| Jan 5, 2022 | RoundupThe coup attempt of January 6 was a brief, bizarre, and terrifying moment that exposed the fragility of American democracy. This week in OtherWords, we look at the shape of things a year later. For a moment, it looked like there was a silver lining to the violence. As...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOne year ago, the foundation of our democracy was jeopardized in a full-blown coup attempt by seditionists egged on by former president Donald Trump. People died. Confederate flags were waved inside the Capitol. People with zip ties and weapons were ready to do harm...
| | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe defeat of Donald Trump in 2020 was supposed to put an end to America’s delusional national politics. The quashing of the January 6 insurrection — and the brief, near-unanimous revulsion among members of Trump’s party for that violence — provided some hope that the...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAt around noon on January 6, 2021, a friend in Virginia Beach sent me a private message: “If you need a place to stay, our living room isn’t much, but at least it’s not in D.C.” More than two dozen similar messages poured in throughout the day from...
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