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How to grapple with fascism? How to survive a country that doesn’t want us to withstand it? There ’s not a way to self-care out of an exhausting and dark future, there’s no physical action that can totally protect us. Face masks can help pass the time and “purify” your pores but you still have…
Donald Trump officially became president today, and in an inaugural address he promised many things, some of which may sound familiar, because they were directly lifted from the D.C. comics villain Bane. Compare Trump’s declaration that, “Today’s ceremony, however has very special meaning. Because today, we are not merely transferring power from one administration to…
END CLASS=”STORYTITLE” Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States. NPR reporters and editors across the newsroom have annotated his inaugural address. Follow NPR’s full online coverage with our live blog. Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people of the world, thank you….
The Trump Administration is committed to a foreign policy focused on American interests and American national security. Peace through strength will be at the center of that foreign policy. This principle will make possible a stable, more peaceful world with less conflict and more common ground. Defeating ISIS and other radical Islamic terror groups will…
Energy is an essential part of American life and a staple of the world economy. The Trump Administration is committed to energy policies that lower costs for hardworking Americans and maximize the use of American resources, freeing us from dependence on foreign oil. For too long, we’ve been held back by burdensome regulations on our…
Susan Dunn is a professor of Humanities at Williams College and the author of 1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler — The Election Amid the Storm, from which several passages in this essay are adapted. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN)“My foreign policy will always put the interests of the American…
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react-empty: 269 Trump inherits decades of expanded presidential power. In a nightmare scenario, he could tip the scale away from democracy Illustration: Tara Jacoby Jan 20, 2017 at 8:05 AM ET For decades, the presidency has been on a trajectory toward unparalleled power. Presidents of both parties have been willing to disregard the law,…
“He Will Not Divide Us” InstallationView Full Caption ASTORIA — Celebrity Jaden Smith was standing outside the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria Friday morning, staring into a camera to participate in a public art installation staged by fellow actor Shia LaBeouf’s art collective to mark inauguration day. LaBeouf’s group, called LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner, set…
A limousine with its windows smashed in downtown Washington. (Tara Bahrampour/The Washington Post) Around 10:30 a.m., a group of self-described “anti-fascist, anti-capitalist” protestors marched from Logan Circle toward the Mall. Some in the group tossed bricks at cars and businesses, knocked over trash cans and smashed a limousine. At times, they also yelled, “No more…