Another excerpt from Casey Michel's new book to get you ready for his evening with us on October 7th. Hope to see you there! https://newrepublic.com/article/213948/donald-trump-made-world-safe-kleptocrats "Rather than uphold his constitutional duty to make sure that all laws passed by Congress were “faithfully executed,” Trump simply announced that there was a whole suite of legislation that folks no longer needed to worry about. He had created a new legal architecture by fiat, providing a...

This article was adapted from Casey Michel’s forthcoming book, United States of Oligarchy: How America’s Wealthiest Ally With Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy. Copyright © 2026 by the author and reprinted with permission of St. Martin’s Publishing Group.Mother Jones illustration; photo by Versha Sharma Our guest on October 7th will be Casey Michel - here is an excert from his upcoming work as an "amuse-bouche" for our evening: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/jare...

Sharing this article from the New York Times as a preview to our upcoming fall event with journalist and author Kenneth R. Rosen on his latest work "Polar War" - Here is a free link to "The US Army's 'Big Experiment' in the Arctic Cold.": https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/us-army-arctic-cold.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f1A.Xo49.OHyrtMPVnSiE&smid=url-share