“Signal:Noise” will cut through the omnipresent distractions of Trumpland to focus on the more lasting impacts in a twice-weekly column.
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December 11, 2020
Trumpists Are Ranting About Election Fraud as Americans Die of Covid
This during the deadliest week so far in the pandemic, with infection rates at upwards of 220,000 per day.
Sasha Abramsky
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December 8, 2020
We’re Now Facing Both a Public Health and a Poverty Catastrophe
Trump’s malevolent mismanagement of the Covid-19 crisis has been compounded by ineptitude at the state level.
Sasha Abramsky
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December 4, 2020
Why the Trumpists’ Calls for Dictatorship Should Worry Us
It may sound laughable, but it’s no joke—the GOP leadership and the right-wing media machine are colluding with Trump’s assault on democratic institutions.
Sasha Abramsky
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December 1, 2020
Removing Trump Is Not Enough. He Must Be Prosecuted.
He has declared total war on American democracy, and for that, he must be brought to justice.
Sasha Abramsky
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November 24, 2020
The GOP: Grotesque, Outrageous Putschists
It’s high time we call Republicans what they have become, and give the Grand Old Party a much-deserved name change.
Sasha Abramsky
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November 20, 2020
The GOP Is in a State of Terminal Decay
In its blind obedience to Trump’s blatant coup attempt, the party has abandoned even the pretense of democratic principle—indeed, any principle other than holding on to power.
Sasha Abramsky
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November 17, 2020
Trump and the GOP Intensify Their Assault on Democracy
This is a coordinated effort to sabotage the election results and purge the government of officials with the stature to stand up to it.
Sasha Abramsky
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November 2, 2020
The Time Is Now: Dump Trump!
Herewith a short—very short—list of his most egregious crimes. And why there’s no room for anything but a thumping, indisputable Biden victory.
Sasha Abramsky
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October 30, 2020
How to Rebut Trump’s Tsunami of Lies
We do it with a massive voter turnout—more than 75 million so far, an extraordinary affirmation of the power and worth of democracy.
Sasha Abramsky
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October 27, 2020
Trump Attempts One More Preelection Power Grab
An executive order establishing new hiring and firing practices will, if he is reelected, give him extraordinary control over almost the entire civil service.
Sasha Abramsky