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Articles by Thomas Dumm
The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Will Fuel the “Disuniting” of the United States and the Unraveling of American Democracy
On April 29, the Supreme Court delivered a devastating blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA). As bad as it was, the decision fit with a long line of cases in which the conservative- dominated Court has turned a blind eye to the lived realities of racism in the United States.
JD Vance doesn't believe in free speech Original
On Feb. 14, 2005, newly-inaugurated Vice President JD Vance made his first official trip to Europe to attend the annual Munich Security Conference. Instead of the usual warm embrace and pledge of continued cooperation, Vance delivered a scathing indictment of their policies and their principles.
Will We Win The Fight Against Facism?
I have been teaching a 200-level course this spring on the politics of the new right in the United States. Among other assignments, I have been having students read The New York Times in order to keep track of how a new right administration in power operates. As the Trump Administration has made its initial decisions, it has become quite clear that Trump’s administrators and the members of the Republican party have been acting exactly as fascists do.
Beware the Fasci-Clown: Working Class Anxiety in an Age of Climate Catastrophe
Much of the working class, feeling neglected and sidelined by the Democratic Party for decades, are increasingly prepared to allow Trump to twist and turn their grievances into shapes that fit a fascist agenda. By William E. Connolly, Thomas Dumm We now live during the time of the fasci-clown. In post-election analyses, all the discussions of the appeal of his racism and patriarchy capture important things.
Being With Others
'All of humanity's problems come from a man’s inability to sit in a room by himself,' wrote Blaise Pascal. In early modernity, Pascal’s words were perhaps right. But now the more appropriate comment would be: 'All humanity’s problems come from each one of us being unable to sit in a room with others.' Pascal was convinced that our world is one of suffering, and, that as we strive to evade that suffering, we are unable to face ourselves honestly.
Total Water Solutions: Integrated Water Resource Planning
Ensuring long-term reliability and resiliency of water delivery, along with protecting public health from the source to the tap, are paramount for water utilities. However, only a limited number of communities can rely on a single water source to meet their current and future water demand. The management of water, wastewater, reuse, stormwater, and other lower-quality water is all closely inter-related, and each is a valuable resource.
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