Republicans still can't say no to Trump, even as the dangers grow
Donald Trump has switched sides on the Korean Peninsula, threatened to bomb Oman, and took another, possibly fatal, shot at an already wounded NATO. Yet Republicans can’t say no.
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We now live in a dual state: rule of law for some, coercion for others, and freedom for none
Donald Trump has created a space in America where the law is no more than the armed weaponization of his desires.
4 things the GOP doesn't want you to think about
This election cycle is not about the future of the Democratic Party, but the future of the United States.
WATCH: Progressive candidates have work to do with black and working class voters
My wide ranging conversation with Ahmed Baba including what we learned from the Michigan primary results.
Dems have done their job in the primaries
The GOP wants Dems to turn on each other, so we won’t notice that they stopped working for us a long time ago
WATCH: How to protect and renew our democracy
My conversation with Ami Fields-Meyer on his new book "On Courage, How to be a Dissident in an Age of Fear"
The man who sits in the oval office is no president
The presidency still exists. The Office of the Presidency exists. But the officeholder is not doing the job - he is, instead, using the powers invested in the office for some other purpose.
History and literature help me understand perplexities like moving on from Donald Trump
I wrote this piece on Nov 27, 2020, after the Presidential election and before January 6th. It is more relevant today especially in light of the popularity of the new Odyssey movie.
Trump is an impossible neighbor. Just ask Canada.
Instead of fighting all these North American fires together, Mr. Trump accused Canada of poisoning American air and promised new tariffs.
Time to clear the air
We see the damage caused by their reckless, selfish, dystopian fantasy. This week, we don’t just see it, we breathe it.