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May 2026

Lessons of Successful Resistance: The Water Defenders of El Salvador
Resistance to environmental plunder shows us a path for our own struggles
 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Reg. Info, Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
And a dramatic sunrise in Tierra del Fuego
Trump's Illegal $250 Bill: A Micro-History of Autocracy
A Story of Corruption, Political Interference, Leader Worship, and Lawlessness
 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Reg. Info Tonight's Q&A, 8-9pmET
Q2 forecasts, and a special photo
 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
$1.776B Authoritarian Accomplice Fund; Victory for Garcia. My Convo w/Adam Klasfeld.
Putting thugs on retainer is how autocrats build private militias
 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Adam Klasfeld
33:20
Q2 2026 Forecasts; Premium Zoom is May 24, 8-9pmET
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers.
 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Live at 4pmET w/Adam Klasfeld; Convo w/Waj Ali on MAGA's End Game
A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video
 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat and THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali
52:39
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
And a dreamy image from southern Patagonia
The Price of Mythologizing Putin, and Some Resistance Lessons from Ukraine
And a conversation with James Verini, author of a book about how ordinary people mobilized during the seige of Mariupol
 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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