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From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The CEO of the New York Times and the former director general of the BBC, takes a look at the public discourse in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and in the Brexit campaign, and finds some troubling changes. The use of words that can eaily be picked up by Twitter and social media to attack opponents, the complete disregard for facts, and outright attempts to denigrate and destroy using rhetorical tactics, and a section of the public that has turned away from the facts or is disinterested in facts, is deeply troubling for Mark Thompson. When the public discourse fails, then the politics as a whole starts to collapse, says Thompson. We are children of the enlightenment, says Thompson, and were taught to look underneath statements to discern the truth. This is a crisis in public discourse. Worse it is one in which truth telling by people who say they are outsiders and tell it like it is, is not about telling the truth. Which is what makes it so dangerous. Thompson cites the statement by Michael Gove that "people in this country have had enough of experts," as another dangerous sign. He says it is time that experts make themselves understandable and talk in a way the public can understand. The media needs to explain issues in clear ways, and professional policymakers language of discourse needs to be conveyed in better ways that the public can grasp, in which the Brexit Remain campaign failed, says Thompson. Its important to acknowledge the problem, as the health of our democracies depends on finding solutions to what has happened in 2015-2016 to change the public discourse and let it deteriorate to unimaginable levels.
Closing the gaps in the ideological debates in 2016 to tackle poverty in America, after the emergence of Donald Trump
02/02/2016
Eduardo Porter of the NYT reports on how experts on the left and right of the political spectrum are coming together in 2016 to tackle poverty in America. The emergence of billionaire Trump appealing to older non college educated workers and the people marginalized by globalized trade without providing any program specifics and lowering the political discourse to labels, exaggeration and misstatements, has acted as a catalyst for lowering the ideological barriers to action for experts on both sides.
Grouped Articles
Finding Common Political Ground on Poverty
New York Times 02/02/2016
How Far Left Has America Moved?
New York Times 02/12/2016
Bernie Sanders: Democrats Need to Wake Up
The New York Times 06/28/2016
The Millions of Americans Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Barely Mention: The Poor
The New York Times 08/11/2016
The New York Times 08/12/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
Why Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are facing a tough run in the 2015 primaries against Trump and Sanders- changes in the demographic, social and economic landscape of America
10/13/2015
Grouped Articles
The Two Parties Aren’t Crazy, Just Changed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2015
Clinton, judged winner of debate, holds big national lead over Sanders - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/20/2015
Biden’s decision boosts Clinton and sets up a two-way race with Sanders - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/21/2015
Donald Trump Forges New Blue-Collar Coalition Among Republicans
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2015
Donald Trump’s Plan on Muslims Is Opposed by Most Americans; GOP Is Split, WSJ/NBC Poll Finds
Wall Street Journal 12/11/2015
Wall Street Journal 01/15/2016
How the media created the Trump surge- $1.9 billion in media coverage according to the Times, a lack of proper vetting of the candidate, and missing the plight of struggling working class voters
03/26/2016
The media may have also made the mistake of thinking the Trump candidacy would fade, that it was some kind of television publicity move. Other reasons played a part- the fragmentation in the vote with many candidates, the lack of candidates who could seriously connect with voter anxiety about security, drugs, uncertainty about jobs, Trump's experience as a television personality simplifying issues with slogans. The media reflection comes in March 2016 with a series of wins by Trump in southern and midwestern states. Journalists like Tom Brokaw feel stymied by the change in attitudes of viewers who did not take vetting seriously when he tried, and veteran journalist Bob Schieffer also sees a change in attitudes. Voters seemed to be sending a message about the disconnect with them of the elites. The whole process dragged down civility and values in public life with the deterioration in the campaigning to very low levels by March 2016, leaving the media a lot to reflect on and correct.
Grouped Articles
My Shared Shame: The Media Helped Make Trump
New York Times 03/26/2016
Wall Street Journal 03/28/2016
Obama calls for more facts, fewer insults in speech to journalists - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/29/2016
Obama Urges Journalists to Cover the Substance of the Campaign
New York Times 03/28/2016
In defense of the GOP - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/2016
Softening on Trump? Remember this. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/23/2016
Paul Ryan's decisive win in August 2016 with 84% of the vote for the Republican primary in his House seat of Janesville, Wisconsin, against a Trump type challenger
08/10/2016
The U.S House Speaker's very decisive win shows his style of leadership is what works as the national discourse deteriorates in 2016.
