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David Masciotra

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Democrats stage a shameful retreat on trans rights: Do they think that will stop Trump?

Many Democrats are ready to throw the trans community overboard. It's immoral, delusional and politically stupid

09.03.2025 60

Salon

David Masciotra

Phil Donahue showed how feminism and open-mindedness are crucial for democracy

My mother cried when I told her that Phil Donahue died. Her mother (my grandmother) was an avid viewer of his daytime talk show, and my mom also...

20.08.2024 10

Salon

David Masciotra

The weird and sexist criticism of Kamala’s “cackle”: Decoding how Harris got the last laugh

Imagine how much you would have to hate life to castigate someone for laughing. It is important to dwell on the thought experiment before...

10.08.2024 10

Salon

David Masciotra

The week America was undoubtedly at its worst

The late Gore Vidal explained that one of his ambitions as a historian and novelist was to determine “when the great cretinism began in the United...

21.07.2024 30

Salon

David Masciotra