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  • Democracy & Government
    The Case Against Donald Trump – Simplified
    January 15, 2021
    | Steven Harper

    The US Constitution establishes a system of checks and balances consisting of three equal branches of government – legislative (Article I), executive (Article II), and judicial (Article III). On January 6, 2021, the head of the executive branch, Donald Trump, incited a mob to attack the legislative branch and then did nothing to stop it.

  • Moyers on Democracy
    PODCAST: Bill Moyers and Heather Cox Richardson
    January 7, 2021
    | BILLMOYERS.COM TEAM
    The Day the Confederate Flag Flew in the United States Capitol.
  • Letters From an American
    Trump to Mob: “We love you, you’re very special.”
    January 7, 2021
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    January 6, 2020 This morning, results from the Georgia Senatorial runoff elections showed that Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff had beaten their Republican opponents—both incumbents—by more than the threshold that would require a recount. The Senate is now split 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats, so the position of majority leader goes to a Democrat. Mitch McConnell, who has bent the government to his will since he took over the position of majority leader in 2007, ...

  • Democracy & Government
    Trump's Coup
    January 4, 2021
    | Steven Harper

    The attack on American democracy is an inside job. Trump’s one-hour rant directed at Georgia officials who have certified President elect Joe Biden’s win isn’t an isolated event. It’s just one front in a battle to make Trump king. The scary part is that he has a lot of people helping him.

  • Letters From an American
    The "Perfect" Phone Call
    January 4, 2021
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to demand he overturn the results of the presidential election in Georgia and deliver the state to Trump. Raffensperger apparently recorded the call, keeping it handy in case Trump misrepresented it publicly. This morning, Trump did exactly that.

  • Letters From an American
    The GOP's Dangerous Stunt
    January 3, 2021
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    No, you can't just take the ball and go home.
  • Letters From an American
    The First Veto
    January 2, 2021
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    Republicans battle over the cause of conservatism.
  • Letters From an American
    The Electoral College Has Spoken
    December 15, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    But don't forget COVID, the budget war, Bill Barr and Russian meddling
  • Letters From an American
    The Larger Story Is Not Over
    December 12, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    Republicans could reject the ideology of the Confederacy and reclaim the Party of Lincoln
  • Letters From an American
    Tossing a Spanner in the Works and Poisoning the Well
    December 9, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    With the pandemic, the failing economy, and the Republicans’ unwillingness to recognize his presidency, Biden is facing an unprecedented crisis. But he definitely knows how Washington works.



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