Grouped Articles
Rep. Paul Ryan Wins Wisconsin Republican Primary
WSJ 08/10/2016
Donald Trump Faces Narrow Path to White House Victory
WSJ 08/24/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
Donald Trump has broken the Republican Party | Americas | DW.COM | 12.10.2016
DW.COM 10/12/2016
A Donald Trump rally in Orlando, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois in March 2016- anti-establishment politics of some white working class voters, divisive rhetoric against Hispanics, minorities, and the response in Chicago
03/09/2016
Grouped Articles
What His Believers See in Donald Trump
Wall Street Journal 03/09/2016
Donald Trump’s Rally in Chicago Canceled After Violent Scuffles
New York Times 03/11/2016
Economist 03/24/2016
Wall Street Journal 04/11/2016
In defense of the GOP - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/2016
Many Democrats want to face Trump in November. They’re wrong. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/2016
A Gallup study with 87,000 intervews on what Trump supporters look like and the communities they come from- less likely to be unemployed, facing intergenerational mobility problems, health issues, cultural angst
08/16/2016
Grouped Articles
How Economic Anxieties Explain Donald Trump’s Appeal—And Where They Fall Short
WSJ 08/16/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
Trump Rhetoric Poses Dangers to American Democracy - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 10/19/2016
In Boomers’ Sunset, Election Reawakens an Old Divide
The New York Times 11/07/2016
Donald Trump's campaign strategies and the effects of globalization and free trade marginalizing vulnerable less educated workers
12/25/2015
Experts in Germany and the U.S. look at support for right wing parties and fringe movements in 2015 for areas adversely affected by cheap imports.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 12/25/2015
Washington Post 12/27/2015
Trump Laid Out His Playbook 30 Years Ago
Wall Street Journal 01/25/2016
What’s Our Duty to the People Globalization Leaves Behind?
New York Times 01/26/2016
Here’s what a conservative policy agenda should look like in the Trump era - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/27/2016
Anxiety Fuels Donald Trump’s Supporters
Wall Street Journal 01/27/2016
Donald Trump and New York's tabloid press in an earlier period
04/11/2016
Grouped Articles
Donald Trump and New York Tabloids Resume Their Elaborate Dance
New York Times 04/11/2016
How Economic Anxieties Explain Donald Trump’s Appeal—And Where They Fall Short
WSJ 08/16/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
The U.S. Democratic party in the South and urban liberal moderates in 2016
08/22/2016
Urban liberal moderates such as in the urban centres of Georgia and South Carolina form the basis of a new Democratic party in the South in 2016. Trump's resemblance in rhetoric to Alabama governor George Wallace, immigration now and civil rights then, is creating a new dynamic in the Southern U.S. states with college educated voters in the suburbs, especially women, and some Republican women shifting away from Trump.
Grouped Articles
Why Hillary Clinton Might Win Georgia
The New York Times 08/22/2016
In Clinton vs. Trump, the Overlooked Impact of Asian-Americans
WSJ 08/22/2016
In Clinton vs. Trump, the Overlooked Impact of Asian-Americans
WSJ 08/22/2016
Donald Trump Faces Narrow Path to White House Victory
WSJ 08/24/2016
Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance
The New York Times 08/25/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
Donald Trump rallies in the U.S. presidential election- changing nature of political discourse in 2016
08/04/2016
Grouped Articles
Voices From Donald Trump’s Rallies, Uncensored
The New York Times 08/03/2016
US election: Anger over Donald Trump gun rights remarks - BBC News
BBC News 08/10/2016
Donald Trump Says ‘Second Amendment People’ Can Stop Hillary Clinton From Curbing Gun Rights
WSJ 08/10/2016
How Economic Anxieties Explain Donald Trump’s Appeal—And Where They Fall Short
WSJ 08/16/2016
Hillary Clinton Says ‘Radical Fringe’ Is Taking Over G.O.P. Under Donald Trump
The New York Times 08/25/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
The Donald Trump Style book- improvising what you say and being strategic, saying what is on everybody's minds but others don't say it
01/24/2016
The conservative, cautious, and plodding nature of politicians works in favor of Donald Trump in the early U.S. Republican primaries. Trump style is to say what is on people's minds at the time, but rivals fail to say it, and yet make points strategically. Here Monica Langley of the WSJ describes the Trump style and the controversy it is generating in early 2016.
Grouped Articles
Behind Donald Trump’s Attack Strategy
Wall Street Journal 01/25/2016
Trump Laid Out His Playbook 30 Years Ago
Wall Street Journal 01/25/2016
Donald Trump Means Business in Iowa: Night in Motel, and a Day in Church
New York Times 01/24/2016
Donald Trump’s Campaign Blueprint: His Own Book
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2016
What His Believers See in Donald Trump
Wall Street Journal 03/09/2016
Donald Trump and New York Tabloids Resume Their Elaborate Dance
New York Times 04/11/2016
Rebublican 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump and the core support from the white working class, many 55-64 years without a high school education
11/18/2015
A PRRI and Brookings Institution survey shows 55% of Donald Trump's support comes from the white working class who see immigrants in a negative light and are critical of large corporate interests. This group also sees political correctness as being a problem.
