When potentially 23 million American renters facing eviction, Langston Hughes’s “Ballad of a Landlord” feels timely.
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Langston Hughes on Evictions
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Trump’s Troops Have No Stinkin’ Badges
Trump’s special federal troops claims they need not wear identifying badges, bringing to mind the most famous line from the novel (and film) “Treasure of the Sierra Madre.”
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Circle of Reason Villain Resembles Trump
Amitav Ghosh’s novel “Circle of Reason” features a wannabe autocrat who has an eerie resemblance to Donald Trump.
Mary Trump, Smiley on Nightmare Families
To see another family as dysfunctional as the one Mary Trump describes in her recent book, look to Jane Smiley’s “Thousand Acres.”
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Le Guin on Differing Disaster Responses
An Ursula LeGuin sci-fi story captures how different cultures respond to catastrophes differently. It’s very relevant to a world confronting Covid.
Pratchett Understands Amoral Enablers
For a spot-on depiction of GOP enablers of Donald Trump, check out the civic leaders in Terry Pratchett’s “Guards! Guards!”
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Trump Tilts with Reality
Trump is like Don Quixote in that both deny reality. Quixote has much more benevolent motives, however.
Trump and Lear, Addicted to Praise
Trump, like Lear, needs sycophantic followers to salvage his ego. His Tulsa rally shook him because few of them showed up.
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