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Amaryllis

(11,576 posts)
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:56 AM 17 hrs ago

Maddow: Advice on Defiance in the Age of Trump "How to be a dissident in an age of fear" This is really good!!

Jun 29, 2026 #rachelmaddow #activism #protest
Rachel Maddow talks with Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer, authors of "On Courage: How to be a dissident in an age of fear," about "the central question of how to live right as an American citizen right now," and the variety of ways people can throw sand in the gears of authoritarianism to preserve democracy.

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Maddow: Advice on Defiance in the Age of Trump "How to be a dissident in an age of fear" This is really good!! (Original Post) Amaryllis 17 hrs ago OP
I totally love Rachel Maddow... appmanga 16 hrs ago #1
Important interview as authoritarianism takes hold in America dlk 14 hrs ago #2
i hoped it would get more recs. So many people are discouraged and depressed. I look for things like this that are Amaryllis 11 hrs ago #3
K & R. Literature for now and mahina 1 hr ago #4

appmanga

(1,589 posts)
1. I totally love Rachel Maddow...
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 01:15 PM
16 hrs ago

...and wish she were on more often. She's not interested, but the only way I'd get married again is if it was to her.

dlk

(13,463 posts)
2. Important interview as authoritarianism takes hold in America
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 02:28 PM
14 hrs ago

As the author stated, corruption is the goal. And we’ve never seen this level of in-your-face corruption before. They can’t steal our country’s resources fast enough.

The unanswered question is, will Americans continue to pick up the tab?

Appreciate your sharing the clip.

Amaryllis

(11,576 posts)
3. i hoped it would get more recs. So many people are discouraged and depressed. I look for things like this that are
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 06:13 PM
11 hrs ago

proactive and positive.

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