By Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns, toons, and other work by San Diego Free Press regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, and sourced writers on: the rise of a dictator and the end of American democracy. Plus, lots of other grassroots news & progressive views from San Diego’s friendly, neighborhood, all volunteer, slightly funky, community news site.
San Diego Free Press Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Campaign 2016: Almost Over & Your Vote Still Matters
2016 Elections: And The Loser Is….The News Media
Trump’s Triumph: The Gut & the Butt Won vs the Head & the Heart
California Goes a Different Way in 2016: Election Reactions & Results
Let’s Do This, People. Calls to Action & Nationwide Anti-Trump Protests
Here’s the Hate From Donald Trump’s Followers
San Diego Democrats Dominate in Local Contests
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Some Good Things Procrastinating Progressives Can Do Down Ballot
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
The Lost Airman Has My Heart and Mind Fixed on Peace
North of the Fence by Barbara Zaragoza
South Bay Election Results: Highlights, Insider Information and Facts
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia
Pick Your Poison, America
Geo-Poetic Spaces by By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Depreciation
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: Oct 30 – Nov 5
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally/Nationally Sourced Contributors:
Coastal Commission Approves SeaWorld’s New Decorations for Old Orca Tanks
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag
Do I need a California ID to vote? Where is my Polling Place? The SDFP Quick and Easy Guide to Election Day
By Anna Daniels
CCR President, Herman Baca, Alleges Voter Suppression in National City
By Barbara Zaragoza
What Cornel West Got Wrong – and Right – in San Marcos
By James Anderson
What Bob Marley Can Teach Us About Donald Trump
By Stephen Cooper
A Note To Those of You Who Think There is No Difference Between Clinton and Trump
By Raul Carranza
Decoding the Power of Symbols
By Rev. Jim Conn / Capital & Main
Government Agency Puts Out a Hit on Vegan Mayonnaise Manufacturer
By John Lawrence
I’ll Have the Apocalypse Burger, with a Bullet on the Side
By Bob Dorn
The Night that Democracy Died in America
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag
Nobody Saw a Trump Victory Coming! Here’s What’s Next for America
By John Lawrence
San Diego Representatives Wonder: Where Do We Go from Here?
By Staff
If You Voted for Trump Because He’s ‘Anti-Establishment,’ Guess What: You Got Conned
By Paul Waldman / Excerpt from the The Washington Post
ACLU Statement on Donald Trump’s Election
By Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Executive Director / ACLU San Diego
From the Berlin Wall to a Border Wall: Humanity Will Prevail
By Robert Terrell
An Open and Sincere Letter to All Trump Supporters
By Some Random Person on Facebook