We cannot remain silent in the face of expanding authoritarian assaults. Our democracy depends on us speaking out. We must recognize our collective power to drive change. www.americaamerica.news/subscribe
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We cannot remain silent in the face of expanding authoritarian assaults. Our democracy depends on us speaking out. We must recognize our collective power to drive change. www.americaamerica.news/subscribe
I don’t know what did or didn’t happen to Trump, but what I do know is the country has the right to know the truth.
Did you know in 1890 manufacturing employees worked on average 100 hours a week? It would be decades before the eight-hour workday became real. It took labor activists and labor unions to turn the cry for change into policy and practice. www.americaamerica.news/p/a-labor-da...
It wasn’t until 1938—more than a half century after the Haymarket Riot and the national strikes for eight-hour workdays—when Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which limited the workweek to 44 hours, and then amended the law two years later to 40 hours.
Did you know in 1890 manufacturing employees worked on average 100 hours a week? It would be decades before the eight-hour workday became real. It took labor activists and labor unions to turn the cry for change into policy and practice. www.americaamerica.news/p/a-labor-da...
Great conversation with @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social for ‘On Democracy with FPWellman’ tonight on @meidastouch.com! Catch it now! www.youtube.com/live/Ql-PEkV...
Donald Trump incited a violent coup to overthrow the 2020 election and hold onto power. It will never be ok that he was not held accountable, including banning him from ever again holding public office.
Trump repeatedly asserts "no one is above the law" in his lawless, weaponized attacks on our fellow Americans and his demolition of our democratic institutions. Our job is to spotlight his lies, confront the danger and identify concrete solutions that can hasten this regime's demise. bit.ly/4mVlzzu
Are You More Driven by Inspiration or Outrage? I draw on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic speech to explore the power of squarely confronting oppression and injustice, as well as envisioning positive change and a better world. Join the conversation. www.americaamerica.news/p/are-you-mo...
Donald Trump incited a violent coup to overthrow the 2020 election and hold onto power. It will never be ok that he was not held accountable, including banning him from ever again holding public office.
Trump repeatedly asserts "no one is above the law" in his lawless, weaponized attacks on our fellow Americans and his demolition of our democratic institutions. Our job is to spotlight his lies, confront the danger and identify concrete solutions that can hasten this regime's demise. bit.ly/4mVlzzu
Are You More Driven by Inspiration or Outrage? I draw on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic speech to explore the power of squarely confronting oppression and injustice, as well as envisioning positive change and a better world. Join the conversation. www.americaamerica.news/p/are-you-mo...
A brief public service announcement: Do not give up hope that we can overcome this. That’s how Trump and his regime wins.
"Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others." --Abraham Lincoln, 1838 www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...
“This is our moment to reassert what it means to be American by speaking out and pushing back. The victory of the weak, malignant and unprincipled man is not inevitable.” www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...
“This is our moment to reassert what it means to be American by speaking out and pushing back. The victory of the weak, malignant and unprincipled man is not inevitable.” www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...
Thx!
A brief public service announcement: Do not give up hope that we can overcome this. That’s how Trump and his regime wins.
"Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American..taught in schools, in seminaries & colleges...written in Primers, spelling books & Almanacs...preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, enforced in courts of justice...become the political religion of the nation." --Lincoln
"Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others." --Abraham Lincoln, 1838 www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...
We were warned by Washington, Lincoln and others. Now we must oppose this authoritarian regime, firmly voice our commitment to the Constitution and rule of law—and assert what it means to be American. www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...
Read and share my friends. Steven Beschloss is one of the best of us…
Very kind. Thx.
Thank you.
“This is our moment to reassert what it means to be American by speaking out and pushing back. The victory of the weak, malignant and unprincipled man is not inevitable.” Great piece.
Thank you.
“This is a reality TV show with sick and cruel content and the volume knob set to 11.” Wow! Possibly the most powerful political opinion piece I’ve ever read. From @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social Read it now. www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...
Thank you kindly, Jamie. That means a lot.
We were warned by Washington, Lincoln and others. Now we must oppose this authoritarian regime, firmly voice our commitment to the Constitution and rule of law—and assert what it means to be American. www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...
This was all knowable. Every damn Republican who confirmed this wrecking ball has blood on his or her hands.
“We're further away from peace two weeks after the summit than we were right in the preceding moments before the summit,” Tim Mak told me. “There's been less than no progress—and people are dying here.” www.americaamerica.news/p/on-the-gro...
There is a paywall for the community comments—to keep out the trolls who have no interest in a forum in which thoughtful dialogue happens.
