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Latest — Dec 11, 2024

Here's what Trump is terribly good at

The dehumanization of Hunter Biden shows how Trump gives his followers a revenge narrative that makes them feel powerful and victimized simultaneously. The staggering corruption of Donald Trump’s first regime is almost impossible to hold in your head for long. And it’s even more challenging because the press

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Elon Musk's phishing attack on America

Or is it a denial of service (DoS) attack? Either way, Elon isn't a political actor. He's a threat actor. One of the most complicating factors in the shock America is about to experience is that the voters who elected Donald Trump have almost no idea

Laughter alone will never defeat Donald Trump

Human is a weapon against wannabe dictators. But it's MAGA's weapon, too. And it can be an anesthetic. I am not Elon Musk. And neither are you. That's good news for anyone around us, especially our kids, whom we will strive to love and

We're running out of time

We have less than two months until Trump is inaugurated. And we're thinking about all the wrong things. We’re blowing it. That’s Marcy Wheeler's verdict in her new piece “America Just Failed the Test of Responding to Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions.” She deftly uses

Kash Patel would turn the FBI into Trump's weapon of mass revenge

This unfit tick in the skin of democracy wants to destroy anyone who applied the rule of law to Trump. And that's his only qualification. The New York Times has offered us “Five Things to Know About Kash Patel, Trump’s Pick to Lead the F.B.I.

Paul Manafort kicked the free world's ass

No one is better than this shark at enabling dictators. And the feast is about to begin. We must now face the horror that the most influential political figure of our lifetime is the Republican strategist/lobbyist/Rasputin Paul Manafort. And not just for what he has done for Donald

Here's how Trump won

Propaganda works. And when it's backed by extraordinarily wealthy men consumed with power, it can lead to familiar horrors. Like you, I’ve been struggling with the idea that Donald Trump has been rewarded. And he has been rewarded with the most fabulous prize possible, which should not

Give the gift of an independent press

We know Trump will try to crush journalism. So we must stand up for the outlets most likely to stand up to him. Before the election, the corporate powers behind the most powerful media outlets in the country made it clear that they either wanted Donald Trump to win or

A Declaration of Independence from the Billionaires

We can have democracy, or we can have billionaires. Not both. At least with these campaign finance laws. When in the course of human events, it becomes undeniable that the billionaires are kicking our ass and would prefer fascism over slight tax increases, we have to do something. Look at

How we use Trump's stranglehold on the GOP against him

Embarrassed MAGA voters gave Trump the presidency, but history shows they probably won't show up when he's not on the ballot. Here's a fact that should not offer any consolation to anyone: Kamala Harris got enough votes in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to defeat