The more we focus on the story of what he and Russia did, the more we keep our eyes off of Steve Bannon’s very real and pressing dangers. We forget about Travel Ban 2.0, killing worker safety laws, and stripping the financial sector of any semblance of public responsibility (AKA The Big Short, pt. 2). Trump may seem “on the ropes” over Russia, but there is still no evidence of any wrong-doing. It’s still just media conjecture and baseless spin — two areas where Donald Trump can actually claim to be an expert.
Read MoreAmerican activism, particularly liberal activism, has a complicated relationship with anger. In moderation, it’s always succeeded as a rallying cry, from the tea parties to the Tea Party. But just as often it is shoved to the side or chided, the Malcom Xs and Ferguson Riots scolded for their lack of discipline. Anger, though tolerated to a point, supposedly threatens real “progress,” as if anything except pure, non-violent protest is actively destroying our chances for change. But what’s the power of non-violence without the threat of more dramatic action to back it up?
Read MoreIn essence, the only politically expedient move for Republicans to make is to replace Obamacare and then put it right back in place. They phase the ACA out over a year, getting credit for getting rid of it, then put it right back 6–8 months before midterms.
Read MoreIn the end, then, it is the same belief in our own exceptionalism that will bring that exceptionalism tumbling down. We’re no longer the one democracy that could hold back the tide of tyranny. We’re no longer the singular democratic experiment that kept it’s shit together when the inevitable waves of nationalism and xenophobia hit our shores.
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