Grouped Articles
Trump Rides a Blue-Collar Wave
Wall Street Journal 11/18/2015
Donald Trump Forges New Blue-Collar Coalition Among Republicans
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2015
Donald Trump calls for ‘total’ ban on Muslims entering United States - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/08/2015
Trump Is the Democrats’ Dream Nominee
Wall Street Journal 12/10/2015
Donald Trump’s Plan on Muslims Is Opposed by Most Americans; GOP Is Split, WSJ/NBC Poll Finds
Wall Street Journal 12/11/2015
Wall Street Journal 12/12/2015
The significant role of women in the presidential election of 2016- with a woman as candidate and provocative remarks by Trump that alienate women
08/10/2016
Grouped Articles
Donald Trump’s Support Among Republican Women Starts to Slide
The New York Times 08/10/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
The Economist 08/27/2016
The Morning After the Debate, Donald Trump Goes on the Attack
The New York Times 09/27/2016
US presidential debate: Clinton doubts Trump 'groping' apology - BBC News
BBC News 10/10/2016
24 fact checks from the second presidential debate
NBC News 10/10/2016
Hillary Clinton in a contest with Donald Trump for the presidential election of 2016- uncertain result with the negative perception of both candidates over 50%
03/28/2016
Grouped Articles
Yes, Donald Could Beat Hillary
Wall Street Journal 03/28/2016
Electoral Map Is a Reality Check to Donald Trump’s Bid
New York Times 04/02/2016
Hillary Clinton won New York, but her image is underwater - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/20/2016
Presidential Front-Runners Get Breathing Room After New York Vote
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2016
New York Times 04/23/2016
Barack Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
WSJ 06/10/2016
The anti-Trump campaign in April 2016 following efforts by Trump on the election stump to complete a narrative about everything to be "rigged" to win voter support
04/22/2016
Trump continues to talk about "a rigged system" says RNC chairman Preibus to win voter support and complete his narrative that a lot of the system is rigged. This even though says Priebus, Trump won 90% of the delegates in New York with about 60% of the vote, and other experts point to a different outcome in other early primaries without many candidates splitting the Republican vote.
Grouped Articles
Some GOP elites aren’t quite convinced by Trump charm offensive - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/23/2016
Softening on Trump? Remember this. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/23/2016
Donald Trump and GOP Grope Toward Unity
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2016
Reince Priebus Calls on G.O.P. to Back Nominee, Even if It’s You-Know-Who
New York Times 04/22/2016
Donald Trump Starts Summer Push With Crippling Money Deficit
The New York Times 06/20/2016
Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief
The New York Times 08/15/2016
The U.S. Federal Reserve and the populist movements of 2016 of Trump and Sanders
08/26/2016
By missing the signals of the bubble in financial markets and letting the mortgage crisis develop upto the point that the overleveraged banks had to be rescued and the global economy went into a deep recession, the U.S. Fed created the conditions for the populist movements of 2016. Very low rates designed to help the economy recover hurt savers, further depressing the financial assets of the middle and working class. The lack of access to public colleges hurt upward mobility, and the high cost of tution led to parents assuming large amounts of student debt further depressing their condition. The assets of middle and working class people revealed at a Boston Fed sponsored Inequality conference in Oct. 2014 were shocking- the average net worth of the lower half of the distribution in the U.S., or 62 million households was an average of $11,000, with one quarter at zero net worth, according to Janet Yellen, the chairman of the Fed, America's central bank.
Grouped Articles
Years of Fed Missteps Fueled Disillusion With the Economy and Washington
WSJ 08/26/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
Apple should repay Ireland 13bn euros, European Commission rules - BBC News
BBC News 08/30/2016
Apple must now pay its taxes. This is a vindication of protest | Owen Jones
The Guardian 08/30/2016
The Economic Expansion Is Helping the Middle Class, Finally
The New York Times 09/13/2016
Fed, With 3 Officials in Dissent, Stands Firm on Interest Rates While Noting Improving Economy
The New York Times 09/21/2016
U.S. 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump- misstatements and exaggerations
09/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Fact checking the second round of GOP debates - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/17/2015
The beginning of the end of Donald Trump? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/17/2015
A New Stage but a Familiar Donald Trump: The Brawler
New York Times 09/16/2015
Candidates Use Second G.O.P. Debate to Taunt Donald Trump
New York Times 09/16/2015
Wall Street Journal 12/22/2015
Trump and His Debts: A Narrow Escape
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2016
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