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

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

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

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

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

Last time, we delayed Trump. This time, our resistance must resemble the country we need to become. The last time we faced fascism, the old man wrote, the first squints of hope came from the women. Of course. Like yoga practitioners summoned outside by the sun after a miserable storm,

Nominating the wife/partner of a reputed sex trafficker to lead the Department of Education is an outrage. And outrage is what we must build on. Only yesterday, it seemed impossible to appoint a worse Secretary of Education than Betsy DeVos. Betsy’s only qualification for the job was a

Andrea Pitzer's new podcast draws on the history of wannabe strongmen around the world to reveal how we thwart Trump We have an incredible gift. That’s the good news coming from Andrea Pitzer. The author of One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps cannot think

This is another invitation to join Bluesky and avoid those intrusive thoughts coming from outside of our brain My brain keeps messing with me. What am I supposed to do with the thought, “If Taylor Swift had done for Kamala Harris what Elon Musk did for Donald Trump, we could