“Authoritarianism” is so 2018 — Donald Trump and his minions want to conquer all of civil society Published June 22, 2025 6:00AM Salon e’ve seen a spike over the last few years in the use of the word “authoritarianism.” This is the predictable result of the recent rise of authoritarian regimes which, to a greater or lesser…
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Pete Rose, Donald Trump and the corruption of literally everything
Our president’s meddling in baseball history: Another reminder that he ruins everything he touches Published May 24, 2025 10:49AM in Salon.com On May 13, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, issued a decision reinstating Hall of Fame eligibility of 17 deceased former players, all of whom had previously been permanently banned from possible inclusion. BFD,…
Republicans Want You to Die
Don’t believe it? Just look at their record. Mike Lofgren May 13, 2025 Common Dreams Let’s suppose someone decides it would be a good idea to drive 80 miles per hour through a school zone while the amber lights are flashing. If something bad happens, as it would be likely to, and he kills one…
Goodbye to all that — once again, and for the last time
Farewell reflections from an American who has now lost his country: I quit the GOP 13 years ago. That wasn’t enough It was in 2011, amid the eruption of the Tea Party juvenile delinquents in the House of Representatives and the then-novel asininity of birtherism, that I called it quits after 28 years on Capitol Hill —…
Who Will Protect the Watchdogs?
Inspectors general have fought for accountability in U.S. government for decades, with varying success. They will be prime targets in a second Trump administration. Government service is like no other job. Most of the time, you’re a tiny cog in a huge machine. But on a handful of occasions, you do something important, something you…
The American Billionaires Who Fell In Love With Fascism Are Not the First
The ultra-rich will happily march us into a dictatorship if we let them. “The abuse of buying and selling votes crept in and money began to play an important part in determining elections. Later on, this process of corruption spread in the law courts and to the army, and finally, when even the sword became…
Why Can’t America Build Enough Weapons?
The debasement of the U.S. defense industrial base began, ironically, under Ronald Reagan, and won’t be reversed until we abandon the free-market fundamentalism he introduced. Published June 23, 2024 in Washington Monthly On the morning of August 1, 1943, a strike force of 178 B-24 four-engine bombers lifted off from airfields in North Africa to…