Evening Roundup, October 21
Featuring Gabe Lezra, Brian O'Neill, Lynn Sweet and Jen Rubin, Jeff Nesbit, David Bernell & Thomas Graham, "Let's Do Lunch" with Jared Bernstein, Nick Anderson, & The Contrarian No Kings livestream
15 More Ways You Can Fight for Democracy
Last weekend, millions of Americans flooded the streets for the jubilant, powerful No Kings 2 day of action. From New York to Los Angeles, from small towns to major cities, people who refuse to accept authoritarianism showed up and demonstrated to Trump that the people will not stand for his tinpot autocracy.
Turning the silent tool into a stage prop—again
President Donald Trump said last week that he had authorized the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela—an extraordinary public confirmation of an instrument designed to be unacknowledged. He paired that with a hint of escalation: Having struck…
Looped In With Lynn Sweet: No Kings Edition
[ VIDEO ] Every Tuesday, Jen sits down with Lynn Sweet, Special Correspondent for the Chicago-Sun Times, to update us on Trump’s obsession with Chicago. After the widely successful No Kings Day across the country, this edition of Looped In with Lynn is all about Chicago’s various protests and the worsening public reaction to ICE, the National Guard, and the ongoi…
The ‘antifa’ fiction: How to criminalize dissent
By Jeff Nesbit
Trump is trying to weaponize the state against a phantom menace, chilling the very concept of protest in America.
Putin's provocations are part of his 'divide and conquer' strategy
By David Bernell and Thomas Graham
The Russian president has pushed for years against those he considers his enemies, and his efforts have borne fruit.
Let’s Do Lunch! 10/21
[ VIDEO ] Enjoy our latest episode of Let’s Do Lunch! with Jared Bernstein and special guest Bobby Kogan.
Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!
Trump's fly-by
Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and elsewhere. Find him on Substack at nickanderson.substack.com.
No Kings Day Live
Thank you for joining us for coast-to-coast coverage of the United States standing up against tyranny—because America doesn’t bow to kings. Please enjoy our entire livestream following Saturday's triumphant protests.
For some reason yesterday's demolition of the East Wing of the White House seemed like a special kind of travesty from this president. It's one thing to issue unlawful executive orders. It's one thing--a diabolical thing--to violate the human rights of Americans (documented or not). But to destroy the profile of the most familiar, most important residential property in the nation is a different magnitude of offensiveness. This is a raw show of destructive physical power. As if he's saying, "If I can get away with this flagrant destruction of a national landmark in broad daylight, I can get away with anything." Next will he seal the doors of the Capitol?
I have a question. Destroying federal property is a crime. The president seems to be immune for his crimes. The people who are involved in the demolition of the East Wing are not immune. Can they be charged for destroying the property? Can it be announced that anyone involved in this destruction, will be held accountable and be convicted?