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Trump’s Threats Are Proclamations of Fear — But That Doesn’t Mean He’s Harmless
Trump is a desperate, terrified, cornered man.
Reclaiming Possibility: A Rant Against Despair
Fear can crowd out our imaginations and dampen our compassion.
Get Ready for the Eight Longest Days of Our Lives
The state of play is far weirder and more perilous now than it ever was in 2016.
Trump Lied and Lied and Lied and Lied. But at Least the Debates Are Over.
Trump seems to believe that his best hope for reelection is a shabby, fact-free assault upon his opponent’s son.
Countless Disasters Have Occurred Since Last Debate. Will Trump Address Any?
Not likely. Trump will probably rage stubbornly on, in spite of the muted mics.
Trump Got the Best COVID Treatment. For the Rest of Us He Wants “Herd Immunity.”
Trump has embraced the death of millions as his core COVID policy.
Trump Will Never Admit Error. His Lack of Self-Accountability Is Deadly.
Trump already knows everything he will ever know, and will never know anything else, ever.
Pence Refused to Say Whether Trump Would Accept Election Outcome
From a progressive perspective, last night presented ample opportunities for both optimism and revulsion.
Will COVID Knock Out Trump’s Campaign?
After a point, even a man with his devil’s luck is going to draw the wrong card.
That Was Not a Debate. That Was a Warning. This Nation Is Not Well.
Disappointments from Biden wither to ash before the blast furnace of Trump's brazen, shameless, racist fascism.