For decades the Republican Party has sacrificed any planning or vision for the future for short-term political and economic gain. In the midst of a pandemic, it’s clear that strategy has endangered us all.

As the coronavirus pandemic spirals out of control, Donald Trump’s daily briefings are becoming public menaces that spread disinformation and put American lives at risk. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss this, and talk with Sarah Churchwell about America’s fascist past and possible future.

We’ve been fed so many lies about history. The myths we hold about authoritarianism and fascism have made it possible for these poisonous ideologies to take root here.

Donald Trump is an authoritarian. All of this has been predictable. The dysfunction. The endangerment of lives. And now, unfortunately, the vilification of others and seizing of power.

It’s appropriate that Donald Trump is surrounding himself with corporate CEOs as he continues to fail to address the coronavirus pandemic. Those businesses and their strategies of endless profit deserve a lion’s share of the blame.

The Trump Presidency has been marked by near-miss disasters that have been staved off by opponents recognizing his danger. In the case of a pandemic, there’s no opponent left to save us from ourselves.

The Republican Party has been attacking free and fair elections since they realized democracy does not serve them. It has been a relentless assault for decades and gave rise to the authoritarian movement of Donald Trump

The threat of a worldwide pandemic makes clear both how our economic system enables disasters but also how little those who benefit from the economy care about the people.

CBS News’ debate was terrible, but all debates now are terrible. They’re vapid, meaningless exercises in spectacle, and they’re hurting our politics.

The infighting and self-destruction of the Democratic Party is so regular and dependable you could set your watch by it. This exercise in self-flagellation has a long history and is as preventable as it is predictable.

Pundits are calling for a return to smoke-filled rooms and ruling elites choosing candidates. This assault on democracy isn’t just classless, it’s dangerous.

We’ve been trained to treat politics as a game to predict, but that has only prepared us to accept a future with lowered expectations.

John Kelly is speaking out against Donald Trump’s abuses, but it’s too little too late. Except for the media, which remains hopelessly addicted to this same old song and dance.

Since Donald Trump emerged as a viable candidate, we have always been in the realm of authoritarianism. Denying that fact has only aided and empowered him.

Fresh off acquittal, Donald Trump’s administration has established a means by which to bring in Russian propaganda and launder it for political power.

We are walking into the beginning of a dangerous new era.

Bernie Sanders spoke to a crowd of thousands Saturday night. But is this a sign of momentum or a preface to disappointment?

Former Vice-President Joe Biden and Former Secretary of State John Kerry stump in Iowa as Republicans and Trump supporters reconsider their votes.

As Republicans vote to cover up the treasonous crimes of Donald Trump, the Democratic Party wrestles to chart its future.

Lamar Alexander has announced he believes Trump committed crimes, but it’s not the Senate’s job to rein him in. What is Trump capable of now that he’s literally above the law?