Peter Dreier
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Peter Dreier is professor of politics and urban policy at Occidental College. His books include "Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America," "We Own the Future: Democratic Socialism, American Style," "The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame," "Place Matters: Metropolitics for the 21st Century," and "The Next Los Angeles: The Struggle for a Livable City." From 1984-1992 he served as a deputy to Boston Mayor Ray Flynn.
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Donald Trump’s Anti-Semitic Obsession With Jews
As Election Day approaches, Trump has repeatedly suggested that, should he lose, it will be the Jews’ fault. The remarks have a long and complicated backstory.
10.10.24 | 9:52 am
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The Democrats’ Secret Weapon
The number of former Cabinet secretaries and staffers who have denounced their one-time boss, Donald Trump, is unprecedented.
08.06.24 | 9:00 am
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What Jamaal Bowman’s Defeat Does and Doesn’t Tell Us About The Future of The Left
Attempts to cast Bowman as part of a trend gloss over the details of the district and the candidate.
06.28.24 | 4:37 pm
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Is The NRA Nightmare Almost Over?
Although he liked to portray the NRA as representing grassroots gun owners, LaPierre was a corporate lobbyist and his major clients were the corporations whose profits grow when there are few restrictions on the sale and ownership of guns and ammunition.
01.19.24 | 1:29 pm
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The Importance Of The United Auto Workers’ Victory
UAW president Shawn Fain described the victory as a 'turning point in the class war.'
10.31.23 | 12:27 pm
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Trump Got Few Jewish Votes In 2016 And 2020. He’ll Get Even Fewer In 2024.
Most Jews reject Republican policy positions and trust Democrats over Republicans on all major issues, including fighting antisemitism, but Trump’s extremism is particularly unpopular among Jewish voters.
09.16.23 | 9:00 am
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The False Equivalence Between The ‘Far Right’ And The ‘Hard Left’
Throughout the debt-ceiling crisis, news reports have wrongly suggested that each party's activist wings balance one another out.
06.02.23 | 8:40 am