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Know This, Trump’s Attempted Coup on Jan. 6 Was Just Practice
“What’s left to trust and rely upon? Unorganized people organizing. What else!”
Noam Chomsky: Republicans Are Willing to Destroy Democracy to Retake Power
“The term “neoliberal proto-fascism” captures well both the features of the current party and the distinction from the fascism of the past. The commitment to the most brutal form of neoliberalism is apparent in the legislative record, crucially the subordination of the party to private capital, the inverse of classic fascism.”
As Far Right Storms Capitol, Media Need to Look at Their Own Role in How We Got Here
“Imagine if corporate media didn’t praise McConnell, Lindsey Graham or any other Republicans who propped up Trump’s dangerous lies for so long,”
Democracy Now! Fascism Scholars Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Walden Bello, and Timothy Snyder discuss Trump, the Capitol assault, and fascist authoritarianism
“The American republic is hanging by a thread because the president of the United States has sought to use violence to stay in power and essentially to overthrow our constitutional system,” says Snyder.
Fear vs. Fear, by Chris Hedges
We will save ourselves only by pitting power against power. We will save ourselves by building mass movements to overthrow corporate power.
Trump and the GOP Fuel Fantasies of White Victimhood by Sonali Kolhatkar
To those who have been used to privilege all their lives, equality may feel like oppression.
Chomsky on the GOP: Has Any Organization Ever Been So Committed to Destruction of Life on Earth? (Videos)
“We’re not part of this. In fact, we’re going to try to undermine it.” We’re going to maximize the use of fossil fuels—could carry us past the tipping point. We’re not going to provide funding for—as committed in Paris, to developing countries that are trying to do something about the climate problems.
Robert Reich | The Theme That Unites All Trump’s Initiatives Is Cruelty
Trump is embarking on an orgy of cruelty for absolutely no reason. This is morally repugnant.
“Dog Whistle” Is the GOP’s Longtime Political Weapon of Choice
“Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class”: The interview is an insighful analysis of race in politics, including but not limited to the current race between Hillary and Trump.
Journalists Funded By ‘Vulture Capitalist’ Paul Singer Campaign To Smear Wall Street Protests
SPECIAL TOPIC Journalists Funded By ‘Vulture Capitalist’ Paul Singer Campaign To Smear Wall Street Protests By Lee Fang on Oct 10, 2011 at 10:30 am ThinkProgress The campaign to marginalize and destroy the growing 99 Percent Movement is in full swing, with many in the media attempting to smear the people participating in the “occupation” protests across the […]
The Moral Question, by Robert Reich
Portrait, Robert Reich, 08/16/09. (photo: Perian Flaherty) The Moral Question By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog Reader Supported News 30 September 11 e dodged another shut-down bullet, but only until November 18. That’s when the next temporary bill to keep the government going runs out. House Republicans want more budget cuts as their price […]
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