The Anderson Files

The Colorado GOP: Wild, crazy and dangerous

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Donald Trump has been a disaster for the Colorado Republican Party, according to Dick Wadhams, the party’s chair from 2007-2011. Wadhams isn’t some play-by-the-rules...

A familiar path to fascism

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Donald Trump is the first major party presidential nominee to provoke widespread discussion about whether he is a fascist. It is a question raised...

Syria: A different perspective

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Five years ago, the people of Syria rebelled in peaceful protests for political freedom and social justice, which were inspired by the “Arab Spring”...

GOP Ultra-Maga Love of Authoritarian Hungary

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There is a controversy among Republican leaders about publicly declaring what the GOP would do if it won back Congress and the presidency. The GOP...

Bernie-bashing Brock

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As Bernie Sanders has become increasingly popular, the Hillary Clinton campaign has gone on the attack. That’s fine, but it would be nice if...

Will dark money defeat progressive change?

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“The one-sided class war of the last 40 years is becoming two-sided,” leftwing philosopher Noam Chomsky recently declared.  He is encouraged by the many...

The stench of fascism

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It’s no longer possible to ignore the stench of fascism. After a Trump worshipper attempted to assassinate numerous prominent targets of the president’s ire,...

The world will miss Tom Hayden

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Whatever the future holds and as satisfying as my life is today,” Tom Hayden wrote in his 1988 memoir, “I miss the ’60s and...

The GOP scheme for autocracy

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Donald Trump may be the first mainstream presidential candidate who is openly anti-democratic. Does he want to replace July 4 with Jan. 6 as...

Can democracy survive if political violence is normalized?

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When White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked about the Georgia GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, she declined to offer any comment, saying...

Medicare for All is a solution for the pandemic crisis

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It gets tiresome staying at home (if you are able to) or wearing a mask and social distancing when encountering other humans. So you...

Democrats become the progressive family values party

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"Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women.” — sociologist Jessica Calarco Many Republicans went full-tilt culture war when Joe Biden introduced his...