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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

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.

The Secret to the Success of the Collective

Guido Moltedo il manifesto
The special chemistry of il manifesto -- its founders united but different is mainly due to Rossana Rossanda, who passed away on Sept. 20 at age 96. Her point of view placed Italian events within the broad perspective of a world in motion.

How a Microphone Works

David Dayen The American Prospect
And why the Commission on Presidential Debates doesn’t want to understand it

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.
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