Scott Tucker is a writer and a democratic socialist. His book of essays, "The Queer Question: Essays on Desire and Democracy," was published by South End Press in 1997. He met Larry Gross in...
Scott Tucker is a writer and a democratic socialist. His book of essays, "The Queer Question: Essays on Desire and Democracy," was published by South End Press in 1997. He met Larry Gross in 1975, and they both now live in Los Angeles.
Scott Tucker / TruthdigMar 19, 2018
Organizing people dedicated to change begins with a conversation among friends and comrades. Start small, and start now. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigMar 6, 2018
Career politicians in big corporate parties don't want competition. They want the illusion of fair and functional democracy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigOct 29, 2016
In a recent recorded interview with Truthdig, Fox exposed his failure to grasp that a third-party presidential campaign is a way to raise funds and awareness for the issues and candidates he says he supports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigSep 23, 2016
A radical defense of the human and political rights of Manning and Snowden should not be limited to only the known views and statements of such whistleblowers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigSep 14, 2016
By turning Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein into a nonperson, comedian Samantha Bee encourages her audience to choose only from the mainstream parties, Democratic and Republican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigJul 6, 2015
In one Truthdig columnist's rebuttal of another, Scott Tucker takes on what he calls "a piece of Clintonista campaigning" by Joe Conason. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigNov 1, 2014
If Tim Cook and I ever had a political conversation -- unlikely -- we might well begin from some shared premises, but would certainly reach different conclusions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigOct 4, 2014
Barack Obama never had a truly independent policy for peace If we say that Obama was constrained by a renewed collision of imperial spheres of interest, we are telling only the convenient half of a half-truth. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigJul 14, 2014
Narrowing the argument over Palestine to an inner circle of Israeli Jews would give us a better chance of choosing our favorite champions of justice without risking the charge of anti-Semitism. But we must break out into risk and freedom. If we are digging for truth, Haneen Zoabi deserves a wider hearing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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