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READ. THE REST:
https://imgur.com/gallery/paul-krugman-talking-with-barry-ritholtzai-ai-ai-other-matters-excerpts-wWCOdSR
Paul Krugman Substack
https://paulkrugman.substack.com
Paul Krugman YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjY8KAGllKyZZd2FYF1vbPw
Paul Krugman: Talking with Barry Ritholtz (28 February 2026)
AI! AI! AI! and other matters
https://imgur.com/a/wWCOdSR
Paul Krugman: The Economics of Faltering Fascism (27 February 2026)
But can a fascist movement that controls many but not all of the levers of power achieve total control when most people see that it is making their daily lives worse, not better? Hitler established total control against the backdrop of an economic boom. So did Putin. Even Hungary’s Viktor Orban — whose regime now looks mild compared with Trumpian violence — was able to consolidate control in large part because during the early 2010s Hungary’s economy was recovering from high unemployment caused by austerity policies.
So the answer to that question is probably not. In the end, if Trumpist fascism is indeed defeated, I believe that there will be three sources of that defeat. First is the courage and basic decency of the American people, who refuse to bow down. Second is the egomania and malign incompetence of Trump, who tried to bludgeon and gaslight Americans into submission. And last is the weakness of a fascist movement that just can’t deliver the goods.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-economics-of-faltering-fascism
Paul Krugman: When Extraterrestrials Attacked the Stock Market (26 February 2026)
Actually it was a Substack post, but the reaction was telling.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/when-extraterrestrials-attacked-the
Paul Krugman: A SOTU Like No Other (25 February 2026)
It’s true that in some ways the world fears us in a way it didn’t before — in the same way that one steps carefully around a belligerent drunk in a bar. But we haven’t been this weak on the world stage since before World War II. Anyway, that speech won’t pull Trump out of his downward spiral. Time to attack Iran?
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-sotu-like-no-other
Paul Krugman: Attack of the Zombie Tariffs (Substack 24 February 2026)
[…] Trump will have lost a lot of power even if he manages to avoid a big reduction in average tariff rates. So why persist? The obvious answer is that Trump can’t bring himself to acknowledge defeat. His tariff strategy is, by any reasonable standard, dead, and the tariffs should be dead too. But they won’t stay dead; they just keep shambling along.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-zombie-tariffs
READ THE REST:
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-27-2026
Heather Cox Richardson Substack
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
Heather Cox Richardson: YouTube Channel
She does POLITICS CHAT on Tuesday and Thursday, and she talks with Dr. Joanne Freeman on Saturday.
https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson
Dr. Joanne Freeman: YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@joannefreeman1755
Heather Cox Richardson: “February 27, 2026” (Substack)
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-27-2026
“The basic question here is whether a bunch of rich pedophiles and Epstein accomplices are going to face any consequences for their crimes,” Wyden said, “and Scott Bessent is doing his best to make sure they won’t. My head just about exploded when I heard Bessent say it wasn’t his department’s job to investigate these Epstein bank records…. From the beginning, my view has been that following the money is the key to identifying Epstein’s clients as well as the henchmen and banks that enabled his sex trafficking network. It’s past time for Bessent to quit running interference for pedophiles and give us the Epstein files he’s sitting on.”
Heather Cox Richardson wants you to read Hilary Clinton’s statement:
https://x.com/HillaryClinton/status/2027053057100693779
Heather Cox Richardson: “February 26, 2026” (Substack)
On Tuesday morning, Stephen Fowler of NPR built on earlier reporting by independent journalist Roger Sollenberger to report that the Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to have illegally withheld material from the Epstein files. That material is related to allegations that Trump sexually assaulted two girls when they were about thirteen years old. The DOJ also removed from the files they did publish documents that mention Trump among allegations against convicted sexual abuser Epstein.
When Fowler asked the White House about the missing documents, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told him that Trump “has done more for Epstein’s victims than anyone before him.”
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-26-2026
Heather Cox Richardson: Politics Chat, February 26, 2026 (YouTube)
The Trump administration has gone into full-on campaign mode. Trump uses misinformation and lies. We have an explosion of the national debt. His reason for exploding that the debt was that the [illegal] tariffs would bring in massive amounts of money. The purpose of the Clinton investigation is to distract from Epstein and Trump. HRC talks about the allegation that Trump raped a 13- or 14-year-old girl. The FBI interviewed the girl four times. Two of the allegations that Trump raped girls have legs: They are hard for people to ignore. HCR talked about the blind man, a legal alien, who was picked up by Border Patrol and then released miles from his home without telling his family that he was being released. He could not speak English and died in the streets. The reality is this is a fascist government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QdheXKAkPg
Heather Cox Richardson: “February 25, 2026” (Substack)
In contrast, the response to the State of the Union—which is usually deadly—was a breath of fresh air. Delivered by Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger, the response was short and clean, and in a refreshing change from Trump’s constant focus on himself, it centered the American people.
