America's Undoing c/o Corbin Trent
@corbintrent.bsky.social
Appalachian, fmr Bernie Sanders, AOC comms, co-founder Justice Dems & BNC Championing a stronger, more self-reliant America.
https://www.americasundoing.com/
https://www.americasundoing.com/
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Imagine if the entire energy and machinery that just won a mayoral race with 2 million voters doesn’t go dormant. @corbintrent.bsky.social @commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/opinion/less...
Time to Flex: Lessons for Mamdani From My Time With AOC | Common Dreams
You can’t change a system by sending one or two people into it and hoping for the best. You have to build and use political power to break the system’s ability to resist you.
www.commondreams.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Imagine if the entire energy and machinery that just won a mayoral race with 2 million voters doesn’t go dormant. @corbintrent.bsky.social @commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/opinion/less...
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This week: @corbintrent.bsky.social on "America's Undoing" and why Democrats are being too timid in pushing for a popular, populist progressive agenda. Also: How the right-wing media outrage machine works, and a memoriam for the late great Arkansas drag queen and club owner Norman Jones.
Headlights: Voices from The Progressive South: Ep. 24: 'America's Undoing' and the Right-Wing Message Machine
SYNOPSIS: In the South, the prospects for progressive causes and candidates can be daunting. But Corbin Trent thinks the answer is not to back down or dilute their messages — it’s to take strong, bold...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This week: @corbintrent.bsky.social on "America's Undoing" and why Democrats are being too timid in pushing for a popular, populist progressive agenda. Also: How the right-wing media outrage machine works, and a memoriam for the late great Arkansas drag queen and club owner Norman Jones.
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I’ve watched progressive victories turn into governing failures from the inside. It’s not about courage. It’s about power. Zohran has to build it or become another casualty.
www.americasundoing.com/p/winning-is...
www.americasundoing.com/p/winning-is...
Zohran Mamdani Must Build Power, Not Bridges
The Democratic establishment won't endorse their own nominee. That tells you everything about what he needs to do next.
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August 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I’ve watched progressive victories turn into governing failures from the inside. It’s not about courage. It’s about power. Zohran has to build it or become another casualty.
www.americasundoing.com/p/winning-is...
www.americasundoing.com/p/winning-is...
Dems Finally Have Power Over Trump—Will They Use It?
Trump is more terrified of the Epstein files than anything before. My view on the moment.
www.americasundoing.com/p/dems-final...
Trump is more terrified of the Epstein files than anything before. My view on the moment.
www.americasundoing.com/p/dems-final...
Dems Finally Have Power Over Trump—Will They Use It?
We have an issue that can rebuild faith in Democrats and government transparency all at once. Trump's own base is turning on him over Epstein. Blood is in the water. So why are only 5 Democrats out of
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July 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Dems Finally Have Power Over Trump—Will They Use It?
Trump is more terrified of the Epstein files than anything before. My view on the moment.
www.americasundoing.com/p/dems-final...
Trump is more terrified of the Epstein files than anything before. My view on the moment.
www.americasundoing.com/p/dems-final...
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This conversation with @corbintrent.bsky.social & @graceblakeley.substack.com was filled with hope, deep thought, & conversation that is so needed for real, systemic change.
Beyond the Politics of Spectacle: Conversation with Grace Blakeley www.americasundoing.com/p/beyond-the...
Beyond the Politics of Spectacle: Conversation with Grace Blakeley www.americasundoing.com/p/beyond-the...
Beyond the Politics of Spectacle: A Conversation About Real Change Live with Grace Blakeley
A conversation with Grace Blakeley about power, corruption, and what it actually takes to build change
www.americasundoing.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This conversation with @corbintrent.bsky.social & @graceblakeley.substack.com was filled with hope, deep thought, & conversation that is so needed for real, systemic change.
Beyond the Politics of Spectacle: Conversation with Grace Blakeley www.americasundoing.com/p/beyond-the...
Beyond the Politics of Spectacle: Conversation with Grace Blakeley www.americasundoing.com/p/beyond-the...
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People hoping for real change in America should read this. @corbintrent.bsky.social was AOCs comms director and has more experience in this than most of us.
"The failing was not building a team or a vision with others before she won."
"The failing was not building a team or a vision with others before she won."
The Progressive Movement’s Fatal Flaw: Why We Keep Winning Elections But Losing Power
An open letter to the 2026 progressive candidates
www.americasundoing.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
People hoping for real change in America should read this. @corbintrent.bsky.social was AOCs comms director and has more experience in this than most of us.
"The failing was not building a team or a vision with others before she won."
"The failing was not building a team or a vision with others before she won."
Actually an NBC headline.
July 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Actually an NBC headline.
Does Iran have a right to defend itself?
June 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Does Iran have a right to defend itself?
Zohran Mamdani — AOC‑endorsed democratic socialist — is surging in the polls, even overtaking Cuomo in a recent survey. He’s talking free transit, rent freezes & childcare. The establishment is terrified. Time to build something real. #NYCMayor www.commondreams.org/opinion/nyc-...
