Trump’s Seven Techniques to Control the Media Tyrants always try to suppress a free press; here’s Trump’s playbook. BY ROBERT REICH | DECEMBER 1, 2016 Trump’s Seven Techniques to Control […] This post originally appeared at RobertReich.org. Democracy depends on a free and independent press, which is why all tyrants try to squelch it. They use seven techniques…
The Dangerous Normalization of Donald Trump There’s a way to keep our short attention spans and Trump’s norm-shattering behavior from damaging the republic: “Expose and Oppose.” BY STEVEN HARPER | JANUARY 5, 2017 Nationwide Attention Deficit Disorder When leaders fail to respect the underlying behavioral norms of a democratically elected government, its days become numbered. Donald Trump…
The Trump Resistance Plan: A Timeline — Russia and President Trump Investigative reporters have begun to flesh out the Trump/Russia timeline. To keep everything in one location, here’s an updated summary (so far). BY STEVEN HARPER | FEBRUARY 15, 2017 This post was updated on Feb. 17, 2017. The last installment of the Trump Resistance Plan began with Thomas…
