A group of pro-Trump protesters raise a giant America Flag on the West grounds of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.--How are you feeling?Hopeful, in a way. The George Floyd rebellions, which were some of the largest sustained protests in the history of the United States, really changed things in some fundamental ways. On that note, I believe that we could have thought differently about the Trump administration. We could have had a strategy that envisioned bringing Trump down through popular protests. In most European countries, a figure such as Donald Trump would...…A group of pro-Trump protesters raise a giant America Flag on the West grounds of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.--How are you feeling?Hopeful, in a way. The George Floyd rebellions, which were some of the largest sustained protests in the history of the United States, really changed things in some fundamental ways. On that note, I believe that we could have thought differently about the Trump administration. We could have had a strategy that envisioned bringing Trump down through popular protests. In most European countries, a figure such as Donald Trump would...WW…

A protester holds a Trump flag inside the US Capitol Building near the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results.--orry we tried to assassinate you & overthrow the election. We didn't expect it to fail & create this awkwardness between us. Let's move forward & get back...…A protester holds a Trump flag inside the US Capitol Building near the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results.--orry we tried to assassinate you & overthrow the election. We didn't expect it to fail & create this awkwardness between us. Let's move forward & get back...WW…

President Joe Biden speaks during the the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States.--But there is a much bigger issue at play here. This is not just about Trump's upcoming Senate [impeachment] trial. Unless leaders from both parties work to make defending democracy a joint priority then we soon again will be at risk. Indeed, if we falter, history suggests we will be following in the footsteps of other democracies that dismissed or...…President Joe Biden speaks during the the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States.--But there is a much bigger issue at play here. This is not just about Trump's upcoming Senate [impeachment] trial. Unless leaders from both parties work to make defending democracy a joint priority then we soon again will be at risk. Indeed, if we falter, history suggests we will be following in the footsteps of other democracies that dismissed or...WW…

Martin Luther King Jr. | Capitol Riot on January 6th, 2021--Chauncey DeVega is a senior politics writer for Salon. His essays can also be found at . He also hosts a weekly podcast, . Chauncey can be followed on  and .MORE FROM…Martin Luther King Jr. | Capitol Riot on January 6th, 2021--Chauncey DeVega is a senior politics writer for Salon. His essays can also be found at . He also hosts a weekly podcast, . Chauncey can be followed on  and .MORE FROMWW…

Trump supporters near the U.S Capitol, on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. The protesters stormed the historic building, breaking windows and clashing with police. Trump supporters had gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.--What do we see in the images of by Trump's terrorist mob on the Capitol Building and American democracy?There is the superficial. The tens of thousands of rage-filled white people running amok and defiling the Capitol Building as they in a...…Trump supporters near the U.S Capitol, on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. The protesters stormed the historic building, breaking windows and clashing with police. Trump supporters had gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.--What do we see in the images of by Trump's terrorist mob on the Capitol Building and American democracy?There is the superficial. The tens of thousands of rage-filled white people running amok and defiling the Capitol Building as they in a...WW…

HILLBILLY ELEGY: (L to R) Glenn Close ("Mamaw”), Amy Adams (“Bev”)--The discourse around "hillbillies" shifts according to the country's mood. How is the economy tied to this?Chauncey DeVega is a senior politics writer for Salon. His essays can also be found at . He also hosts a weekly podcast, . Chauncey can be followed on  and .MORE FROM…HILLBILLY ELEGY: (L to R) Glenn Close ("Mamaw”), Amy Adams (“Bev”)--The discourse around "hillbillies" shifts according to the country's mood. How is the economy tied to this?Chauncey DeVega is a senior politics writer for Salon. His essays can also be found at . He also hosts a weekly podcast, . Chauncey can be followed on  and .MORE FROMWW…

Donald Trump--is a translational neuroscientist and one of the world's leading experts on PTSD and fear. He is currently the scientific director at the Neuroscience Center for Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma (NeuroCAST) in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. Norrholm has also contributed , co-authored with clinical psychologist Alan Blotcky and others.Donald Trump and his regime have also afflicted massive and traumatic stress on the American people, so it is not surprising that we are...…Donald Trump--is a translational neuroscientist and one of the world's leading experts on PTSD and fear. He is currently the scientific director at the Neuroscience Center for Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma (NeuroCAST) in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. Norrholm has also contributed , co-authored with clinical psychologist Alan Blotcky and others.Donald Trump and his regime have also afflicted massive and traumatic stress on the American people, so it is not surprising that we are...WW…

Donald Trump--:*  *  *Chauncey DeVega is a senior politics writer for Salon. His essays can also be found at . He also hosts a weekly podcast, . Chauncey can be followed on  and .MORE FROM…Donald Trump--:*  *  *Chauncey DeVega is a senior politics writer for Salon. His essays can also be found at . He also hosts a weekly podcast, . Chauncey can be followed on  and .MORE FROMWW…

Donald Trump--He is also a professor of corporate law at the University of Minnesota Donald Trump has no respect the rule of law and has engaged in a coup attempt against democracy by trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Even if he fails, the precedent is a threat to the United States and a type of victory for fascism in this country. As an expert on constitutional law, how are you making sense of these events?The jig is up. Trump is not going to try a real coup. But the message, the warning to the United States, is that we better get our act...…Donald Trump--He is also a professor of corporate law at the University of Minnesota Donald Trump has no respect the rule of law and has engaged in a coup attempt against democracy by trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Even if he fails, the precedent is a threat to the United States and a type of victory for fascism in this country. As an expert on constitutional law, how are you making sense of these events?The jig is up. Trump is not going to try a real coup. But the message, the warning to the United States, is that we better get our act...WW…

A portrait of US President Donald Trump burns during a demonstration--How are you feeling? There has been a torrent of information about Trump and his finances in the latter part of his term, from the New York Times and other sources. Your book "White House, Inc." was released in the midst of all that. Yet there are still many unanswered questions about Trump and his finances.My responsibility is just to keep my narrow focus on Trump's businesses. The story is never done. Those businesses never stop operating and never stop moving. So the stories and the conflicts and intrigue do not stop...…A portrait of US President Donald Trump burns during a demonstration--How are you feeling? There has been a torrent of information about Trump and his finances in the latter part of his term, from the New York Times and other sources. Your book "White House, Inc." was released in the midst of all that. Yet there are still many unanswered questions about Trump and his finances.My responsibility is just to keep my narrow focus on Trump's businesses. The story is never done. Those businesses never stop operating and never stop moving. So the stories and the conflicts and intrigue do not stop...WW…