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Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier is the E.P. Clapp distinguished professor of politics at Occidental College. He is the author of The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame (Nation Books) and an editor (with Kate Aronoff and Michael Kazin) of We Own the Future: Democratic Socialism, American Style (coming in 2020 from the New Press). He is coauthor of the forthcoming Rebels of the Diamond.
These two Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients could not be more different. By awarding the right-wing radio host, Trump has sullied the medal’s reputation.