Trump’s Trump: Lou Barletta and the Limits of Anti-Immigrant Politics in Pennsylvania

2020 ◽  
pp. 127-148
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Thom ◽  
Theda Skocpol
Keyword(s):  
Hispanic Immigrants ◽  
National Politics ◽  
The Us ◽  
Luzerne County ◽  
Immigrant Politics

This chapter examines the underpinnings and limits of ethno-nationalism in the politically pivotal state of Pennsylvania by tracking the career of Lou Barletta, US congressman and former mayor of Hazleton in the declining rustbelt area of Luzerne County. Often known as Donald Trump’s political godfather, Barletta rose to political fame by attacking Hispanic immigrants as criminals and sponsoring severe restrictions on their rights. He went on to win a seat in the US House and become one of the first members of Congress to endorse Trump’s 2016 candidacy. The president then recruited Barletta to run for the Senate in 2018 and strongly backed his campaign based on highlighting threats from immigrants. But Barletta lost, illuminating the limits of anti-immigrant appeals in statewide and national politics.

scholarly journals Picturing an Impossible American: Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Photographic Transfers in Portals (2016)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 212-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Zelt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
American Identity ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Multiple Points ◽  
Contact Zones ◽  
The Us

Abstract This article considers artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s use of photographic transfers and popular culture in her 2016 painting “Portals” to craft an artwork specific to her experience across multiple points of social identification in the United States and Nigeria. Through close reading and the study of Crosby’s formal and conceptual strategies, Zelt investigates how varying degrees of recognition work through photographic references. “Portals” contests assimilationist definitions of American identity in favor of a representation which is multiplicitous, operating across geographies. By juxtaposing images from different times, in different directions, Crosby constructs “contact zones” and provokes a mode of looking that reflects a feeling dislocation from the country in which she stands, the United States, and the country with which she also identifies, Nigeria. After a brief introduction to the artist and her relationship to Nigerian national politics, the article explores how distance and recognition work through image references to express a particular form of transnational identity, followed by an examination of uses of popular culture references to engage with blackness and an interdependent “Nigerian-ness” and “American-ness.” It concludes by contextualizing the painting’s display amid waves of amplified nativist purity in the US.

Migration, Border Security, and New Forms of Resistance in the Age of Trump*

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-105
Author(s):  
Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Border Security ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
Popular Resistance ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Immigration

The present article analyzes the responses to US border security policies and particularly US immigration policy by activists, migrants, and progressive actors during the Trump era. It explains new forms of popular resistance in the US and south of its border, as well as their effects in national politics, policies and geopolitics. This analysis focuses on migrant caravans and related protest movements. Finally, this article provides preliminary explanations of such phenomena that include considerations of geopolitics, philanthropy, and the plausible utilization of counterinsurgency tactics.

Possibilities of the Implementation of Foreign Experience of Value Policy in the Sphere of Interethnic Relations on Russian Conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 2268
Author(s):  
Yuriy G. VOLKOV ◽  
Galina S. DENISOVA ◽  
Anatoly V. LUBSKY ◽  
Alexander K. DEGTYAREV ◽  
Valeriya P. VOYTENKO
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Ethnic Relations ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
The Us ◽  
Administrative Model

Insufficient effectiveness of the administrative model of the national policy in Russian society implies a transition to new paradigmatic grounds for management practices in the field of interethnic relations, including taking into account the possibility of the implementation of foreign experience of value policy. The article reveals the difficulties, possibilities and prospects for the implementation of the experience of politics of values in the US and FRG in Russian conditions. It is concluded that value policy allows you to get rid of the administrative syndrome in Russian society, overcome the limitations of only the legal ʽmechanismsʽ for regulating inter-ethnic relations and move on to the communicative model of national politics.

scholarly journals Local News and National Politics

2019 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. 372-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
GREGORY J. MARTIN ◽  
JOSHUA McCRAIN
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Local News ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Local Television ◽  
The Us ◽  
Media Markets ◽  
News Programs

The level of journalistic resources dedicated to coverage of local politics is in a long-term decline in the US news media, with readership shifting to national outlets. We investigate whether this trend is demand- or supply-driven, exploiting a recent wave of local television station acquisitions by a conglomerate owner. Using extensive data on local news programming and viewership, we find that the ownership change led to (1) substantial increases in coverage of national politics at the expense of local politics, (2) a significant rightward shift in the ideological slant of coverage, and (3) a small decrease in viewership, all relative to the changes at other news programs airing in the same media markets. These results suggest a substantial supply-side role in the trends toward nationalization and polarization of politics news, with negative implications for accountability of local elected officials and mass polarization.

