-
Dec 9, 2024 | 
eurozine.com | Claire Potter |Adam Reichardt
Adam Reichardt, editor-in-chief of New Eastern Europe, interviews historian Claire Potter about her opinions on how the US election went and what this might mean for US democracy. Adam Reichardt: I would like to start with a quote from your book Political Junkies, published in 2020. Following the results of the 2016 election, when Donald Trump first won, you wrote: ‘When the dust settled on 9 November 2016, a nation of political junkies was exhausted.
-
Nov 6, 2024 | 
eurozine.com | Claire Potter
Policymakers in Russia and Ukraine have been bracing themselves for a potentially seismic shift in US foreign policy. Trump may believe that starving Ukraine of aid will force it to the negotiating table and compel a ceasefire. However, his vow to end the war in 24 hours has been dismissed by Kyiv as unrealistic and by Moscow as dangerous. With the future of the war looking murkier than ever, how are Russia and Ukraine set to fare on the economic front? Less aggressive approach?
-
Oct 1, 2024 | 
clairepotter.substack.com | Claire Potter
Image credit: Puffins Pictures/Shutterstock.comPeople have been asking me whether tonight’s vice presidential debate matters: the short answer is no. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t fun to watch. Why? Vice presidential candidates are back-ups, rarely called upon to step up to the Big Show.
-
Sep 16, 2024 | 
clairepotter.substack.com | Claire Potter
An image of the attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 14, 2024. Image credit: Hadrian/ShutterstockHow do we explain the fact that there have been not one, but two, attempts on former President Donald J. Trump’s life in the last two months? Is it that the country is awash on guns, conspiracy theories, and violent political rhetoric? Is it part and parcel of the national mental health crisis?
-
Aug 16, 2024 | 
clairepotter.substack.com | Claire Potter
Photo credit: Carmen K. Sisson/ShutterstockIn this week’s political round-up, Neil and Claire discuss the ramifications of shorter campaign in the future for both political parties and media companies, and the continuing shift of the race towards Democratic candidates just prior to the next week’s convention. We also pause on the continuing bizarre news from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s camp: will Donald J. Trump make a deal with a third party candidate who is on few state ballots?
-
Jul 5, 2024 | 
clairepotter.substack.com | Claire Potter
Amazon is a top recruiter of retired workers who need extra income to survive. Photo credit: Tada Images/Shutterstock.comWe are all thinking about the aging process this week. Unless the standard bearers of our two major political parties change, as a nation we may be doomed to talk about aging—and who is too old to work-- for the next five months. If—heaven forfend—Republican Donald J. Trump wins the November election, he would be 78 upon taking the oath of office. Democratic incumbent Joseph R.
-
Jun 17, 2024 | 
clairepotter.substack.com | Claire Potter
It’s true—I’ve been playing hooky from this Substack. In the last week or so, I went to a conference, spent a day at Nashville’s annual CountryMusicFest (and have the tee shirt to prove it), hit a research library, and visited a family member. Paying subscribers have had a week added to their accounts. And if you are new to this Substack, please:Trump advisor Steve Bannon at the Conservative Political Action Conference, March 3, 2023.
-
May 10, 2024 | 
jill.substack.com | Shefali Luthra |Abigail Moss |Zadie Smith |Claire Potter
Photo by Ed Robertson on UnsplashHappy Monday! Here are some fine reads from around the web, plus what you might have missed from the newsletter and elsewhere this week. Jill Filipovic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
-
Apr 26, 2024 | 
clairepotter.substack.com | Claire Potter
Sojourner Truth, copyright by Nell Irvin Painter, 2022: reprinted with permission of the artist. On July 21, 2023, amid a culture war manufactured by Republican party activists, Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech in Jacksonville, FL. The occasion? A set of standards for teaching African American history just issued by the Florida Board of Education that evaded or denied much of what we know about the history of Black people in the Americas.
-
Apr 22, 2024 | 
clairepotter.substack.com | Claire Potter
Former President Donald J. Trump speaking to reporters before the start of civil fraud trial brought by NYS Attorney General Letitia James at NYS court in New York on October 2, 2023. Photo credit: lev radin/Shutterstock.comWarning: the end of this essay describes an act of self-harm that occurred outside the courthouse in Lower Manhattan on Friday.If you are having such thoughts, you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
