics Ideas and Issues National Politics Organizing

New Orleans   If you ever wondered whether mass protests bring social change or just more miles on your wrist FitBit, the evidence of the protests’ impact whether the Women’s March or the mass airport actions around the Trump travel ban are now everywhere including inside corporate castles and behind the walls of government throughout the …

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