John Atcheson: Why the US Elected a Despot and Why It’s Poised To Do It Again
The majority of Americans overwhelmingly back progressive policies, including the Green New Deal…
Alexandra Ellerbeck, Avi Asher-Schapiro: Why Julian Assange’s arrest is troubling
After a seven-year standoff at the Ecuadoran embassy in London, British police on Thursday arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange–a development press freedom advocates had long feared. For years, journalists and … Continue reading
Christine Rhein: Before the Election
The window was open just enough to let in the cool night air. September— like always—the two of us talking, in bed, about the garden, a late flood of tomatoes, … Continue reading
W.J. Astore: Jacinda for President!
Trump, America’s very stable genius, doing what he loves. My wife perceptively notes how the USA is sliding backwards. Racism has new vigor even as science is rejected, e.g. climate … Continue reading
Matthew Hindman: How Cambridge Analytica’s Facebook targeting model really worked – according to the person who built it
The researcher whose work is at the center of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data analysis and political advertising uproar has revealed that his method worked much like the one Netflix uses … Continue reading
Henry Giroux: Donald Trump’s passion for cruelty
Donald Trump seems addicted to violence. It shapes his language, politics and policies. He revels in a public discourse that threatens, humiliates and bullies. He has used language as a … Continue reading
Daniel R. Cobb: Putin Apologizes for Hacking US Election
Claims it was a practical joke that got out of hand. According to detailed notes taken during their private meeting in Hamburg, Germany, the Great American President, Donald Trump, sternly … Continue reading
William deBuys: How to Hijack an Election
Election Rigging 101 Donald Trump was right. The election was rigged. What Trump got wrong (and, boy, does he get things wrong) is that the rigging worked in his favor. … Continue reading
Patricia A. Nugent: (Everyone) Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Unamerica broke up with America on Election Day. It was messy, especially since Unamerica had violated the pre-nup written in 1776. Unamerica got tired of that black guy hanging around the … Continue reading
Gerald Fleming: A Thanksgiving Prayer for America
Lord, let us first ask you to bless this table: for the weight of the feast it must bear. As you know, Lord, we have lately had an election in … Continue reading
Patricia A. Nugent: Still Dead
I couldn’t recall when I’d last experienced similar symptoms. Churning in my stomach. Elusive rational thought. Inability to string words together coherently. Zombie-like motions. But I knew they felt familiar … Continue reading
Video: “Wolf” read by Stanley Tucci
. A special election-day fable read by Stanley Tucci. Email subscribers may click on the title of this post to watch the video. .
Gerald Fleming: A Letter to My Republican Friend
I’m sorry I’ve been so long in responding since you sent that last note just after July’s Republican convention, when your guy was nominated. “This’ll be a lot of fun!” … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: Resurrecting My Parents From the Dead for Election 2016
Creating a National Security State “Democracy” Or How the American Political System Changed and No One Noticed To say that this is the election from hell is to insult hell. … Continue reading
