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This Journalist exposes how establishment Democrats are blowing the fight against a fascist Trump. [1]
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Date: 2025-05-09
Journalist, activist, & RootsAction.org co-founder visited to discuss his Common Dreams article “Establishment Democrats Are Blowing the Fight Against a Fascist Trump.”
This Journalist exposes establishment Democrats.
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In his Politics Done Right appearance, journalist‑activist Norman Solomon argues that Democratic complacency and donor‑class deference are paving the way for a second, more overtly authoritarian Trump term. He urges grassroots organizers to abandon “paralysis of analysis,” confront the Heritage‑backed Project 2025 blueprint, and rebuild year‑round, working‑class power.
Fascism advances incrementally; each unchallenged outrage becomes the new normal.
Democrats lost nearly 1,000 state‑legislative seats during the Obama years, crippling their ability to block GOP gerrymanders.
during the Obama years, crippling their ability to block GOP gerrymanders. Trump’s allies crafted Project 2025 , a plan to purge civil servants and gut social programs, while publicly pretending distance.
, a plan to purge civil servants and gut social programs, while publicly pretending distance. Rural America will suffer first—from post‑office closures to hospital shutdowns—if federal services are slashed.
Real resistance requires treating elections as subsets of broader social movements, not vice versa.
Solomon’s message aligns with a progressive vision: center working‑class needs, tax plutocrats, and build a multiracial coalition confronting corporate power as fiercely as it rebukes right‑wing demagogues. Grassroots pressure—amplified by independent outlets like Common Dreams, RootsAction.org, and Politics Done Right—can push the Democratic Party to fight for economic justice rather than merely manage decline.
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