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Finding Hope

Jan 7, 2025 | tomdispatch.com | Rebecca Gordon

In the Negative Spaces of the Trump Era The expression “punch-drunk,” Google informs me, means “stupefied by or as if by a series of heavy blows to the head.” Google’s Oxford Language entry then offers a not-terribly-illuminating example of the term’s use: “I feel a little punch-drunk today.” Right now, a better one might be something like: “After November 5, 2024, a lot of people have been feeling more than a little punch-drunk.” Learning on the night of November 5th that Donald Trump had...
Election Aftermath

Dec 1, 2024 | tomdispatch.com | Rebecca Gordon

Staring Down Misogyny“I never realized before that men hate us so much.” That was the lesson drawn by one of my fellow organizers in Reno, Nevada, the morning after the 2024 general election. She’d turned 21 during the campaign, a three-month marathon she approached as a daily opportunity to learn as much as she could about everything she encountered.
A Personal Meditation on Growing Old

Sep 17, 2024 | resilience.org | Rebecca Gordon |Tom Dispatch

The Washington Post headline reads: “A big problem for young workers: 70- and 80-year-olds who won’t retire.” For the first time in history, reports Aden Barton, five generations are competing in the same workforce. His article laments a “demographic traffic jam” at the apexes of various employment pyramids, making it ever harder for young people “to launch their careers and get promoted” in their chosen professions.
A Personal Meditation on Growing Old

Sep 13, 2024 | counterpunch.org | Rebecca Gordon

The Washington Post headline reads: “A big problem for young workers: 70- and 80-year-olds who won’t retire.” For the first time in history, reports Aden Barton, five generations are competing in the same workforce. His article laments a “demographic traffic jam” at the apexes of various employment pyramids, making it ever harder for young people “to launch their careers and get promoted” in their chosen professions.
How to Know When to Retire, If You Can Even Afford It

Sep 12, 2024 | smirkingchimp.com | Rebecca Gordon

— TomDispatch The Washington Post headline reads: “A big problem for young workers: 70- and 80-year-olds who won’t retire.” For the first time in history, reports Aden Barton, five generations are competing in the same workforce. His article laments a “demographic traffic jam” at the apexes of various employment pyramids, making it ever harder for young people “to launch their careers and get promoted” in their chosen professions.
A Personal Meditation on Growing Old

Sep 10, 2024 | laprogressive.com | Rebecca Gordon |Rob Maurer

We used to worry about “children having children.” Maybe now we should be more concerned about old people taking care of old people. The Washington Post headline reads: “A big problem for young workers: 70- and 80-year-olds who won’t retire.” For the first time in history, reports Aden Barton, five generations are competing in the same workforce.
The Lesser Evil Is Still Less Evil

Jul 31, 2024 | newpol.org | Rebecca Gordon |Shannon Ikebe

Symposium on the U.S. ElectionThis article is part of a symposium on the U.S. election. The U.S. Left has long debated how to respond to elections and this year the controversy is more intense than usual. We asked two thoughtful left commentators—Rebecca Gordon and Natalia Tylim—to give their contrasting views on the November election and then we got brief personal comments from several members of the New Politics editorial board.
Symposium on the U.S. Election

Jul 20, 2024 | newpol.org | Rebecca Gordon |Natalia Tylim |Frieda Afary |Dan Fischer

Summer 2024 (New Politics Vol. XX No. 1, Whole Number 77) The U.S. Left has long debated how to respond to elections and this year the controversy is more intense than usual. We asked two thoughtful left commentators—Rebecca Gordon and Natalia Tylim—to give their contrasting views on the November election and then we got brief personal comments from several members of the New Politics editorial board.
The curse of Cassandra: We could see the future - but no one listened

Jun 15, 2024 | salon.com | Rebecca Gordon

A few days ago, my partner and I went in search of packing tape. Our sojourn on an idyllic (if tick-infested) Cape Cod island was ending and it was time to ship some stuff home. We stopped at a little odds-and-ends shop and found ourselves in conversation with the woman behind the counter. She was born in Panama, where her father had served as chief engineer operating tugboats in the Panama Canal.
What Did We Know - and When Did We Know It?

Jun 13, 2024 | portside.org | Rebecca Gordon

What Did We Know – and When Did We Know It? Published June 13, 2024 A few days ago, my partner and I went in search of packing tape. Our sojourn on an idyllic (if tick-infested) Cape Cod island was ending and it was time to ship some stuff home. We stopped at a little odds-and-ends shop and found ourselves in conversation with the woman behind the counter. She was born in Panama, where her father had served as chief engineer operating tugboats in the Panama Canal.