Stories by Christopher Deis

What U.S. History Would Look Like If It Were Written By Texas and Arizona

Posted on: May 20, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Here what U.S. history would look like, as outlined in the guidelines offered by Arizona and Texas. Welcome to Tea Party, USA.

15 Ways I Oppress Rich, White Conservatives Like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh

Posted on: Apr 28, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The election of Obama has been difficult for rich, white conservatives. It's time for me, as a black man, to make amends.

7 Tricks Teabaggers Will Use to Conceal Their Extreme Right-Wing Beliefs

Posted on: Apr 20, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The repackaging of the Tea Parties as forces of American virtue and pluralism, rather than angry right-wingers, is happening as we speak.

The Tea Parties: Built on Fear, Violence and Race Resentment

Posted on: Apr 7, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Racism and xenophobia have been central to the Tea Party movement from the start; while not all of them are racist, they swim in a sea of white racial resentment.

How White Racial Resentment Drives the Right

Posted on: Feb 10, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Many Tea Partiers and their fans in the GOP seem inspired by the fantasy that whiteness remain central to the American identity.

Why Can't We Have a Smart Conversation About Race?

Posted on: Aug 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

We live in an allegedly "colorblind" society, making it even harder to have a truly productive discourse about race.

Whiny Conservatives: How Dare Rich White Guys Cry About Oppression?

Posted on: Jun 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The right-wing media have crafted an absurd -- and dangerous -- political narrative of white male oppression, exclusion and victimization.

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