mike lofgren

The Specter of Authoritarianism and the Politics of the ‘Deep State’

By Henry A. Giroux, Ragazine Mar 2, 2014 I am not quite sure what to say about Mike Lofgren’s essay published at Moyers & Company, because while I agree with much of it in pointing to the anti-democratic tendencies undermining democracy in the U.S., I find the language too constrained and the absences too disturbing. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

The Deep State Is Vulnerable to People Power

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 Mike Lofgren’s long experience on the Hill has given him a small window, he might say only an aperture, into a vast network of unaccountable governmental and private institutions he calls the “Deep State.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Religion Destroyed the Republican Party

By Mike Lofgren, Viking Press Aug 9, 2012 Having observed politics up close and personal for most of my adult lifetime, I have come to the conclusion that the rise of politicized religious fundamentalism may have been the key ingredient in the transformation of the Republican Party. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Mike Lofgren

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2011 Retired Republican congressional staffer Mike Lofgren outed the "political terrorism" of the lunatics and crackpots who make up the GOP today, and that's why he's our Truthdigger of the Week.Retired Republican congressional staffer Mike Lofgren is our Truthdigger of the Week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Problem With the Republicans

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2011 Mike Lofgren retired this summer after 28 years as a congressional staffer, 16 of which he spent on the Republican side working with the House and Senate budget committees, and he wants to tell you something about the nature of the current Republican Party. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )