That’s an excellent article. Just wanted to point out that it’s dated last Tuesday, September 23rd. That nitpick us important because Reich refers to events happening over the previous week by days of the week rather than by calendar dates—so it’s important for the reader to be aware that Reich is speaking of the week Monday 9/15 through Sunday 9/21.
Reich’s article today is something of a continuation of the ideas in his Tuesday 9/23 article.
True enough.
Perhaps we are lucky in having an incompetent authoritarian (would-be, anyway) regime.
thanks for correction, I was thinking I posted the current one! I’m enjoying his and Paul Krugman’s substack pieces (and Jeff Tiedrich for general orneryness)
The recent conduct of Lindsey Graham suggests that they have been doing this.
Well, maybe. But he’s been cravenly crawling before Donald for several years, now. I don’t see any particular new low in his genuflecting.
When you get to a certain age, recent takes on a new meaning. I meant his conduct since about 2015.
Oh, yeah, in that case I fully agree.
There are some who speculate that Graham’s psychology is such that he always finds a more powerful man to toady for (e.g. John McCain). That’s likely true, but Donald may have been making sure Lindsey performs on a regular basis, as needed, through extortion.
About 75%, for the record. 67% from Central America, 8% from South America.
Is this in reply to something specific?
Response to a troll who was here last night.
Yes, the departed asserted that over 95% of illegal immigrants were Hispanic, of which the above statement was a correction. That is all.
Aah, understood.
Did anyone have “demolishing an entire wing of the White House” on their bingo card of things Trump shouldn’t be able to do but did anyway?
Yeah I just read that and it’s pretty shocking. I mean it shouldn’t be considering all the other terrible things he’s doing, but it’s certainly symbolic of the idea that he believes he owns this country and can do whatever he wants to it.
It makes me want to cry. This entire situation makes me want to cry.
There is no court or law that is going to stop trump. He’s ignoring court orders. He’s actually just casually murdering people in boats and threatening Colombia because they have complained about it.
I’m so ashamed to be American right now. Most of the world is starting to hate us.
Most of the world is starting to hate us back. Go to anyone who supports Trump and ask them about any country at random, and you will likely get ignorance and/or hatred.
Trump will do whatever he wants, and no one can stop him.
Is it possible to support Trump without blatantly lying about it?
Well, he is LITERALLY (and I don’t mean FIGURATIVLY) tearing down the White House.
Goddammit, People!