Trump Might Already Be a Lame Duck

President Trump has never really cared about the Republican Party per se. He basks in its adulation, and it’s beneficial to him when the GOP controls Congress. But he’s never adhered to its orthodoxies or honored its heroes. Neither has he been willing to brook internal dissent in the name of the party’s big tent. He demands absolute fealty but displays little loyalty. He can’t help obsessing over his personal priorities—such as his proposed ballroom or his retribution campaign against perceived tormentors—to the detriment of his party’s political interests. On…

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How MoveOn Is Turning the Tide To Win the 2026 Midterms

The problem in 2024  Lots of people sat out the 2024 election. It could even be argued that Vice President Kamala Harris lost the White House solely because 19 million people who voted for Joe Biden for president in 2020 sat out in 2024. Many of these voters were alienated by Democratic leaders who disappointed them and a broken political system that empowers billionaires and the corrupt Epstein class to rig the rules in their favor. Life is too hard, and the prices for what we need to survive—food, gas,…

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Why Trump Lost

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The first surprising thing about President Trump’s impending defeat in the 2026 Iran war is that he already fought and won a successful war against Iran last year. In June 2025, U.S. and Israeli air strikes badly damaged the Iranian nuclear program in 12 days of bombardment. Exactly how badly remains controversial. But they didn’t do nothing. If Trump had quit while ahead, he could have banked his gains from last June as…

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Organizing 101: How to Take Action

This blog is part of a larger series ‘Organizing 101: Outrage to Organizing’ We just learned about organizing basics, the power of people coming together, and how to get attention for your issue.  Now we are going to learn about what makes an effective action and how to move from activity to impactful action.  Action vs. Activity Action is part of a larger campaign, directed at a specific target audience, and used to provoke a reaction and move systemic change. For example, action would be creating a petition for a…

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