Dawson Barrett
@dawsonbarrett.bsky.social
Historian // author of THE DEFIANT (post ‘60s US politics/protest) and TEENAGE REBELS (teen activism history, for teens) & co-author of PUNKS IN PEORIA (DIY in a small town) // "Picking up where Zinn left off..." (trying anyway!) // dawsonbarrett.com
“1950s manufacturing economy? Best I can do is 1890s manufacturing economy.”
April 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“1950s manufacturing economy? Best I can do is 1890s manufacturing economy.”
There was a response to Reagan from below, though -- a massive wave of direct action and solidarity activism pushing back and trying to save what could be saved from Earth First!, ACT UP, Food Not Bombs, the Sanctuary Movement, anti-Apartheid activists, DIY punk rock, hip hop, etc. (6/)
November 24, 2024 at 6:43 PM
There was a response to Reagan from below, though -- a massive wave of direct action and solidarity activism pushing back and trying to save what could be saved from Earth First!, ACT UP, Food Not Bombs, the Sanctuary Movement, anti-Apartheid activists, DIY punk rock, hip hop, etc. (6/)
He put members of Phyllis Schlafly’s anti-feminist Eagle Forum in charge of guaranteeing the equal education rights of women and girls. Etc. Etc. Etc. (4/)
November 24, 2024 at 6:43 PM
He put members of Phyllis Schlafly’s anti-feminist Eagle Forum in charge of guaranteeing the equal education rights of women and girls. Etc. Etc. Etc. (4/)
His OSHA head’s company had been cited for 48 OSHA violations (Auchter). His Labor Secretary was a child labor advocate (Donovan). (3/)
November 24, 2024 at 6:43 PM
His OSHA head’s company had been cited for 48 OSHA violations (Auchter). His Labor Secretary was a child labor advocate (Donovan). (3/)
Reagan appointed polluters to oversee the environment (Watt, Gorsuch). He appointed an EEOC head who opposed civil rights protections (Thomas). (2/)
November 24, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Reagan appointed polluters to oversee the environment (Watt, Gorsuch). He appointed an EEOC head who opposed civil rights protections (Thomas). (2/)
Trump’s appointments are dangerous and worthy of attention. The strategy of theft through saboteur appointments, however, is nothing new. Reagan, from whom Trump plagiarized his slogan, was the gold standard, an almost immediate backlash to the many federal victories of ’30s-’60s era movements. (1/)
November 24, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Trump’s appointments are dangerous and worthy of attention. The strategy of theft through saboteur appointments, however, is nothing new. Reagan, from whom Trump plagiarized his slogan, was the gold standard, an almost immediate backlash to the many federal victories of ’30s-’60s era movements. (1/)