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If we don’t change the system, the system is going to break
Informed Dissent: Billman closes out on the death of democracy with part 4 in a series.
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Can a post-Trump America pull itself back from the brink?
Informed Dissent: Part 3 in a series.
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When the ends justify the means, anything goes
Informed Dissent: Part 2 in a series on the death of democracy.
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Is the end of American democracy closer than we think?
Informed Dissent: Part 1 in a series.
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Every white American has benefited from white supremacy
Informed Dissent: America’s original sin didn’t end with abolition.
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Are we being led by lies into a conflict in the Middle East?
Informed Dissent: The gaslight presidency.
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It’s time to take climate change seriously
Informed Dissent: The clock is running on human civilization.
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Look at Trump’s actions to determine his ability as a leader
Informed Dissent: A small man in a big world.
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Despite everything, it’s a mistake to not take Trump seriously
Have we gotten too used to the chaos?
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Alabama’s abortion ban isn’t about abortion — it’s about control
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The MAGA base will turn out in 2020 and Democrats will need a nominee to inspire them too
Informed Dissent: It’s a time to win, and then it’s a time to act.
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Trump is a symptom, not the disease
Informed Dissent: Defeating the sitting president is only the first step.
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The case for Donald Trump’s impeachment
Informed Dissent: There’s no excuse, no alternative.
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If we weren’t numb to Trump’s corruption, the calls for impeachment would be deafening
Informed Dissent: Lies, lying liars, etc.
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Trump views rule of law as something that applies to others, not him
Informed Dissent: Sobering evidence that the president sees legality as little more than an impediment to his will.
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The week in Trump (and Biden, too)
Informed Dissent: Jeffrey Billman hits the past week’s salient points.
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Trump, Brexit and the dumbing down of democracy
Informed Dissent: The parallels between MAGA and the U.K.’s hard-right turn to leave the EU.
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Trump is a man surrounded by smoke shouting that there’s never been a fire
INFORMED DISSENT: The Mueller Report is out, but does it sound like vindication to you?
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Even in the wake of a massacre, Trump still can’t bring himself to condemn white hatred
INFORMED DISSENT: The war at home.
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Why outrage over Ilhan Omar’s Israel comments is in bad faith
INFORMED DISSENT: Bad-faith outrage.