The nation is weary from a hellish campaign and fear of its outcome. But if there was ever a time to wake up, it’s now.
Adele M. Stan
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Rex Tillerson: An Oligarch’s Dream at the State Department
To succeed in setting up your U.S. oligarchy, you’re going to need to be friendly with oligarchs in other major powers.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Michaels Flynn and the Politics of Thuggery
Conspiracy theories designed to smear the opposition are an invitation to violence, and both the nominee for national security adviser and his son know it—and sow it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
President Trump and the Triumph of Private Capital
It’s beginning to smell a lot like oligarchy.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Donald Trump’s Calibrated Race and Sex War
Don’t let his reluctant disavowal of a white nationalist group fool you—the real battle begins in the Senate.
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A Government Of, By, and For the Deplorables
A frightening array of Islamophobes, xenophobes, homophobes, racists, and misogynists is assembling around President-elect Trump, normalizing the language and actions of hatred.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump Victory Exposes Weakness in Liberal Political Infrastructure
It was not Trump’s mastery of the media alone that won him the big prize.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How the Anti-choice Movement Paved the Way for Trump
Making a conservative case against Trump, Ross Douthat descends into denial about anti-choice violence.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump Surrogate Gingrich Slut-Shames Megyn Kelly
Misogyny isn’t just baked into the Trump brand; it is the Trump brand.
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Rationalizing Trump
Coulter threads her way between the Koch brothers, alt-right, and Paul Ryan.
