As language takes a beating from the president, a book about Churchill and Orwell reminds us how potent skilled rhetoric can be.

Thomas Ricks' book is the latest offering history's lessons for our dangerous time.

Trump perfects the role of Propagandist-in-Chief.

Bill reflects on Trump's tweet storm and shares Henry Giroux's remarks about George Orwell, authoritarianism and Donald Trump.

Democracy still exists in the US from a technical standpoint. But in practice, the wealthy and the ruling elite use corporate mass media to embed a specific worldview in voters.

Bill recommends investigative journalist Julia Angwin's new book, Dragnet Nation, and reflects on the striking similarities between some classic dystopian novels and America today.

What will it take to change a democracy driven by fear?

David Sirota argues that the national intelligence director has become "the embodiment of perjury before Congress."

Who's proving the most successful prophet?

Fifteen books you think every American should read, including Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.