I wrote a book about him, and we became friends. The cynics didn’t understand how he fused moral simplicity and political profundity.
David Masciotra
David Masciotra, a contributing writer to the Washington Monthly, is the author of several books, including Exurbia Now: The Battleground of American Democracy and I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters. His Substack is Absurdia Now.
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“Fortunately, the U.S. Federal System Is a Major Impediment to Authoritarianism”
An expert on mass atrocities and genocide, Alexander Laban Hinton explains what to fear in Trump’s term and how to manage the chaos ahead.
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Republican Attacks on the Affordable Care Act Give Democrats an Opportunity to Court Small Business
Millions of entrepreneurs, small proprietors, and gig workers get their health insurance through Obamacare.
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Elie Wiesel’s “Wounded Faith”
The late Nobel laureate’s lessons for an age of masked ICE raids, antisemitism, and dehumanization.
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The Magical Thinking Behind Graham Platner’s Rise
How fetishizing the working-class does it—and all Americans—a disservice.
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Surrendering to MAGA Isn’t Just a Broadcast Media Problem
Capitulation is everywhere.
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Fighting to Protect Public Health in the Trump Era
Dr. Roger Mitchell leads the nation’s largest organization representing Black doctors and their patients and is determined to protect health care amid Trump era rollbacks.
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Conservatism or Radicalism: Unpacking Today’s GOP
Conservative doesn’t accurately describe MAGA, and epithets like “fascist” are less than precise. A modest proposal for a new label.
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“When it Comes to Military Service-Connected Domestic Violence, Silence is Deadly”
Stacy Bannerman suffered domestic violence from a veteran. She’s spent over a decade helping others and pushing the Pentagon and VA to do more.
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Defund the Left: Trump’s Cultural Warfare Explained
Previous Republican presidents tried to defund the left but Trump turned it into a Maoist purge.
