trumpism

What Does Anchorman Have to Do With Democracy?

Saul Austerlitz / Dutton Books Aug 18, 2023 Could there be a connection between laughing at Ron Burgundy and the noxious politics of Jan. 6? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The United States Capitol Building is painted onto a rough wall with a black line down the center, splitting the building in half.

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Democracy on the Ballot

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 7, 2022 If the Republicans take back either the House or Senate tomorrow, the stage will be set for Donald Trump’s return in 2024. If that happens, there will be few, if any, guardrails left to preserve what is left of our damaged and fraying democracy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

No Time Like the Present for Mr. Rogers’ Radical Kindness

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Nov 21, 2019 The TV icon’s enduring appeal, and his ability to serve as an anti-venom to Trumpism, get a worthy boost with Tom Hanks in the red cardigan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will the U.S. Have Its Own Yellow-Vest Moment?

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Jan 7, 2019 The Gilets Jaunes movement in France is having a major impact and gaining international attention as it spreads to other nations. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Denouncing the Republican Party

Allen Barra / Truthdig Nov 23, 2018 "My ideology has come into contact with reality," conservative Max Boot writes in his new book, "and reality is winning." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Every Single Republican Must Go

Robert Reich / Truthdig Nov 5, 2018 We can't oust Trump from office, but we can repudiate him and all he stands for by loosening his party's stranglehold on power. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Three Grievances America’s Founders Would Have Had Against Trump

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 4, 2018 In the section of the Declaration of Independence on grievances, there are a number of paragraphs that resonate with today’s politics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Macron Shows Sense of Urgency Against Trumpism

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 26, 2018 In a speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, the French president delivers a vigorous address in defense of democracy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Quincy Jones Knows Why Hillary Clinton Is So Disliked

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 8, 2018 In a wide-ranging, unfiltered interview with Vulture, the music legend discusses his relationships with the Clintons and the Trumps and more. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americanism Is Bigger Than Trumpism

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 14, 2017 The noxious stew of nativism, xenophobia, misogyny and white supremacy that put Donald Trump in the White House no longer appears to be unconquerable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will Alabama Voters Be Next to Reject ‘Trumpism’?

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Nov 8, 2017 Campaigns in New Jersey and Virginia that used immigration and other issues to promote racism lost. The next big test is the race for Jeff Sessions' vacant Senate seat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sean Spicer Reaches Orwellian Levels of ‘Duckspeak’ With His News Briefings

Todd Gitlin / Truthdig Jun 3, 2017 The vocabulary and speaking style of Donald Trump's press secretary resembles a form of speech from George Orwell's "1984." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )