Congress and the courts are not going to stop Trump's fascism. So it falls to us.
Politics, Corruption & Criminality
We have to stop pretending this is normal. It’s sure as hell not normal for the Fourth Estate to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the neofascist MAGA movement.
If we want a country that looks more like Norway and less like the feudal state Trump and his bought-off justices envision, we must fight for it.
Trump’s assault on the press is not a sideshow. It is not a distraction. It is the whole game. Control the narrative, and you control the country. Silence dissent, and you can do anything.
The Iroquois planned for seven generations. Our leaders can’t plan past the next corporate quarterly report—and we’re paying the ultimate price.
The Republican Party has become a collection of stone-cold killers, who have never seen a single life worth saving just as long as there is enough money involved to allow them to cock their fat heads and look the other way.
Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill” isn’t just cruel: it’s the latest salvo in the war against democracy and the “We” society.
When cruelty is moved out of sight, it’s easier to pretend it doesn’t exist—until history writes it down in blood.
Trump is the first president in American history to explicitly use hate as a campaign tool and then embrace it as the central focus of his rule.
If you think Trump's illegal use of the military ends with L.A., you haven’t been paying attention. This is Portland 2.0—but scaled up, and aimed at the soul of American democracy.
How ordinary Americans became numb to the encroachment of fascist authoritarianism—step by chilling step.
Once you’ve labeled your opponents as subhuman, how do you work with them? How do you compromise? You don’t.
More than a dozen U.S. officials sold stocks before Trump’s tariffs sent the market plunging. Records show well-timed trades by executive branch employees and congressional aides.
Why the destruction of public institutions, the middle class, and government itself may not be a mistake—but the mission.
In a rare moment of sanity during this year’s legislative session, a bill to lower minimum wage failed. But the governor and Legislature succeeded in casting citizens’ ballot initiatives as ethically and legally dubious.
Trump’s attacks on former officials who criticized him sends a signal of future punishment to current Justice Department officials should they speak out against Trump or refuse to carry out illegal orders.
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