Donald Trump, Stand-Up Comic
Donald Trump is a skilled comedian whose “gaffes” are often intended to be funny — and his appeal can’t be understood without this fact.
6 Articles by: Juliet Jacques
Juliet Jacques is a London-based writer, filmmaker, journalist, and host of socialist arts program Suite (212), broadcast on Resonance 104.4fm.
Sister Corita’s Immaculate Art
In the 1960s, a nun in California decided to make contemporary art — and managed to serve both the Vatican and the anti–Vietnam War movement in the process.
Laughing at the Void
British political comedy of the 1990s and 2000s satirized a low-stakes world of media management and spin. What happened when it tackled the tragedy and atrocity of the war in Iraq?
Jeremy Corbyn Was Right About Billionaire Football Owners
When Jeremy Corbyn warned of the need to rein in billionaire team owners, the media dismissed his plans to hand more power to fans as “communist.” But that’s exactly what we need to fight the European Super League.
Oscar Wilde Wasn’t Just a Satirist. He Was a Socialist.
Much more than just the wit and satirist of his posthumous reputation, Oscar Wilde was a radical thinker who posed a fundamental challenge to the conservative mores of late Victorian England. His thinking on liberation led him to imagine a socialist future in which creativity can flourish across all of society.
Yes, Politics Do Belong in Sports
FC St. Pauli isn’t Germany’s best football club, but its resistance to commercialization has earned it a mass following around the world. Resisting the call to “keep politics out of sports,” its fans insist that what sports really need protecting from is the pervasive power of money.