DANIEL HUNTER – A NY Times editorial opined, “The Trump Era Is Fading.” That doesn’t quite capture it — but there are indeed signs: the MAGA coalition is splintering, much of the country has run out of patience with Trump, and Trump 2.0 is no longer the freight train it was. It looks more like the chaotic Trump 1.0 era. But MAGA’s goals for authoritarian consolidation remain real — complete with cabinet accomplices — making all the more need to sign-up and be ready for post-election nonsense.
Why We Must Stand with Major Jason Watson
JEFFREY STERLING – For almost two months, an Air Force officer has been sitting alone in a cell, twenty-four hours a day. When they let him out to eat or exercise, he’s still alone, according to his attorney. His name is Major Jason Watson. He hasn’t been convicted of anything. Under military law he is presumed innocent, yet he’s still in that cell.
How to Stop Trump’s Coup: Lessons from South Korea
PAUL ROGAT LOEB and JUNGMIN CHOI – Have pro-democracy organizers across the US engaged enough people to prevent Trump from overturning election results he doesn’t like? We won’t know until Election Day and the days immediately after. Meanwhile, South Korea’s example can inspire and instruct us as Americans defend our own beleaguered democracy.
The Greatest Risk for Business Is Inaction
DR. MARIA J. STEPHAN and HARDY MERRIMAN – When business leaders hear concerns about democratic backsliding, they tend to dismiss it as alarmist. But the facts suggest that many in the business community aren’t scared enough—or ready to act when they need to. If the United States stays on its current track, the losses for business will be significant. The greatest peril companies face today is not the risk of speaking up—it is the risk of staying silent.
Beyond Borders: Building community in the face of displacement
NORBERT BYAMBO KAGOSI and DR. MUJIB ABID – In Nakivale, Norbert’s work as a peacebuilder, educator and co-founder of New Talent for the Best Future is part of an ongoing effort to build a future with fellow refugees. Displacement has shaped this work, but it does not exhaust the possibilities of his life or theirs. As we look towards Beyond Borders, we ask what becomes possible when displaced people are recognized as organizers, educators and political actors, with a voice in shaping the conditions of our shared world.
Most likely to secede
TOM HASTINGS – Many say, “we are one nation, helping each other through disasters with the might of our government and resources.” Not any more. I’m an old man, mid-70s, and in my long life I have never witnessed a regime so partisan, so clearly into blatant and grossly unAmerican retributive actions, such as withholding disaster aid from states who didn’t vote for him, as Trump has done.