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October 1, 2020

Tidbits - Oct. 1, 2020 - Reader Comments: This election and a divided country - will we survive?; Pentagon response to Trump coup plot; Weaponization of religion; Save Our Post Office; Confronting White Power; announcements; more ...

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Reader Comments: This election and a divided country - will we survive?; Pentagon response to Trump coup plot; Weaponization of religion; Save Our Post Office a Defense of Civil Society; Confronting White Power in 2020; resources; announcements; more

October 3, 2020

United Front or Bust

Ethen Young The Indypendent

There is only one option for the left before the big showdown: Close ranks with the centrists and work harder than them to oust Trump, and hopefully flip the Senate. Numbers and unity needs to be the focus of our strategy, short and long-term.

September 30, 2020

How a Microphone Works

David Dayen The American Prospect

And why the Commission on Presidential Debates doesn’t want to understand it

September 30, 2020

As Proud Boys Celebrate Trump Shout-Out, Warnings Grow That President 'Inciting Violence' to Retain Power

Jake Johnson Common Dreams

"Trump has repeatedly made it clear that he considers violent white supremacists to be a valued part of his base, even after people are murdered."

September 30, 2020

Trump, Fascism and the Allure of Authoritarianism

Gregory N. Heires and Raymond Markey The New Crossroads

The Big Lie. Racism. Nationalism. Armed militias. Electoral sabotage. A police state. An imperial presidency. All of these signs of Nazi governance are embraced by Trump, who doesn’t hide his admiration for the world’s authoritarian leaders.

September 29, 2020

Dispatches From the Culture Wars - September 29, 2019

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Can you explain “peaceful transition"? Where is the “Red Menace”? Is there a “Latin vote”? Why does “crazy” = “evil”? Another week, harder questions

September 27, 2020

The President’s Taxes

By Russ Buettner, Susanne Craig and Mike McIntire The New York Times

The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.

September 25, 2020