The Capitol Siege and American Revolution (Vox Conversations podcast)

Vox's Dylan Matthews talks with author and Revolutions podcaster Mike Duncan about what history can tell us about the insurrection at the US Capitol. Is America experiencing a true moment of revolution? So many republics throughout history have crumbled - could this one be next?

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-hxj8r-cfaba01

Trump is turning U.S. foreign policy into a protection racket - The Washington Post

With his diatribes against witnesses who cooperate with the government — “flippers” and “rats” — President Trump has become notorious for speaking like a mob boss. He is acting like one, too, turning U.S. foreign policy into a protection racket and soldiers into a strong-arm squad that needs to be paid off — or else...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/11/trump-is-turning-us-foreign-policy-into-protection-racket/

Hecklers curse and call Nancy Pelosi a ‘communist’ as far right disrupts event - The Washington Post

"I don't agree with Nancy Pelosi's agenda, but this is absolutely the wrong way to express those disagreements," Republican Rep. Steve Scalise said. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/20/hecklers-curse-call-nancy-pelosi-communist-far-right-disrupts-political-event/

Former Clinton aide Reines: ‘Party of snowflakes’ suddenly remodeled as angry mob of terrorists’ - The Hill

A former senior adviser to Hillary Clinton suggested Monday that it's ironic that Democrats, now portrayed by the GOP as "an angry mob of terrorists," were before dismissed by conservatives as "the party of snowflakes." ....
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/411395-former-clinton-aide-reines-party-of-snowflakes-suddenly-remodeled-as-angry-mob

And just like that. - PoliticalHumor

https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/9o5xi1/and_just_like_that/

Bill Maher Says 'Lynch Mobs Don't Get Irony' as Trump Riles Crowd to Scream Insults and Threats in the Name of Civility - Newsweek

"Any woman they don't like? Lock her up! Hillary [Clinton]? Lock her up." ....
https://www.newsweek.com/bill-maher-says-lynch-mobs-dont-get-irony-trump-riles-crowd-scream-insults-1168296

Why is the mob angry? Because Trump is ripping us apart with bigotry and hatred - The Washington Post: Opinion

Trump is the cancer at the center of it all. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/12/why-is-the-mob-angry-because-trump-is-ripping-us-apart-with-bigotry-and-hatred/

Lawless, raging president fears the ‘angry mob.’ Good — he should - The Washington Post: Opinion

The "angry mob" means more political engagement, which makes a Democratic House more likely -- and with it, real oversight and accountability. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/10/lawless-raging-president-fears-the-angry-mob-good-he-should/

Republicans used to love the sound of an angry mob. What happened? - The Washington Post: Opinion

This time around, Democrats are making noise. But less than a decade ago, it was the GOP. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-used-to-love-the-sound-of-an-angry-mob-what-happened/2018/10/10/e93ad7e2-cbd4-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html

Maxine Waters nails Trump to the wall for whining about violent protesters: 'He's the mob president' - Raw Story

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) unloaded on the GOP's claim — as led by Donald Trump — that anti-Brett Kavanaugh protesters were violent and "mob-like." ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/maxine-waters-nails-trump-wall-whining-violent-protesters-hes-mob-president/

Ex-assistant FBI director calls out Trump for treating Sessions like a 'consigliere' who must remain loyal to the mob - Raw Story:

Frank Figliuzzi, the former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Sunday warned that Donald Trump's behavior in the White House—and particularly his treatment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions—is an "extension of the mob family mentality," insisting "we're in a danger zone" if the president moves to fire either his attorney general or Deputy Attorney Rod Rosenstein. ...
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/ex-assistant-fbi-director-calls-trump-treating-sessions-like-consigliere-must-remain-loyal-mob/

Michael Cohen’s clients busted for staging accidents in scams ruled by Russian mob: report - Raw Story

Attorney Michael Cohen helped clients who allegedly ripped off insurance companies with staged and deliberate auto crashes, although he's never been accused of wrongdoing in the schemes. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/michael-cohens-clients-busted-staging-accidents-scams-ruled-russian-mob-report/