Even in a world in which we have been numbed to Trump’s unlawful and outrageous behavior, calling for the death of opposition leaders is beyond the pale of civilized nations. Robert Hubbell Nov. 21

Shameful Coast Guard Says Swastika and Noose Displays Are No Longer Hate Incidents www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...

These women are not famous or well connected, but they matter. Their pain matters. Their names matter. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...

That emotional economy — the transformation of fear into cohesion — is both the origin of the authoritarian impulse and its creation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...

From the man who called Charlottesville Nazis “very fine people.” Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...

For those inside the circle, the rules of the outside world do not apply. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Now that state repression is here, pro-democracy forces will need to continue to show their courage by speaking out and building the broadest possible coalition – both nationally and in cities and states under threat – to defend institutions and rights. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hannah Arendt's account of the rise of totalitarianism describes the usurpation of government by private interests (from Samantha Rose Hill, Hannah Arendt, Reaktion, 2021).

this is a great piece.

They are not the Nazis of yesteryear who were skinheads and put swastikas everywhere and scared people. They know how to deliver this message in a way that’s palatable, or more palatable. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/o...

The Mamdani movement added two crucial ingredients: anger and moral purpose — and in so doing actually expanded the electorate itself. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...

I suspect it is because popular opinion has dramatically shifted in favor of marriage equality, and the conservatives on the court know that. And yet they have take unpopular stands on other issues, such as abortion rights…

Senators Schumer and Durbin should resign from their leadership positions on Sunday evening, as they are obviously incapable of leading the Democratic caucus. Robert Hubbell 11.10

More please! Yesterday Trump attended an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions after ESPN reported that he wants the Commanders to name their new stadium after him. Attendees soundly booed him.

Shamelessly stealing our money. How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

Rank-and-file Democratic voters now have far more positive views of democratic socialism than party leadership. www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...

Trump’s response to the voters’ rebuke of his cruel policies has been to double down on the cruelty and the invective. Robert Hubbell Nov. 8

A lot was done to get the landslide win for New Jersey Governor race. One that really has not been mentioned enough is the grassroots organizing that has been going on everyday since Nov. 2024. We wiped the tears from our faces and kept on going, adding more people as we kept going.

Another act of cruelty, brought to you by the Trump administration. Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

May it implode. www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...

Unconscionable. ‘Broken My Hope’: Trump’s Move to Slash Refugee Arrivals Ricochets Widely www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...

Finally, the tables are beginning to turn.

This administration makes the United States look vulnerable. Americans under the spell of Trump’s charisma might imagine that strength is being projected. Not so. To prospective terrorists we look erratic and weak. Timothy Snyder Nov. 1

Goodbye 60 Minutes: Two months into her takeover of CBS News, Weiss arranged a friendly interview with Donald Trump, a president who attempted a coup, pardoned the insurrectionists who stormed Congress, and is an adjudicated sexual abuser. Robert Hubbell Nov. 3.

If we’re to remain a free society, those committed to the American experiment are going to need to start expressing our civic national ideals as effectively and compellingly as the ethnonationalists articulate theirs. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

To be a good citizen of a bad state, one has to do scary things. How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

There isn’t really a gap between Fuentes and MAGA. It’s like the Klan and the White Citizen’s Councils. They are part of the same white supremacist movement and largely disagree over tactics.

For those of you who may have missed this! Former President Obama yesterday! Nobody messages like he does and cuts straight to the truth! I sure miss him! #USDemocracy #Pinks

Jetten grasped that hope sells. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We Need to Rethink How We Think About the Holocaust www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...

Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Nope. Vote #MikieSherrill! #voteblue #NJ

The moment for building a great progressive majority party has arrived, a coalition asserting itself against a sclerotic political elite, our economic overlords in Big Tech and Wall Street and a radical right. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

MADA. Make America Dumb Again. How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...

Trump’s big bailout did the trick. Argentina’s Voters Hand Javier Milei a Crucial Victory in Midterm Election www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/w...

His unseriousness is a strength rather than a weakness, allowing him to draw from the darkest reaches of British politics without being overshadowed by them. The Insidious Joviality of Nigel Farage www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...

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The more things change…. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

In New Jersey, Justice Department officials said they would monitor polling in populous and immigrant-heavy Passaic County. They want to make immigrants, who skew democratic, afraid to vote. Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

I joined my colleague, Senator Jeff Merkley, on the floor yesterday to help him explain how democracies die. There isn't one explosive moment - it is a slow consistent attack on opposition political speech until the rules are so rigged, only the regime can win elections.

Bulldozed in 2025-as if this was his own property and not the peoples’ property. No one is holding him accountable. Get back to work @HouseRepublicans. You took an oath to protect our Constitution NOT this man. NO Kings in the USA!

Crypto has become a machine for transferring control and wealth from the many to the few, a bribery-as-a-service platform for buying and selling influence among authoritarian oligarchs. How Crypto Corrupted America www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...

Trump’s style edicts and building bombast exude a dictator-for-life megalomania vibe, as he barrels through his second term, with an unconstitutional third potentially in his sights. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

More, please! Bay Area Protesters Try to Block Base Entrance Before Immigration Operation www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...

In October 2024, the Economist reported that the U.S. economy was "the envy of the world."