Paul Ryan projects upon the poor as Joseph Conrad did upon Africans.
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Why GOP Right Is Beating Up on the Poor
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Ayn Rand Likes Systems, Not Humans
Ayn Rand’s novels appeal to those who prefer systems over people.
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Dickens, We Need You (and Also FDR)
With unemployment insurance set to run out next week, it’s time to invoke Charles Dickens’ “Christmas Carol.” FDR did so.
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GOP Whites Splitting? Huck Finn Says No
If “Huck Finn” has predictive value, the class tensions within today’s GOP will be papered over by racism.
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Jane Eyre’s Critique of the 1%
The critique in “Jane Eyre” of privileged classes who attack the poor anticipates today’s political scene.
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Caution: Don’t Stereotype Immigrants
William Carlos Williams has a poem that prompts us to see beyond immigrant stereotypes.
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Dickens’ Children Expose Class Unfairness
Charles Dickens’ Sissy Jupe, in her innocence, could teach the GOP something about its insensitivity to the needs of the poor.
What Anna Karenina Would Say to the GOP
Perfect advice from Tolstoy for the GOP.
