Any analysis that features the role of neoliberalism or white liberalism in bringing the country to its present impasse, while, at the same time, dimming or even removing from view the role of right wing extremism and its long ascendancy to power may sound deep and radical, but it is neither. It’s analytically wrong and strategically misguided.

The statement of retired General James Mattis sharply criticizing  his former boss is a BFD. General Mattis is a revered figure in military ranks and broadly respected in elite circles and both parties. His voice carries weight beyond Washington too. Much more could be said, but suffice to say that the constellation of people and organizations that will bring down Trump and the Republican Party will be many layered and diverse. Simplistic schemes and pure forms won’t capture its complexity.

At rally and march in Kingston NY. Huge turnout and this in a city of 22,000. Mainly young and multi-racial. MLK’s “fierce urgency of now” was present and deeply felt.