Tracking Intergenerational Progress for Immigrant Groups: The Problem of Ethnic Attrition

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Duncan ◽  
Stephen J Trejo
Keyword(s):  
National Origin ◽  
Hispanic Immigrants ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Asian Immigrant ◽  
Present Evidence ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Us ◽  
Measurement Biases

In tracking the later-generation descendants of immigrants, measurement biases can arise from “ethnic attrition” (e.g., US-born individuals who do not self-identify as Mexican despite having ancestors who immigrated from Mexico). We present evidence that such ethnic attrition is sizeable and selective for the third-generation populations of key Hispanic and Asian immigrant groups. In addition, our results suggest that ethnic attrition generates biases that vary across national origin groups in direction as well as magnitude, and that correcting for these biases will raise the socioeconomic standing of the US-born descendants of most Hispanic immigrants relative to their Asian counterparts.

The Juncker Presidency – A Study in Character

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 727-735
Author(s):  
Daniel Sarmiento
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Lisbon Treaty ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
The Us ◽  
Unique Style

Abstract Jean-Claude Juncker was President of the first ‘political Commission’, being the first (and so far the only) President to be elected through the Spitzenkandidat system following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. Juncker was appointed as head of a college of commissioners with high profiles and extensive experience in national politics. During his tenure, Juncker had to manage several crises, including Brexit, the Syrian war and the consequent mass migrations, as well as growing international tensions with Russia and the US. His personal and unique style, together with his broad domestic experience in European affairs, make him a singular personality and a singular President of the European Commission, whose legacy it is still too early to call.

scholarly journals The News Sharing Gap

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 706-735
Author(s):  
Diógenes Lycarião ◽  
Marcelo Alves dos Santos ◽  
Ana Beatriz Leite
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Online News ◽  
Political Context ◽  
National Politics ◽  
The Us ◽  
News Sharing

ABSTRACT – Current literature on online news sharing presents a range of methods and results, alongside contradictory explanations for the phenomenon. To disentangle this, we compared three countries with contrasting levels of political stability (Brazil, Canada and the US). A content analysis of articles (n = 1.658) posted in 2016, on the main news pages in Facebook for each country, shows that the Canadian news pages presented far less news sharing on national politics conflicts than Brazil and the US did. We discuss how this shows the relevance of political context in explaining both news routines and shareworthiness. RESUMO – A literatura sobre compartilhamento de notícias online apresenta uma gama de métodos e resultados com linhas contraditórias de explicação para o fenômeno. Para destrinchar o problema, comparamos três países com níveis contrastantes de estabilidade política (Brasil, Canadá e EUA). Uma análise de conteúdo de notícias (n = 1.658) postadas nas principais páginas noticiosas do Facebook de cada país em 2016 mostra que as páginas canadenses apresentaram muito menos compartilhamento sobre conflitos políticos nacionais do que nos EUA e Brasil. Discutimos como isso mostra a relevância do contexto político para explicar as rotinas produtivas e a compartilhabilidade. RESUMEN – La literatura actual sobre el intercambio de noticias en línea presenta una variedad de métodos y resultados junto con líneas de explicación contradictorias para el fenómeno. Para desenredar esto, comparamos tres países con niveles contrastantes de estabilidad política (Brasil, Canadá y EE. UU.). Un análisis de contenido de los artículos (n = 1.658) publicados en las principales páginas de noticias en Facebook de cada país en 2016 muestra que las páginas de noticias canadienses presentaron mucho menos intercambio de noticias sobre conflictos políticos nacionales. Lo contrario ocurrió en Brasil y Estados Unidos. Discutimos cómo esto muestra la relevancia del contexto político para explicar tanto las rutinas informativas como las compartidas.

The Eleventh Circuit Holds that Agreements in which Pharmaceutical Companies Pay Generic Companies Not to Compete May be Valid

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-184
Author(s):  
Amy Garrigues
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Patent Holder ◽  
Trial Court ◽  
Court Of Appeals ◽  
The Us ◽  
Antitrust Laws ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Appeals Court ◽  
Two Sides

On September 15, 2003, the US. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that agreements between pharmaceutical and generic companies not to compete are not per se unlawful if these agreements do not expand the existing exclusionary right of a patent. The Valley DrugCo.v.Geneva Pharmaceuticals decision emphasizes that the nature of a patent gives the patent holder exclusive rights, and if an agreement merely confirms that exclusivity, then it is not per se unlawful. With this holding, the appeals court reversed the decision of the trial court, which held that agreements under which competitors are paid to stay out of the market are per se violations of the antitrust laws. An examination of the Valley Drugtrial and appeals court decisions sheds light on the two sides of an emerging legal debate concerning the validity of pay-not-to-compete agreements, and more broadly, on the appropriate balance between the seemingly competing interests of patent and antitrust laws.

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