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When dehumanization becomes policy: Ableist language and the quiet violence of power
When dehumanization becomes policy: Ableist language and the quiet violence of power by George Cassidy Payne 757 words When the most powerful person in the world uses dehumanizing language, it is never just rhetoric. It is instruction. In late November, Donald Trump publicly referred to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as “seriously retarded” while attacking Walz’s
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Whatever happened to Trump’s “Golden Age” for American workers?
Whatever happened to Trump’s “Golden Age” for American workers? by Lawrence S. Wittner 970 words Although Donald Trump’s Department of Labor announced in April 2025 that “Trump’s Golden Age puts American workers first,” that contention is contradicted by the facts. Indeed, Trump has taken the lead in reducing workers’ incomes. One of his key actions along these
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Trump’s anti-immigrant crusade
Trump’s anti-immigrant crusade by Mel Gurtov 996 words The New Know Nothings In the mid-19th century, an influential political party, the Know Nothings, carried on about the dangers of immigration—not from African slaves but from Europe. The Know Nothings faded out with the Civil War, but they have made a comeback—today’s Republican Party. When Donald Trump