Trump’s America. An utter disgrace.
This is good, very, very good.
In this video, @markjacob.bsky.social and I discuss a WaPo story about Trump’s “dream role” as a big-city mayor. Seriously. Not a parody, utter journalistic malpractice as Trump exploits our military to occupy DC and advance his dictatorial police state. www.americaamerica.news/p/journalist...
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Resharing this essay from Monday before my Substack Live at 11AM ET with Tim Mak in Kyiv. Volodymyr Zelensky: "We need a just peace, a peace where our future will be decided only by us," he said, adding that Ukraine was "not a victim, it is a fighter." www.americaamerica.news/p/standing-b...
23 Dem governors are “crucial in resisting Trump’s defiance of our federal system & the independent power of states. The more Trump over-reaches in his deployment of military troops & other criminal violations, the more we should expect Dem states to say no.” www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-y...
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Thank you kindly.
Looking forward to talking to @timkmak.bsky.social who publishes The Counteroffensive and can shed light on what Ukrainians are thinking amid Trump’s kowtowing to Putin. I hope you’ll join us at 11AM ET today.
23 Dem governors are “crucial in resisting Trump’s defiance of our federal system & the independent power of states. The more Trump over-reaches in his deployment of military troops & other criminal violations, the more we should expect Dem states to say no.” www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-y...
“If you hurt my people,” Gov JB Pritzker said, “nothing will stop me, not time or political circumstance, from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.” www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-y...
“I have the right to do anything I want to do—I’m the president of the United States,” says the lawless and unfettered Trump musing about being a dictator. This is what John Roberts, the Supreme Court’s supermajority and over 77 million Americans have done to our beloved country.
Gov. Pritzker is one of 23 Dem governors who must defy this despot deploying the military: “This is exactly the type of overreach our country's founders warned against, and it's the reason that they established a federal system with a separation of powers….” www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-y...
Read every word Steven Beschloss writes. Then share it widely.
Thank you kindly, Paulette.
Just nauseating. An utter disgrace.
Gov. Pritzker is one of 23 Dem governors who must defy this despot deploying the military: “This is exactly the type of overreach our country's founders warned against, and it's the reason that they established a federal system with a separation of powers….” www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-y...
Trump heard: “Maybe we’d like a dictator...” He didn’t hear the rest of that: “…removed from the White House and taken into custody for violating our Constitution.”
I don’t think the Nobel committee gives out peace prizes to deranged despots who want to call their defense departments the Department of War—and who intend to arrogantly ignore the role of Congress to approve such a name change.
“If you hurt my people,” Gov JB Pritzker said, “nothing will stop me, not time or political circumstance, from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.” www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-y...
I spent an hour train ride today reading about the guilty verdicts of Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials and the preparations for their executions by hanging. How was your day?
Happy to hear. It was a great press conference.
We cannot stand idly by or remain silent. This is a time that demands we use our collective power against this hostile authoritarian regime. bit.ly/47pXvAD
We cannot stand idly by or remain silent. This is a time that demands we use our collective power against this hostile authoritarian regime. bit.ly/47pXvAD
I spent an hour train ride today reading about the guilty verdicts of Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials and the preparations for their executions by hanging. How was your day?
Important point from Gov Pritzker.
“There’s a reason to have a president with actual principles. There’s a reason to have a president who cares about governing. There’s a reason to have a president with an actual attention span.” www.americaamerica.news/p/standing-b...
“The fate of Ukraine matters for the fate of national sovereignty, European democracy, the global rule of law & peaceful co-existence. If Putin succeeds…it strengthens despotic types like Trump & intensifies the growing danger of autocracy around the world.” www.americaamerica.news/p/standing-b...
“Trump does not care what happens to Ukraine, just as long as his relationship with the Kremlin’s murderous boss remains intact. Note his empty threats and his obvious indifference. That’s where the truth lies.” www.americaamerica.news/p/standing-b...
Thin-skinned bloviating phony is determined to make good people capitulate. We need to stand up to this malignant menace.
“Trump does not care what happens to Ukraine, just as long as his relationship with the Kremlin’s murderous boss remains intact. Note his empty threats and his obvious indifference. That’s where the truth lies.” www.americaamerica.news/p/standing-b...
“There’s a reason to have a president with actual principles. There’s a reason to have a president who cares about governing. There’s a reason to have a president with an actual attention span.” www.americaamerica.news/p/standing-b...
Trump posting “no one is above the law” achieves one of the largest failures of self-awareness I can imagine.
