Biden and the secrets of the national security state
The real victims of “national security” secrets are the American people, who are denied knowledge of the crimes committed by the American government.
The real victims of “national security” secrets are the American people, who are denied knowledge of the crimes committed by the American government.
In the first days of 2023, the reactionary and repulsive dynamic of American capitalist politics has been on full display. The Democratic Socialists of America and its congressional representatives play a critical role in this right-wing process.
In the aftermath of the November midterm elections, media pundits proclaimed a “victory for democracy” and “return to normalcy” in American politics. The events of Friday, however, the second anniversary of the January 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol by a fascist mob incited by the sitting president, have well and truly exploded all such fantasies.
Two years after former president Trump and his Republican allies tried to overturn the Constitution, the aspiring dictator and the social and political forces that supported him remain free and are openly plotting their next coup.
The 165-page filing conclusively demonstrates that Trump, and his Republican co-conspirators, knowingly sought to overturn the 2020 election with deceit, falsehoods and violence.
The 90-minute debate between Senator JD Vance and Governor Tim Walz put on display the basic agreement between the two right-wing corporate parties.
Emboldened by the complicit Democrats, Trump, with the Republican Party behind him, is mounting a fascist campaign aimed at suppressing the vote on the way to a presidential dictatorship.
Erik Larson’s new book The Demon of Unrest, published this year by Penguin Random House, contains critical lessons for the fight against Trump and the threat of dictatorship today.