Peter Dreier

Los Angeles

Teacher, writer, activist, father of twins, former soccer coach, ex-gov't official, baseball fanatic, optimist, cheerleader for social justice

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Why Is Pete Hegseth Going to War Against Harvey Milk 47 Years After He Was Assassinated?

3 weeks ago | portside.org | Peter Dreier

Why Is Pete Hegseth Going to War Against Harvey Milk 47 Years After He Was Assassinated? Published June 6, 2025 Despite all the military threats facing the United States, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided to go to war with the gay community. During the first week of Pride Month, he ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, which honors the late gay rights leader and Navy veteran.
Why Is Pete Hegseth Going to War Against Harvey Milk, 48 Years After He Was Assassinated?

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Peter Dreier

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Despite all the military threats facing the United States, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided to go to war with the gay community. During the first week of Pride Month, he ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, which honors the late gay rights leader and Navy veteran.
Trump Imposes His Will on Major League Baseball

1 month ago | prospect.org | Peter Dreier

In his quest to intimidate and control every major American institution—universities, corporations, law firms, the courts, media companies, and others—President Donald Trump has now tightened his grip on the national pastime. Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred has caved to pressure from Trump, reversing long-standing MLB policy, to allow Pete Rose to be eligible for baseball’s Hall of Fame. Manfred’s decision ends the ban that Rose accepted from then-Commissioner A.
Whatever Happened to the Power Elite?

1 month ago | newrepublic.com | Peter Dreier

American democracy, it’s blindingly evident, is in crisis. Terms that once characterized faraway repressive regimes—oligarchy, elite, plutocracy—are now invoked to describe the current political moment.
Whatever Happened to the Power Elite?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Peter Dreier

American democracy, it’s blindingly evident, is in crisis. Terms that once characterized faraway repressive regimes—oligarchy, elite, plutocracy—are now invoked to describe the current political moment.
Incoherent Heroism

1 month ago | dissentmagazine.org | Michael Kazin |Bob Master |Peter Dreier |Donald Cohen

Incoherent Heroism Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes will be a monument to randomness and a lazy, perhaps unthinking, version of the ideology he is supposed to despise. &squarf; May 1, 2025 Since Donald Trump took office in January, the National Endowment for the Humanities has cancelled thousands of grants, including ones it had already awarded.
Brooklyn Dodger 1, Draft Dodger 0

Mar 24, 2025 | thenation.com | Peter Dreier

Culture / March 24, 2025 Brooklyn Dodger 1, Draft Dodger 0Donald Trump picked on the wrong athlete. Even though Jackie Robinson died in 1972, last week he bested Trump in a contest about the role of racism and the civil rights movement.
Contributor: Should the Dodgers balk at a White House invitation this year?

Mar 13, 2025 | latimes.com | Kelly Candaele |Peter Dreier

In 2019, Mookie Betts, then an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, refused President Trump’s invitation to visit the White House, along with eight of his teammates and the Red Sox manager, Alex Cora. The Red Sox were the World Series champs and the invite was standard presidential photo-op protocol.
Bob Dylan Biopic and the Origin Story of an Electrified Maggie’s Farm

Feb 20, 2025 | portside.org | Peter Dreier

Bob Dylan Biopic and the Origin Story of an Electrified Maggie’s Farm Published February 20, 2025 The remarkable Bob Dylan bio-pic A Complete Unknown has been nominated for eight Oscars—best picture, actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, costume design, sound, and adapted screenplay.
Bob Dylan Biopic and the Origin Story of an Electrified Maggie's Farm

Feb 17, 2025 | smirkingchimp.com | Peter Dreier

The remarkable Bob Dylan bio-pic A Complete Unknown has been nominated for eight Oscars—best picture, actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, costume design, sound, and adapted screenplay.