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3 days ago | 
americaamerica.news | Steven Beschloss
Audio recordings of regular posts, narrated by author and journalist Steven Beschloss, focused on democracy, justice, politics and society. Audio recordings of regular posts, narrated by author and journalist Steven Beschloss, focused on democracy, justice, politics and society.
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3 days ago | 
americaamerica.news | Steven Beschloss
How dare they. This disgraceful regime comprised of incompetents, sycophants and miscreants is now seeking to remove from U.S. Navy ships the names of great and courageous Americans because they don't align with their sick and twisted view of the world. This might seem like a minor story amid the daily flood of transgressions, but it represents their abhorrent and ongoing effort to deny our history and fuel doubt about the meaning of America.
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6 days ago | 
americaamerica.news | Steven Beschloss
I often think back to the 2017 Fox interview of newly elected Donald Trump by Bill O'Reilly, aired just before the Super Bowl. Trump tells O'Reilly that he respects Russian President Vladimir Putin, then gives one of his usual non-answers when asked why: "I respect a lot of people." But it was Trump's reply to O'Reilly's followup that has stuck with me. O'Reilly: "But he's a killer though-Putin's a killer."Trump: "There are a lot of killers. We've got a lot of killers. What do you think?
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1 week ago | 
americaamerica.news | Steven Beschloss
France's gift to America has stood majestically in New York harbor since 1886. The original idea for the Statue of Liberty grew out of the desire to exemplify the American ideals of liberty and freedom. Lady Liberty's spiked crown was meant to symbolize rays of sun beaming out to the world. Her tablet was inscribed with July 4, 1776. Sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi placed a broken shackle and chains at her feet to represent the end of slavery.
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1 week ago | 
americaamerica.news | Steven Beschloss
There are days when we are left to worry whether the Trump regime's assault on our democracy will leave our beloved country in ashes-and then there are days when there's reason for optimism that our Constitution, values and principles will provide the necessary bulwark to withstand the hostile onslaught.
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1 week ago | 
americaamerica.news | Steven Beschloss
In a commencement address at Wake Forest University , the usually low-key Scott Pelley of CBS 60 Minutes fame recognized his responsibility to speak the truth. His words were important, and he understand that times like these demand fearless depictions of reality, even if he'd face blowback. Early in his remarks a week ago, Pelley talked about the legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow broadcasting while the "bombs of fascism" were falling on London.
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1 week ago | 
americaamerica.news | Steven Beschloss
Every Memorial Day we are provided an opportunity to pause and reflect on the ultimate sacrifice made by Americans throughout our history. Every loss is a tragedy, and the numbers tally into the millions. It's impossible to fully comprehend the loss of about 420,000 Americans in World War II and at least 620,000 Americans in the Civil War.
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2 weeks ago | 
americaamerica.news | Steven Beschloss
I had in mind to focus on Harvard University's uplifting pushback against the latest extreme action by the Trump regime to bar international students from attending the school by revoking its certification under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. Harvard was quick to respond to this latest violation with a swiftly filed 72-page lawsuit. "This revocation is a blatant violation of the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause, and the Administrative Procedure Act," its complaint asserted.
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2 weeks ago | 
americaamerica.news | Steven Beschloss
I admit: The daily drumbeat of stupidity is exhausting. I wish it were enough for me to simply document the dangerous ignorance of Trump and his sycophants, confident that we'll soon be free of this regime and its power to spread their poison and cancerous hostility across the land and around the world. But the midterm elections will not arrive for another 17 months. It's hard to overstate how much damage Trump, his cabinet and his kowtowing Republican Congress can cause between now and then.
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2 weeks ago | 
americaamerica.news | Steven Beschloss
Yes, as the madness accelerates in both quantity and degree, it seemed necessary for my latest On-Target video with Mark Jacob to address more than one story. In fact, Mark and I discuss six news developments, from Walmart raising prices to the Qatari jumbo jet "gift" to Republicans lying about Medicaid. Taken together, they paint a picture of a reckless, cruel, dishonest Trump White House-a hostile regime that mocks the rule of law, despises the Constitution and ignores the needs of the people.