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Violence is Trump's Brand
For Trump and MAGA, violence is a way to change history, just as it was for the Fascists.
Jun 3, 2024
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We Are Living Through Moral Collapse. How Democrats Can Strike Back
Moral deregulation and moral collapse can inspire a new democratic politics that leads with values of justice, solidarity, equity, and accountability
Mar 17
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What MAGA Did Not Want the U.S. Naval Academy to Hear
Check off another box of the authoritarian playbook now being implemented in America.
Feb 24
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Special Counsel Jack Smith's New Filing Reveals the Perils of Trump's Personalization of Power
A new filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith, released by Judge Tanya Chutkan, provides illuminating detail about the tenacity shown by former president…
Oct 4, 2024
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Out of Chaos and Corruption, a Revelation and a Reckoning
Welcome back to Lucid
Feb 12
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A New Kind of Coup: Trump and Musk are Updating the Autocratic Playbook
The assault on our democracy seen through the lens of authoritarian practice
Feb 2
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None of This is Normal. A Bizarre and Brutal Administration Makes a Mockery of Governance
Disturbed and damaged individuals rise to the top, and a truly bizarre Modi-Musk "official encounter" sums things up
Mar 5
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It’s Day One--Of a New Phase of the Fight to Save Our Democracy
Welcome to the Political Opposition
Jan 20
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Autocrats Want to Traumatize Us, But We Know Their Playbook and We Know Our Value
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers.
Jan 26
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Capitulating to Trump, American Elites Follow a History of Autocratic Enabling that Doesn't End Well
Elites have repeatedly made alliances with autocrats.
Dec 17, 2024
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Epstein and Trump: My Conversation with Nina Burleigh, author of Trump's Women
A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat's live video
Nov 15
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The Portland Chicken Has a Degree in Game Theory
Humor, Prep for No Kings, and Resistance Actions as “Coordination Games”
Oct 14
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