Setting the Stage (The Opposition Report #16)
The corruption, death by ICE, one war after another, and more.
Setting the Stage (The Opposition Report #16)
The corruption, death by ICE, one war after another, and more.
The Parasocial Style in American Politics, Part 2: Witch Hunts and Comfort Blankets
As during witch hunts, social media enables a process of rendering people into totemic figures in a war between Good and Evil.
The Master Key of Modern Politics?
Ibram X. Kendi's new book "Chain of Ideas" promises an alluringly straightforward model of modern politics.
Democratic Socialism Gets Serious
"The Blueprint" demonstrates how the new generation of democratic socialists are providing real, practical proposals for economic transformation.
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The opposition to Trump is diverse, diffuse, decentralized, and lacking in leadership.
Mr. Rogers With a Steel Spine (Out of the Jaws #8, with Brad Lander)
Being a better neighbor can lay the foundations for resisting authoritarianism.
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The Third Red Scare
“Antifa” serves much the same function today that “Bolshevik” did a century ago.
Headwaters: July 25–August 1, 2026
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Sovereign Citizens with Badges? (Neon Liberalism #84, with Jessica Pishko)
So-called "constitutional sheriffs" are spreading across the country.
Lindsey Graham: "Corporal," Senator, Hypocrite (Half the Answer #96, with Maya Rupert)
The life and works of the man who occupied the most racist seat in American history.
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Mr. Rogers With a Steel Spine (Out of the Jaws #8, with Brad Lander)
Being a better neighbor can lay the foundations for resisting authoritarianism.
Sovereign Citizens with Badges? (Neon Liberalism #84, with Jessica Pishko)
So-called "constitutional sheriffs" are spreading across the country.
Lindsey Graham: "Corporal," Senator, Hypocrite (Half the Answer #96, with Maya Rupert)
The life and works of the man who occupied the most racist seat in American history.