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Democracy & Government
  • Letters From an American
    Paul Manafort in the Spotlight Again
    September 8, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    The fifth volume of the Senate Intelligence Report came out on August 18 and, in the storm of other news, has gotten less attention than it should have. According to Republicans—as well as the Democrats on the committee—in 2016, Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was actively working with a Russian intelligence officer.

  • Letters From an American
    Heather Cox Richardson: Looking the American Soldier in the Face
    September 5, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Multiple sources are confirming a story about Trump’s contempt for the military, which said, among other things, that Trump called soldiers “suckers” and dead service members “losers.”

  • Letters From an American
    Trump and the Troops
    September 4, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    The Atlantic published a story detailing Trump’s contempt for military service and the self-sacrifice of those killed in the line of duty. Trump is reacting with panic.

  • Letters From an American
    Who Owns Law and Order?
    September 3, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Why is Trump so hell-bent on reelection? He has made it clear he doesn’t particularly like the job.

  • Letters From an American
    Men in Black?
    September 2, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    And, Michael Flynn doesn't get a "get out of jail free card"
  • Letters From an American
    Twitter Is Ablaze — Not Portland
    September 1, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Trump is exaggerating the violence in cities to the point of caricature — countering statements by local and state law enforcement.

  • Fight to Vote
    Sports Teams Tackle Voting Crisis With Plan to Turn Arenas into Polling Stations
    September 1, 2020
    | Ed Pilkington

    At least 12 professional sports teams and their stadiums from the worlds of baseball, basketball, football and hockey are preparing to open their doors to allow fast, safe and socially distanced voting.

  • Letters From an American
    The Problem with Portland
    August 31, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Trump is clearly trying to change the national narrative from his disastrous response to the coronavirus and the economic crash to the idea that he alone can protect white Americans from their dangerous Black neighbors.

  • Letters From an American
    Where to Start?
    August 30, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    The pandemic, street protests, Russian meddling, election security?
  • Letters From an American
    The RNC's Showstopper
    August 28, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    The White House, the people’s house, was turned into the background for a political rally, emblazoned with flags and sporting jumbotrons that spelled out “Trump/Pence.”



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