Spanberger noted that she was speaking from the Virginia House of Burgesses, where “[b]efore there was a Declaration of Independence, a Constitution, or a Bill of Rights—there were people in this very room” who “dreamed of what a new nation…could be.” She continued: “The United States was founded on the idea that ordinary people could reject the unacceptable excesses of poor leadership, band together to demand better of their government, and create a nation that would be an example for the world.”
“Tonight,” she said, “we did not hear the truth from our President.” She asked, is the president “working to make life more affordable for you and your family,” is he “working to keep Americans safe—both at home and abroad,” and is he “working for YOU?”
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-25-2026
PROTEST SONGS
Protest Songs Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8u1qlROcOeHlrfgcPiDv67mWmznt_kPz
Joan Baez: “We Shall Overcome” (We Have Made Progress)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNX4I1tqhfw
Bangs: “I Want More” (Consumerism)
https://youtu.be/q4M-yxvDYtg
Bikini Kill: “Rebel Girl”
https://youtu.be/s9OnuP4v9V4
Billie Holiday: “God Bless the Child”
https://youtu.be/7i5AWwXJDoM
Billie Holiday: “Strange Fruit”
https://youtu.be/tN8inUDdgC0
Billy Bragg: “City of Heroes”
https://youtu.be/zmFIjBoilnk
Bon Jovi: “It’s My Life” (Gay Rights)
https://youtu.be/1v9ZOcIRn-I
Bruce Springsteen: “The Streets of Minneapolis”
https://youtu.be/s3VA9R2JCHg
Bruce Springsteen: “The Streets of Minneapolis” (Version 2)
https://youtu.be/9x9GO-aPB3s
Lady Gaga: “Born This Way”
https://youtu.be/ojdO4RNdv_I
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: “Different”
https://youtu.be/faMkz-jwUGU
Spike Jones and His City Slickers: “Der Fuehrer’s Face”
https://youtu.be/o3TuqMraxMo
The Local Girls: “I’m Into Something Good” (Gay Love)
https://youtu.be/4ND_3iTD6Go
Dave Mason: “Tomorrow’s Sweet Sunrise” (School Shootings)
https://youtu.be/AC7kLxaEfTw
The Miserable Little Bastards: “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”
https://youtu.be/iwVo-D-6EkQ
The Miserable Little Bastards: “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” (Line Drawings)
https://youtu.be/JUR_4ueYkq8
Rage Against the Machine (USA): “Killing in the Name” (18+)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdE22ausZNI
Helen Reddy: “I Am Woman”
https://youtu.be/PnLPkXh3fsg
Resistance Revival Choir: “All You Fascists Bound to Lose”
https://youtu.be/i5Yry3cO4Rs
Resistance Revival Choir: “Say Her Name”
https://youtu.be/awDeU27sofk
Resistance Revival Choir: “Say Her Name” (Line Drawings)
https://youtu.be/TiLi9N2XI4A
The Rolling Stones: “Gimme Shelter” (18+)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2-WSmd2HFQ
Linda Ronstadt: “When You Wish Upon a Star” (Gay Love)
https://youtu.be/Kt4PFaU5eEM
Sad Girls: “Love Yourself” (Girls Rock Camp Brasil)
https://youtu.be/fTR8kHPBkgI
Pete Seeger: “If I Had a Hammer” (A Progressive Anthem)
https://youtu.be/076UYdfg3es
Pete Seeger: “This Land is Your Land”
https://youtu.be/5C8rZQV10NM
Frank Sinatra: “The House I Live In”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcD3t6coenQ
Rusty Smith: “Deportee”
https://youtu.be/Hw4IFDUzlAs
Rusty Smith: “TV Blues”
https://youtu.be/-JNZCauSyOg
Sad Girls: “Love Yourself” (Girls Rock Camp Brasil)
https://youtu.be/fTR8kHPBkgI
Shaun Theron “Mithridates” (Line Drawings) (Prepare for Evil)
https://youtu.be/NXqdykYCRbs
Shaun Theron: “Mithridates” (Prepare for Evil)
https://youtu.be/tIZaklU8Po4
Victorian Trade Union Choir: “Union Maid”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5cipVbAGgo
Victorious Cast (featuring Victoria Justice and Elizabeth Gillies): “Take a Hint”
https://youtu.be/_ZNde04vr90
Jesse Welles: “Join Ice” (Clips)
https://youtu.be/0h5s823FtNo
Jesse Welles: “Join Ice” (Line Drawings)
https://youtu.be/yi6XcSe_al0
Jesse Welles: “The [Epstein] List” (Line Drawings)
https://youtu.be/11sc_MP6b8Y
Jesse Welles: “No Kings” (Line Drawings)
https://youtu.be/J2TI9gHsxyw
