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- The Washington Post — Why it matters that the government is messing with health databases March 6, 2026
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- Dangers of the Attacks on Iran (Gary Krenz) February 28, 2026
- 📅 2/26 – 3/5 Upcoming events with No Kings February 26, 2026
- Encourage Patriotic Boycott (Barb Krenz) February 21, 2026
- Five alarm fire (Gary Krenz) February 20, 2026
- Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon February 19, 2026
- Lectures on race and history canceled in latest assault on academic freedom in Arkansas February 19, 2026
- NYTimes: U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections February 15, 2026
- The Guardian: Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January February 12, 2026
- Teenagers react to Minneapolis shootings February 6, 2026
- “This is not a drill” February 5, 2026
- Tim Snyder on Vance’s racist lies about Haitians in Ohio February 3, 2026
- A strong UAW statement against current ICE and DHS actions … January 28, 2026
- We are in a bad way! (Dan Little) January 25, 2026
- MAGA’s “Dilbertian” Movie (Gary Krenz) January 21, 2026
- Robert Reich on Nazi use of Brown Shirts January 20, 2026
- Ernst Fraenkel’s Dual State (1941) — a chilling account of the “Prerogative State” and fascism January 16, 2026
- Trump’s unequivocal defense of white supremacy January 15, 2026
- The John Lewis Example January 12, 2026
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The Washington Post Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
The deliberate cruelty of this action is stunning … To deliberately interfere with states’ own efforts to cover the food crisis created by MAGA intransigence about SNAP is nothing short of barbarous. It is an overt and explicit statement that … Continue reading
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat: “Never underestimate the American people”
This evening Barb and I attended the University of Michigan’s annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom. This is, as far as I know, the nation’s longest running lecture (35 years) dedicated to academic and intellectual freedom … Continue reading
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Tonight, Americans’ democratic values spoke loud and clear
Tonight’s exhilarating election results were a large-D Democratic sweep that was also a small-d democratic victory. Democrats won the governorships of Virginia and New Jersey and the mayorship of New York City by getting out and connecting with the people … Continue reading
No Excuses for Greed and Selfishness
On Morning Joe today, they were talking about news companies appeasing Trump. As Mike Barnacle put it, “the blanket of fear” that President Trump has spread over everything, including the media, “is the largest story of our times.” Then Joe … Continue reading
Hunger and Cold Loom as Shutdown Imperils Funding for Antipoverty Programs
Here is a sickening rundown in the New York Times of the impact of the suspension of SNAP and other antipoverty programs on tens of millions of Americans … the Trump administration is entirely happy to leave poor people hungry … Continue reading
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Many young voters say the American dream feels impossible : NPR
This somewhat informal NPR gathering of individual stories from over a thousand young people across the country constitutes something like a focus group on how things are going for young people, and it is suggestive. The common thread is the … Continue reading
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Extremists exploit political ‘trigger events’ to recruit people online, says study
From the Guardian — Part of the story on how right wing extremists recruit and radicalize young people … https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/30/extremists-political-violence-online?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Signs of Hope and Determination (Near Term)
A few days ago, I posted about three phases of gathering resistance and affirming democracy. I still plan to post about each phase in more detail, but right now I’d like to identify a couple of pieces that might be … Continue reading
Steve Bannon on a fascist future for the US
An extensive interview of Steven Bannon by the Economist … Christian nationalism, 3rd term for Trump, “he’s the person who can save America”. These are determined people aiming at fundamentally destroying our constitutional democracy. Trump is an “instrument of divine … Continue reading
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The grotesque metaphor of Trump tearing apart the figurative seat of American democracy
A great piece by Shalise Manza Young in The Contrarian about the travesty Trump has created at the historic White House … No respect for the traditions or history of the office. https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/the-grotesque-metaphor-of-trump-tearing?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=fzsj7
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Affirming Democracy, Gathering Resistance 