Adele M. Stan
The New Republic
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Insurrectionist in Chief
How Steve Bannon led the vanguard of the Capitol riots → Read More
From the Fever Swamp to Foggy Bottom: The Conspiracy Theories at the Heart of Power
A packet of curiosities and ‘propaganda’ raises the curtain on how Trump administration deploys the absurd against reality. → Read More
White Nationalist Does Massacre. Now the Gaslighting Begins
The president of the United States stokes the right-wing disinformation machine... In the hours following the massacre of Walmart shoppers, targeted for being Latinx, by a killer who authored a white male nationalist screed, the right-wing disinformation machine cranked into gear. → Read More
White Nationalist Does Massacre. Now the Gaslighting Begins.
In the hours following the massacre of Walmart shoppers, targeted for being Latinx, by a killer who authored a white male nationalist screed, the right-wing disinformation machine cranked into gear. → Read More
What Did the Vice President Know, and When Did He Know It?
If anyone still buys the notion that Vice President Mike Pence is some kind of a Boy Scout, a spin through the speech delivered on Saturday by President Donald Trump’s biggest fan to a roomful of religious-right activists should disabuse them of that dream: Pence peppered his address with demonstrable lies. If truth were still a thing, I suppose the Pence speech → Read More
Le Pen, Salvini, and Europe’s Far Right Increase Numbers in European Parliament, as Bannon Stays Close at Hand
It wasn’t the right-wing blowout some feared, but the strengthened presence of nationalist and Euroskeptic parties still imperils the European project. → Read More
Trump and Bannon: Busting Up the World
Each in his own way, the president and his former White House strategist continue their global realignment project, tilting toward Putin. → Read More
‘The Brink’: Inside Steve Bannon’s Plan to Ruin the World
If you ever wondered about the capacity of a broken, pathetic person to fuck up the world, Alison Klayman offers a case study in her documentary The Brink, which turns its lens on Steve Bannon, the former Breitbart News chief executive and sacked chief strategist to President Donald J. Trump. The filmmaker finds Bannon regrouping in the wake of his banishment → Read More
The GOP’s Crocodile Tears for the Victims of Mosque Massacres
Before he vetoed the resolution approved by Congress rebuking his usurpation of the constitutional powers of the legislative branch through his emergency declaration, President Donald J. Trump offered what were intended to be soothing words to those contemplating the horrors of attacks on two New Zealand mosques by a white nationalist.Expressing solidary with the → Read More
Liar, Racist, Cheat: This is Your President, America
Until his arrival at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, President Donald J. Trump was having a pretty crummy week. Presumably low on sleep, after pulling something of an all-nighter in Hanoi on Wednesday/Thursday to watch his former fixer break some shit before the House Oversight Committee, and then dealing with the jet lag of his return → Read More
Stacey Abrams and Nancy Pelosi Just May Save America
You might call it the revenge of the women. Or America’s best hope for saving the republic. → Read More
Taking Cues From 'Fox & Friends' and Snubbing Hannity, Trump Backs Down on Emergency Declaration
And along the way, he’s managed to divide Fox News hosts and the Freedom Caucus. → Read More
Shutdown Antics Obscure Big Moment in Russia Investigation
Foreign intervention in U.S. election not nearly as interesting as table-slamming petulance. → Read More
The Reality Show President and His Acting Cabinet
In a government of yes-men and sycophants, the lunatic is king. → Read More
Threat Posed by the Right Is Multiplied by a Legacy of Denial
Now under threat themselves, the media are beginning to get it. But will law enforcement follow suit? → Read More
Yes, It Could Happen Here
Right-wing authoritarianism is on the rise around the world—including here. But we’re lulled by the sameness of our everyday lives. → Read More
When Liars Start Telling the Truth: Michael Cohen Puts Trump in Peril
If you think the Trump administration outrageous, just wait until you see what they do next. → Read More
Facebook Anti-Soros Campaign Treated Hate Like Just Another Political Position
Feeding an anti-Semitic trope was payback for critique of company as “menace.” → Read More
Stacey Abrams Could Be Dems’ Best Hope for Winning in 2020
Amid death threats and election chaos, Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee came close enough to winning that Republicans are getting twitchy. → Read More
The Constitution Is on the Ballot
It’s a tipping-point election—a choice between neo-fascism and representational democracy. → Read More