Lucid
Shock events can spark cycles of power consolidation and political repression, as happened in Turkey after the 2016 coup attempt against Erdogan. Where will the January 6 coup attempt lead America?
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The propaganda techniques behind the new round of lies told by Carlson, Trump & the GOP about Jan.6
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"Be gentle with each other, so we can be dangerous together"
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In July 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted that the late Representative Elijah Cummings’ (D-MD) majority-Black district, which included the city of B…
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Fighting Corruption, Protecting Human Rights
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And a few reflections about why I started Lucid
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When "anti-corruption" initiatives end up enabling authoritarian crimes, from Mussolini to Putin and Trump. And the hypocrisy of "anti-globalists" who …
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Today I'm launching Lucid, a publication about abuses of power and how to counter them. Lucid provides clear analysis of the consequences of democratic…
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