How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

The data shows that Americans wildly overestimate the number of people in this country who are NOT like them. And Americans wildly underestimate the number of people in this country who ARE like them. This misinformation creates fear. And politicians feed on this fear. What do we do about this?

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Trump Is Making America Less Safe & Less Secure Every Single Day

Trump Is Making America Less Safe & Less Secure Every Single Day

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I’m An American. I Have A Right To Call Elon Musk A Dick

I’m An American. I Have A Right To Call Elon Musk A Dick

Earlier this week, JD Vance criticized our European allies for getting weak on protecting free speech. Two days later, JD’s administration sent a threatening letter to a Congressman hinting at a DOJ i...

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Don’t Blame Trump For Lying All The Time. Blame His Supporters

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Our World War II Veterans Must Be Weeping This Morning

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Trump again yesterday blamed Ukraine for starting the war. Trump has made clear to the world that he stands with Putin & the world’s other dictators. He’s made clear that he does NOT stand with NATO &...

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Putin Has Something On Trump. He Always Has

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The U.S. and Russia met in Saudi Arabia today to discuss resolving Putin’s war against Ukraine. Ukraine wasn’t there. Yes, you read that right. Trump continues to do exactly what Putin wants him to do...

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The U.S. Constitution or Donald Trump: Hey America, You Can't Have Both. So Choose.

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Trump sent out his utterly un-American post again this morning: "He who saves his county does not violate any law." It's a statement, a belief, that cannot coexist with our Constitution, cannot coexis...

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In The Face Of Such Unprecedented Lawlessness, What Can We The People Do?

In The Face Of Such Unprecedented Lawlessness, What Can We The People Do?

I sat down with Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen (citizen.org) to discuss how citizens and the courts can best and most effectively stop what Musk and Trump are doing. We’ve never seen suc...

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Congress, Do Your Job! Investigate Elon Musk. Now!

Congress, Do Your Job! Investigate Elon Musk. Now!

So the state department just agreed to buy $400 million worth of Tesla’s? Hello? Can you say conflict of interest? So the guy who is currently in charge of the federal government also has government c...

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