Republicans are following a key part of Hitler’s playbook: Lying your way into power
History shows that the reliance on lies for political advantage is a precursor to fascism. Now the final outcome depend on whether voters will believe their lies over the truth.
American carnage
Fighting the forever war.
$280m ‘dark money’ spent by US Christian right groups globally
Organizations led by some of Donald Trump’s most vocal allies and supporters have spent increasing amounts of money globally to influence foreign laws, policies and public opinion in order “to stir a backlash” against sexual and reproductive rights.
What’s worse than a devouring, criminal president? A deified, raging outlaw excited by violence
Trumpism is not a slippery slope but a mountain avalanche on steroids.
Despite flagrant assault on the Capitol, the pillars of democracy are holding
A coup needs legitimacy to be successful. If the goal of seizing the Capitol was to gain legitimacy, the action backfired spectacularly.
How to lose the next war in the Middle East
The short answer: Fight it!
The CFPB protects us from bad banks; Republicans want to kill it
The CFPB isn’t being targeted because it has failed. It has been targeted because it is succeeding. It must be defended at all costs.
The Billionaire Bankrolling the Latest Trade Deal Push
A corporate-backed study says the latest Washington trade scam will raise incomes — but for whom?
April Fools
It appears that everything is upside down.
50 years later, a speech by King has lessons for a president
Difficult work remains for those in whom Martin Luther King Jr. had the most hope: the people, organizing grass-roots power for peace.