So far it seems like being a woman in the presidential primary is more a disadvantage than advantage. That no woman has ever sat in the Oval office doesn’t seem to register as a significant consideration across a good chunk of the political spectrum, albeit for different reasons depending on where a person fits on that spectrum. Even on the left it registers far less than one would hope.
In celebrating Chicago at the NBA All Star game in Chicago, I wish the name of Jesse Jackson had found its way into the narrative. His footprint on the country’s politics and culture over a lifetime goes unappreciated.
Long but thought provoking interview. I was a little surprised MLK’s name didn’t come up.
This is an informative interview of E.J.Dionne. I like Dionne’s take on things, including the elections. Two different positions expressed by Dionne and the interviewer, but I would argue that history leans in Dionne’s direction. The success of movements of a single tendency to effect major shifts in politics is hard to find.
In blocking witnesses yesterday, it strikes me that Trump and the Republicans are making a high stakes’ bet, but then again they were faced with a Hobson’s choice, that is, no good alternative. If they lose in November, it could set in train a bleak future for them, as political and demographic changes work against them.