I asked if the Legacy museums in Alabama will make changes b/c of Trump's assault. "We absolutely will not curtail or restrict the presentation of information about our nation's history of slavery, racial terror lynchings, Jim Crow or racial injustice." www.americaamerica.news/p/the-trump-...
Reposting this for some reason.
“NO ONE is above the law,” Kash Patel posted. “Public corruption will not be tolerated,” posted Dan Bongino. Seriously? That’s their justification for retribution against Bolton? Do they know who they work for? Do they realize they are laughingstocks? www.americaamerica.news/p/is-retribu...
“NO ONE is above the law,” Kash Patel posted. “Public corruption will not be tolerated,” posted Dan Bongino. Seriously? That’s their justification for retribution against Bolton? Do they know who they work for? Do they realize they are laughingstocks? www.americaamerica.news/p/is-retribu...
I’m sure Trump doesn’t want to be called Comrade Trump, even though he’s assisting Putin’s desire to rebuild the USSR and he’s demanding governing ownership of the means of production. Is Comrade Trump now one of the communist lunatics he decries?
“For anyone who doubted that Trump was really serious about his sadistic, deep-seated desire for vengeance, here we are..They want to isolate the targeted opponents…and make it harder for the public to dissent with collective force.” www.americaamerica.news/p/is-retribu...
Wonder how we got into this mess? It’s stories like these that normalize authoritarianism with “fun” takes on Trump taking on “dream” roles. Major media fail. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Reposting this for some reason.
Thank you.
This piece from last year feels more urgent today than ever. bit.ly/46Zz5xE
Enjoy your proximity to the Malignant One, Trumpists. Time will tell whether you'll end up like John Bolton.
So if Intel is now being taken over in part by the Trump regime, we now know who the real Socialist lunatics are—or are the cultists now in favor of Socialism if their Dear Leader is ruling?
“They may slow down the march of progress, but we must continue to speak out with the knowledge that one day the truth can free us all from our troubled history.”
This is so undeniably true, and so heartstoppingly horrific on so many levels. But let’s remember: we are the majority! And they will not win. #getupstandup
Exactly.
“Trump’s ability to trigger racist impulses of millions of Republicans and rally white nationalists takes…no special political skill. Rather, it’s a reminder of how deep these impulses go in the national psyche & how easily a racist demagogue can incite them.” www.americaamerica.news/p/the-trump-...
I’d recommend focusing your outrage on the more serious Trump villains.
Our default assumption has to be that the FBI raid of John Bolton’s house is an act of retribution. If they find classified documents and charge him with a felony, it does remind that Trump should have been convicted for the same.
“Yes, we have a job to do. Trump and his regime are trying their damnedest to reject the past, glorify the enemies of democracy and basic human decency, and shove their white supremacist agenda down our throats.” www.americaamerica.news/p/the-trump-...
Ain’t that the truth.
Our default assumption has to be that the FBI raid of John Bolton’s house is an act of retribution. If they find classified documents and charge him with a felony, it does remind that Trump should have been convicted for the same.
“Trump’s ability to trigger racist impulses of millions of Republicans and rally white nationalists takes…no special political skill. Rather, it’s a reminder of how deep these impulses go in the national psyche & how easily a racist demagogue can incite them.” www.americaamerica.news/p/the-trump-...
There's a convicted felon roaming the streets of D.C.
The wars he ends keeps mounting, yet he’s determined to start a new civil war.
I am a subscriber, and I highly recommend subscribing. (Do the free one if necessary —I know those subs can add up.) Steven is a master story teller and archivist, keeping alive the memory and — hopefully — the promise again of America. His essays never fail to provide perspective and hope.
Thanks!
Very kind. Thank you.
Forget the law, just do what I want, says the unfettered convicted felon. Nice work, John Roberts and 77M + voters.
Joy is resistance
It’s hard to overstate how badly America needs the infectious energy of performers and artists right now. That particularly includes the exuberant Jon Baptiste and his joyful music. www.americaamerica.news/p/america-wh...
Thank you kindly.
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”No matter how dark it gets,” Jon Batiste told the crowd last night. “I know: We can win. We can win. We can win.”” Yes, we can. Let’s not lose sight of the good & motivated people in our country who remain committed to creativity, diversity, inclusion—& joy. www.americaamerica.news/p/america-wh...
”No matter how dark it gets,” Jon Batiste told the crowd last night. “I know: We can win. We can win. We can win.”” Yes, we can. Let’s not lose sight of the good & motivated people in our country who remain committed to creativity, diversity, inclusion—& joy. www.americaamerica.news/p/america-wh...