Posts in Randy's Rants
Randy's Rant — #BringOrangeBack: The Stories We Will — and Should — Tell about the 2020 Presidential Election

For the foreseeable future, we’re going to be bombarded with stories about what the 2020 Presidential election means. I’m going to outline a few of those, but remember, the only thing we can control is what we choose to do. I’m choosing to bring orange back, to welcome that symbol of happiness, light and joy back into my life, and to recommit myself to the change I want to see in the world.

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Randy’s Rant — I Can See Through Your Mask: How Trump’s Authoritarian Ways Threaten Our Democracy

That certain Americans have a surprising habit of voting against their interests probably won’t come as news. But as we near this all-important election, which feels like a referendum on who we are as an American populace, it bears repeating — and exploring. Why do working-class voters tend to tilt Republican, when, as far back as LBJ, Democrats have been the ones who have “supported labor unions, higher minimum wages, expanded unemployment insurance, Medicare and generous Social Security”?

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