Democratic Civil War: NYC Mayor's Race Will Define Who Runs the Party in 2026 | Common Dreams
This is where we find out if Democrats will transform or keep managing democracy's decline while the world burns.
www.commondreams.org
June 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Zohran Mamdani — AOC‑endorsed democratic socialist — is surging in the polls, even overtaking Cuomo in a recent survey. He’s talking free transit, rent freezes & childcare. The establishment is terrified. Time to build something real. #NYCMayor www.commondreams.org/opinion/nyc-...
The cops I talked to estimated 5k in the bright red streets of eastern today. I was in Knoxville talking to a few folks. Link to more in the comment.
June 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The cops I talked to estimated 5k in the bright red streets of eastern today. I was in Knoxville talking to a few folks. Link to more in the comment.
Measuring Corporate Power by the Number of Marines in Los Angeles www.commondreams.org/opinion/meas...
Measuring Corporate Power by the Number of Marines in Los Angeles | Common Dreams
Trump's authoritarianism didn't come from nowhere. It came from decades of corporate power building a system of exploitation, then using their media and political influence to blame the exploited for ...
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June 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Measuring Corporate Power by the Number of Marines in Los Angeles www.commondreams.org/opinion/meas...
Democrats should say: "You want to cut waste? Let's cut the 30% of every healthcare dollar that goes to administration, while Japan manages with 1.6%. That alone would save us $21.87 trillion in administrative waste over 10 years.
www.americasundoing.com/p/will-the-r...
www.americasundoing.com/p/will-the-r...
Will the Real Democratic Party Please Stand Up?
No more debating, no hesitating—Democrats, it’s time to stop imitating.
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May 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Democrats should say: "You want to cut waste? Let's cut the 30% of every healthcare dollar that goes to administration, while Japan manages with 1.6%. That alone would save us $21.87 trillion in administrative waste over 10 years.
www.americasundoing.com/p/will-the-r...
www.americasundoing.com/p/will-the-r...
On my Substack, America’s Undoing, I’ve been talking a lot lately about how Democrats need a stronger, clearer vision—heading into the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.
May 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
On my Substack, America’s Undoing, I’ve been talking a lot lately about how Democrats need a stronger, clearer vision—heading into the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.
The Democratic Party is completely ill-equipped to handle this moment in American history. And I know this not by conjecture, but by watching their performance in real-time.
"We sent him [Trump] a very strong letter just the other day." — Chuck Schumer
www.americasundoing.com/p/hall-monit...
"We sent him [Trump] a very strong letter just the other day." — Chuck Schumer
www.americasundoing.com/p/hall-monit...
Hall Monitors vs. Power Grabbers: Democrats Are Surrendering American Hearts and Minds
While Democrats write strongly-worded letters and stage symbolic sit-ins, Republicans bulldoze through the same rules Democrats once treated as sacred and unbreakable. This fundamental difference...
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May 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Democratic Party is completely ill-equipped to handle this moment in American history. And I know this not by conjecture, but by watching their performance in real-time.
"We sent him [Trump] a very strong letter just the other day." — Chuck Schumer
www.americasundoing.com/p/hall-monit...
"We sent him [Trump] a very strong letter just the other day." — Chuck Schumer
www.americasundoing.com/p/hall-monit...
The 2026 midterms aren’t just about beating MAGA.
They’re about replacing it—with a national vision.
www.americasundoing.com/p/you-say-yo...
They’re about replacing it—with a national vision.
www.americasundoing.com/p/you-say-yo...
You Say You Want a Revolution, Well, You Know—The Polls Do
2026 isn’t just another midterm. It’s a launchpad. A chance to build a new generation of leaders—and in 2028, defeat MAGA with a vision that finally takes this country somewhere.
www.americasundoing.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The 2026 midterms aren’t just about beating MAGA.
They’re about replacing it—with a national vision.
www.americasundoing.com/p/you-say-yo...
They’re about replacing it—with a national vision.
www.americasundoing.com/p/you-say-yo...
Lately, I've been thinking about my grandparents and how they built things that genuinely changed our family's trajectory.
In the 70s, they built a furniture factory. By the 2000s, I watched it crumble away—lost to trade deals dreamed up by folks who'd never seen inside a factory.
In the 70s, they built a furniture factory. By the 2000s, I watched it crumble away—lost to trade deals dreamed up by folks who'd never seen inside a factory.
April 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Lately, I've been thinking about my grandparents and how they built things that genuinely changed our family's trajectory.
In the 70s, they built a furniture factory. By the 2000s, I watched it crumble away—lost to trade deals dreamed up by folks who'd never seen inside a factory.
In the 70s, they built a furniture factory. By the 2000s, I watched it crumble away—lost to trade deals dreamed up by folks who'd never seen inside a factory.
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My former colleague @corbintrent.bsky.social is not holding back with some much needed honesty.
"The only thing we still know how to manufacture at scale is denial and US dollars...We are a hollowed-out empire with a bunch of guns, mountains of debt, and an odd sense of invincibility."
