Tag Archives: protest

A Bloomsday Thought

Posted on June 16, 2026 by gdkrenz

Happy Bloomsday! If you are among the uninitiated, that means that today, June 16, is the day on which James Joyce’s Ulysses is set in 1904, the day in which the book’s protagonists — Leopold Bloom, Stephen Dedalus, and Molly Bloom — … Continue reading →

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Democracy and the Progressive (Gary Krenz)

Posted on May 5, 2026 by gdkrenz

Following up on Dan’s important post about The Sorrow and the Pity, I’d like to draw attention to this piece by Seva Gunitsky at Persuasion: “The Incels are Taking Over.” Gunitsky, the George Ignatieff Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto, reviews the … Continue reading →

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No Kings and Our Democratic Opportunity (Gary Krenz)

Posted on March 29, 2026 by gdkrenz

We had a wonderful No Kings experience in Ann Arbor yesterday–as always. People’s creativity with signs and banners is always remarkable, and it is hard to imagine gathering with a more thoughtful group of individuals. Conversations are always good — … Continue reading →

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The John Lewis Example

Posted on January 12, 2026 by gdkrenz

Friends, the news gets more chilling every day. On the one hand, there are good signs that Trump’s coalition is fracturing; on the other hand, he is getting more and more brazen in his statements and in his actions, aided … Continue reading →

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ICE OUT rally in NYC

Posted on January 11, 2026 by gdkrenz

A great rally in NYC today, with the sun coming out literally as the march down 5th Avenue began! A fantastic turnout for a winter day and on short notice. As always, lots of people peaceful, courteous, helpful, and absolutely … Continue reading →

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Signs of Hope and Determination (Near Term)

Posted on October 28, 2025 by gdkrenz

A few days ago, I posted about three phases of gathering resistance and affirming democracy. I still plan to post about each phase in more detail, but right now I’d like to identify a couple of pieces that might be … Continue reading →

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No, Spkr Johnson: “No Kings” IS “Love America”

Posted on October 13, 2025 by gdkrenz

We Americans love to label things, no doubt. And labeling things can be important in politics. Labels can give us a shorthand, and they can serve as rallying cries. At this point, we can’t for instance any longer avoid calling … Continue reading →

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To The Streets!

Posted on August 25, 2025 by barbkrenz

John Bolten’s house searched by the FBI. Promises to investigate Chris Christy and Pres Obama and Pres Biden and VP Harris and Hillary Clinton and Jake Sullivan and Antony Blinken and … ICE raids and deportations that are the epitome … Continue reading →

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