One of the most sage and prescient voices during America’s descent towards authoritarianism has been historian Heather Cox Richardson, whose blockbuster Substack Letters from an American has become essential reading for anyone concerned about saving our beleagured democracy.
Recently, Heather reached out to me after a Bluesky post I wrote discussing how America’s inability to acknowledge and uproot its twin original sins of greed and racism have destroyed our country. Although the post sounds apocalyptic, I share Heather’s hope that the majority still has a chance to save the sinking ship. However, we both agree it’s an “all hands on deck” moment that requires work, sacrifice, and resistance from every individual and institution.
In this important Chai Talk, Heather breaks down how Trump is the latest manifestation of an aristocratic class that has used and abused capitalism as a means of gaining of power at the expense of the many. She also discusses how MAGA has several competing ideologies and movements, including Christian nationalists and the broligarchy, that can be exposed and weakened. Most importantly, we end the conversation on practical steps that can and must be taken by the majority who are still able and willing to fight a fascist regime.
Hope you can listen and share.
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