"The only thing we still know how to manufacture at scale is denial and US dollars...We are a hollowed-out empire with a bunch of guns, mountains of debt, and an odd sense of invincibility."
I Read the New York Times Today, Oh Boy
Trump's incompetence is revealing a broken country — and none of the leaders Democrat or Republican have proposed the kind of systemic change it will take to rebuild it.
www.americasundoing.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My former colleague @corbintrent.bsky.social is not holding back with some much needed honesty.
"The only thing we still know how to manufacture at scale is denial and US dollars...We are a hollowed-out empire with a bunch of guns, mountains of debt, and an odd sense of invincibility."
"The only thing we still know how to manufacture at scale is denial and US dollars...We are a hollowed-out empire with a bunch of guns, mountains of debt, and an odd sense of invincibility."
Cory Booker talked for 25 hours and failed to get a single headline for anything he said.
Meanwhile, RAND says the bottom 90% of Americans have lost $79 trillion since 1975.
While Democrats perform, the system collapses.
This is the lie we’re living inside.
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-79-tri...
Meanwhile, RAND says the bottom 90% of Americans have lost $79 trillion since 1975.
While Democrats perform, the system collapses.
This is the lie we’re living inside.
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-79-tri...
The $79 Trillion Lie: RAND Exposed the Theft—I Show What It Cost You
China is building flying taxis, and we can’t finish a train in California. Our grandparents bought homes with 3 years of work. We need 10+. College was a summer job—now it’s half a year’s wages and de...
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April 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Cory Booker talked for 25 hours and failed to get a single headline for anything he said.
Meanwhile, RAND says the bottom 90% of Americans have lost $79 trillion since 1975.
While Democrats perform, the system collapses.
This is the lie we’re living inside.
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-79-tri...
Meanwhile, RAND says the bottom 90% of Americans have lost $79 trillion since 1975.
While Democrats perform, the system collapses.
This is the lie we’re living inside.
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-79-tri...
The American Dream has been stripped for parts, and the people who dismantled it now expect us to defend what’s left. They’ve got it backward. We don’t need to save a broken system—we need to build something better.
We’ve been fed the lie that markets...
www.americasundoing.com/p/we-cant-be...
We’ve been fed the lie that markets...
www.americasundoing.com/p/we-cant-be...
We Can’t Beat Trump Without an Alternative
Naming enemies and broken systems isn’t enough—Americans are craving a concrete vision of what comes next.
www.americasundoing.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The American Dream has been stripped for parts, and the people who dismantled it now expect us to defend what’s left. They’ve got it backward. We don’t need to save a broken system—we need to build something better.
We’ve been fed the lie that markets...
www.americasundoing.com/p/we-cant-be...
We’ve been fed the lie that markets...
www.americasundoing.com/p/we-cant-be...
Here’s the truth Democrats won’t face: Americans have lost faith in a system that has failed them. Working people don’t believe our institutions work for them anymore—and they’re right.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Democrats Have Disappeared
As Trump and Musk bulldoze democracy, the Democratic Party is MIA. While Republicans use government to cripple the opposition’s ability to compete, Democrats whine about “norms.”
www.thenation.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here’s the truth Democrats won’t face: Americans have lost faith in a system that has failed them. Working people don’t believe our institutions work for them anymore—and they’re right.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Trump isn’t breaking the government—he’s just stopped pretending it works.
Democrats don’t need better messaging.
They need to rebuild the party from the ground up.
Public systems. Real power. A plan that actually delivers.
2028 is already behind schedule.
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-2028-e...
Democrats don’t need better messaging.
They need to rebuild the party from the ground up.
Public systems. Real power. A plan that actually delivers.
2028 is already behind schedule.
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-2028-e...
The 2028 Election Starts Now
A Plan for Dismantling the Failed Status Quo
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March 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trump isn’t breaking the government—he’s just stopped pretending it works.
Democrats don’t need better messaging.
They need to rebuild the party from the ground up.
Public systems. Real power. A plan that actually delivers.
2028 is already behind schedule.
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-2028-e...
Democrats don’t need better messaging.
They need to rebuild the party from the ground up.
Public systems. Real power. A plan that actually delivers.
2028 is already behind schedule.
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-2028-e...
The Democratic Party has abandoned its role as the builder of American prosperity. I know because I lived it — from my family's working-class roots in East Tennessee to watching my own business collapse under policies that Democrats... read the piece?...
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-democr...
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-democr...
Democrats Become What They Once Opposed
From Builder to Wall Street's Best Friend
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March 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Democratic Party has abandoned its role as the builder of American prosperity. I know because I lived it — from my family's working-class roots in East Tennessee to watching my own business collapse under policies that Democrats... read the piece?...
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-democr...
www.americasundoing.com/p/the-democr...
Why Millions of Americans Are Cheering the Undoing of Their Own Country
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www.americasundoing.com/p/why-millio...
Why Millions of Americans Are Cheering the Undoing of Their Own Country
Your Neighbors Want a Revolution
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February 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Why Millions of Americans Are Cheering the Undoing of Their Own Country
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