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Readers Comments: “Anti-Capitalism” as Political Pre-Crime; Enemy Within; 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid Canceled; Palestinians Are Going Nowhere; The Case for Universal Social Policies; Trump Coin a Violation of Federal Law; Announcements; Cartoons..

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

On Wednesday, over 550 celebrities relaunched a group first organized during the post-World War II Red Scare: the Committee for the First Amendment. Their intent is to stand up in what they call a "defense of our constitutional rights,"

Readers Comments: "Enemy From Within"; Trump-Netanyahu Colonization Plan; Lost Cause in the 21st Century - Charlie Kirk and Donald Trump; Committee for the First Amendment Relaunched; AI and the Future of Work; Cartoons and more....

Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late night show Tuesday after his suspension amid pressure from the FCC and the Trump administration, and counter pressure against Disney and ABC-TV and a massive consumer boycott over denial of free speech in the country

Readers Comments: Unhinged at UN; Jimmy Kimmel, Suing the Media, Attack on Free Speech; Recognition of Palestine Is a Big Deal; Take Action: Public Health Workers End Genocide in Gaza; Pressure on Sinclair and Nextstar; Pass a Millionaires’ Surtax;

Readers Comments: Charlie Kirk Killing Excuse for Authoritarianism, Fascism; Real Reason for the Attacks Against Us; Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures; Attack on Environmental Protections to Increase Cancer-Causing Pollution

Portland in 2020, Los Angeles Today, the United States Tomorrow?

As Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the brass failed to speak out in the Army’s defense. He led soldiers in a display of behavior that ran contrary to everything the founder of the U.S. Army strove to imbue in the armed forces.

The tariffs, the treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the DOGE moves—they’re all fundamentally about the same thing. It's time to shed flawed assumptions about who Trump is and make sense of what he is doing.