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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBest article I have seen in the New Yorker
on Trump and his followers written by George Saunders, one of America's great writers, who traveled for months to Trump rallies around the nation and got up close and personal with supporters and protesters. Titled "Trump Days" you'll find it in the July 11 &18 edition.
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Best article I have seen in the New Yorker (Original Post)
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Jul 2016
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morningfog
(18,115 posts)1. Saunders is one of my favs,I'll watch for it.
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)2. I have a pile of unread ones, and don't know if this one came yet.
will check.
did you see the issue in which all the cartoons were about Trump? I think it was in Feb., but it all runs together.
this might have something to do with it....listening to Randy California as I type:
not implying anything with that link, btw.
femmedem
(8,201 posts)3. I love George Saunders' writing!
He grapples with such deep moral issues even in his short fiction. Thank you for posting this!
Little Star
(17,055 posts)4. Here's a link to the article......
surrealAmerican
(11,360 posts)5. I found that depressing as all hell...
... so much so, that I could only read snips of it at any one time.