Workers and Political Voice

2019 ◽  
pp. 133-162
Author(s):  
Christopher Martin
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Labor Unions ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Republican Party ◽  
Tea Party ◽  
Occupy Wall Street ◽  
Wall Street ◽  
Silent Majority ◽  
The Media ◽  
Political Voice

Chapter 5 exploresthe idea of political voice. It charts how the shift in journalism’s positions about labor unions and the working class relates to the shift in focus of the Democrat and Republican parties in the late 1960s and early 1970s and the concept of the “Silent Majority” encouraged by the Republican Party. As the media and politicians talked less about class, and the working class lost their voice,they found it again in the nascent Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements, which had similar origins, but wildly divergent solutions. The chapter also looks at the case of Iowa’s shift in political voice in the 2016 presidential election.

Predicting Political Biases Against the Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party Movements

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarret T. Crawford ◽  
Eneda Xhambazi
Keyword(s):  
Tea Party ◽  
Occupy Wall Street ◽  
Wall Street

Governance: Democracy All the Way Down

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Occupy Wall Street ◽  
Wall Street ◽  
Media System ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Prefigurative Politics

This chapter examines indymedia's multilayered, transnational application of direct democracy, which in many ways anticipates and sets the stage for Occupy Wall Street. It focuses on the ways that democracy is understood and enacted by indymedia activists—from the development of an open media system where anyone can speak (democratizing the media), to the preference for consensus-based decision making (democratic governance), and the belief that activists must develop the structures, processes, and relationships within the movement that they aim to achieve in the world (prefigurative politics). Seen from this vantage, for indymedia activists democracy is multivalent, standing in as the end goal of a new society, a revolutionary tool to remake that society, and the everyday practice that allows for innovation and new forms of collective power.

Working-Class Comic Book Heroes

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Republican Party ◽  
Comic Book ◽  
Wall Street ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Working Classes ◽  
High Profile ◽  
The Walking Dead ◽  
The Galaxy

The Occupy Wall Street protests popularized the notion that “We are the 99 percent” mobilized against the political and economic interests of “the top 1%.” Some protestors wore Guy Fawkes masks in honor of the anarchist hero V, from Alan Moore’s comic book V for Vendetta. The 2016 United States Presidential election saw further evidence of populist unrest, with Democratic Primary candidate Bernie Sanders and Republican Party nominee Donald J. Trump making the economic fears of the beleaguered working- and middle-classes centerpieces of their campaigns. Since populist movements play an increasingly important role in global politics, it is important to consider how the often dismissed and demonized members of the working-classes are represented in popular culture. This book is about how these individuals – and the class conflicts they face in their daily lives – are depicted in comic books and their high-profile film and television adaptations. The essays in this book examine the horror-westerns The Walking Dead and Preacher, and the superhero comics Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Superman, The Fantastic Four, and Guardians of the Galaxy. Superpowered and non-superpowered comic book heroes provide a unique opportunity to reflect upon the emotionally charged issues surrounding “class” in a borderline safe space. The scholars who wrote these essays hope that, by discussing fictional working-class superheroes such as Spider-Man and Lois Lane in both an intellectual and entertaining manner, they will encourage more fruitful and enlightened ways of discussing vitally significant issues of wealth disparity and class identity in the real world.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Media Messages during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: A Thematic Comparison between CNN News and Donald Trump’s Tweets

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Zeinab Ghasemi Tari ◽  
Zahra Emamzadeh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Republican Party ◽  
The United States ◽  
Selective Exposure ◽  
Critical Periods ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
American Media ◽  
The Media

In the last presidential election of the United States (2016), the interaction between the Donald Trump and the American media was remarkable and unprecedented from both political and communication perspectives. The present paper is interested in observing the interactions between then the Republican Party candidate, Donald Trump, and the media of the United States. As there were major verbal confrontations between Trump, and some media, specifically CNN, this paper observes how Trump campaign reacted to CNN that turned out to be one of his biggest opponents. The relations and reactions are explained using “agenda setting” and “selective exposure” as theories and “thematic analysis” as the research methodology. The paper analyzes CNN videos from October 7 to October 31, and Trump’s tweets during the same period. The reason for conducting the research during October is that this month is regarded as one of the most critical periods in US presidential election, known as “October surprise”. Then a thematic analysis of the data is conducted to extract all accusations and allegations against Trump. Research results show that President Trump did not react to most of the accusations and attacks raised by CNN. Apparently Trump had decided that ignoring and not responding is a better strategy. There was an exception to this rule: Trump’s treatment toward women. He did address that issue frequently and tried to justify himself and apologize. Accordingly, Trump’s presidential campaign aim was to ignore accusations, keep attacking, and answering accusations only if they are already known to too many people.

Grassroots organizing in the digital age: considering values and technology in Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheetal D. Agarwal ◽  
Michael L. Barthel ◽  
Caterina Rost ◽  
Alan Borning ◽  
W. Lance Bennett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Age ◽  
Tea Party ◽  
Occupy Wall Street ◽  
Grassroots Organizing ◽  
Wall Street

Prospects for US politics in 2016

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Republican Party ◽  
Tea Party ◽  
Content Type

Subject Prospects for US politics in 2016 Significance Washington will be fixated on the presidential election in 2016, but the final year of President Barack Obama's term will see a flurry of activity, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster his legacy with policy achievements. While little legislation will pass Congress, there could be significant developments on climate change, infrastructure and the power of the 'Tea Party' wing of the Republican Party.

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