Tag: democracy
What happens when bad guys win—without direct counter-punches except defiance and...
If we don’t learn from failure, do we then not forfeit the “sapiens” (wisdom, intelligence) that in the end allegedly sets our species apart?
When and how do reluctant Dems ‘Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the...
Trumpism will push all limits until stopped by a greater coalition, like 200 judicial rebukes and a political surge no amateur insurrectionists can deny. We need far more than Dem mice that roar but don’t bite.
Martial Law in the United States
Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.
Resistance works
How small groups took on great powers and won a victory for decolonization, Africa, indigenous peoples, and more.
5 million reject Trump’s militarism with No Kings protests as immigration...
Nationwide demonstrations denounce authoritarianism, ICE crackdowns, and Trump’s $45 million military parade while calling for sustained resistance.
The 3 questions every democratic candidate should be required to answer
But this requires electing Democrats who understand the gravity of the moment and who are prepared to expend serious political capital to make big changes possible.
The most valuable lesson Democrats could actually learn from Biden
Democrats can shake off old ways of thinking by standing on their visions for the future even in conservative areas by passing the baton to the next generation to ensure the work of creating a better society for everyone can continue.
How bad does it have to get before the DNC declares...
Right now, the Democratic Party appears to be stuck between Little Rock and a hard place.
The end of human rights?
The Trump administration’s assault on human rights comes against the background of years of policy decisions in Washington that too often cast aside such concerns in favor of supposedly more important “strategic” interests.
Trump is trying to reverse the New Deal
The class politics of Trump carry forward the actions of his predecessors across the last century.