The Rise of Trump’s Thugs?
Written by Thom HartmanOne of the most common characteristics of rule by an authoritarian who’s taken over a democracy is his use of unofficial civilian paramilitary groups and militia gangs…
A Call to Arms? Trump’s Pardon Pledge and the Rise of Militant Extremism
Written by Thom HartmanThis past weekend, in his Meet The Press interview with Kristen Welker, Donald Trump reaffirmed his intention to pardon the people who attacked our Capitol, killing five civilians and…
Can America Avoid Another Civil War?
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” — Voltaire Written by Thom HartmanThere’s little doubt that if Donald Trump thought starting a civil war to…
Is the “Reagan Revolution’s” Attack on America’s Middle Class at an End?
Let’s hope the damage Republicans have done over the last four decades isn’t so severe that America can’t be brought back from the brink of chaos and desperation… Here at…
The Snowflaking of White Privilege
Some white people really don’t want to hear that if they’d been born Black their lives would have almost certainly been much harder. It shatters their ability to cling to…