Nancy MacLean
@nancymaclean.bsky.social
Cassandra. Author Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America & Behind the Mask of Chivalry: The Making of the Second Ku Klux Klan (new ed. just out). Professor of History and Public Policy @ Duke. Views my own.
This object capitulation by Schumer and Jefferies was appalling – – and so unnecessary and humiliating because they were winning the battle for public opinion and have the cards to win and save healthcare. I agree: primary any Dem who supports the failed leadership. Do you?
www.indivisible2026.org
www.indivisible2026.org
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This object capitulation by Schumer and Jefferies was appalling – – and so unnecessary and humiliating because they were winning the battle for public opinion and have the cards to win and save healthcare. I agree: primary any Dem who supports the failed leadership. Do you?
www.indivisible2026.org
www.indivisible2026.org
Beautiful essay about how so many in #Chicago are standing up to #fascism. Makes me homesick for my old neighborhood, Rogers Park, which on the frontlines.
organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Beautiful essay about how so many in #Chicago are standing up to #fascism. Makes me homesick for my old neighborhood, Rogers Park, which on the frontlines.
organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
Call the White House and your members of Congress with this brilliant idea to protect the people's travel? Shut down the 12% of air travel that takes place in private jets--not the rest of our flights! Let them fly commercial so we can all reach our destinations!
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"Private planes make up a significantly higher proportion of flights than 12% in some regions, particularly in the US. In the U.S., private jets (a subcategory of private planes) make up approximately one out of every six flights (about 16.7%) managed by the FAA." -AI
"Private planes make up a significantly higher proportion of flights than 12% in some regions, particularly in the US. In the U.S., private jets (a subcategory of private planes) make up approximately one out of every six flights (about 16.7%) managed by the FAA." -AI
High Flyers 2023: How Ultra-Rich Private Jet Travel Costs the Rest of Us and Burns Up the Planet - Institute for Policy Studies
In this report, we assess the environmental, economic, and security risks of private jet travel — and lay out tax reforms to offset them.
ips-dc.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Call the White House and your members of Congress with this brilliant idea to protect the people's travel? Shut down the 12% of air travel that takes place in private jets--not the rest of our flights! Let them fly commercial so we can all reach our destinations!
Hugely important legal victory from military family activists defending the voting rights of all of us
securefamiliesinitiative.org/active-duty-...
securefamiliesinitiative.org/active-duty-...
Active-Duty Military Families Win Historic Legal Challenge to Block Executive Order Undermining Voting Rights | Secure Families Initiative
Washington, DC - On October 31st, the Secure Families Initiative, an organization that represents active-duty military families, won a legal challenge invalidating parts of the March 25th Executive Or...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hugely important legal victory from military family activists defending the voting rights of all of us
securefamiliesinitiative.org/active-duty-...
securefamiliesinitiative.org/active-duty-...
I never knew before last night's exhilarating musical and cinematic event at Duke U that Morgan Freeman was raised in Mississippi. If you ever get a chance to see this extraordinary tribute to the Delta blues and the people who created it, treat yourself!
www.symphonicblues.com
www.symphonicblues.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I never knew before last night's exhilarating musical and cinematic event at Duke U that Morgan Freeman was raised in Mississippi. If you ever get a chance to see this extraordinary tribute to the Delta blues and the people who created it, treat yourself!
www.symphonicblues.com
www.symphonicblues.com
MAGA’s nefarious new math summed up
$100M for Trump’s golf trips.
$172M for private jets.
$230M to settle with Trump.
$250M for his ballroom.
$40B to Argentina.
$117B in tax breaks for the top 1%.
$170B for ICE.
But no money for food stamps.
Billionaires are robbing all of us.
$172M for private jets.
$230M to settle with Trump.
$250M for his ballroom.
$40B to Argentina.
$117B in tax breaks for the top 1%.
$170B for ICE.
But no money for food stamps.
Billionaires are robbing all of us.
October 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
MAGA’s nefarious new math summed up
Happening across America. Why do so many fail to see the parallel?
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Happening across America. Why do so many fail to see the parallel?
Rural communities getting hard hit on multiple fronts by the Trump regime— while it subsidizes their Argentinian competitors to show up a fellow authoritarian ruler.
open.substack.com/pub/ruralorg...
open.substack.com/pub/ruralorg...
Trump's Argentine Beef Plan Creates Rift with American Cattle Ranchers
We’re seeing the very early stages of a political shift in rural America. People who never questioned Trump are starting to wonder if he’s really on their side.
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Rural communities getting hard hit on multiple fronts by the Trump regime— while it subsidizes their Argentinian competitors to show up a fellow authoritarian ruler.
open.substack.com/pub/ruralorg...
open.substack.com/pub/ruralorg...
Great to see a GOP operative turning on his now fascist party. More of this 🙏🏼
www.thedailybeast.com/gop-fundrais...
www.thedailybeast.com/gop-fundrais...
GOP Fundraiser Trashes Trump’s ‘Authoritarian’ Regime in Scathing Resignation
Miles Bruner spent more than a decade advising and fundraising for Republicans.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Great to see a GOP operative turning on his now fascist party. More of this 🙏🏼
www.thedailybeast.com/gop-fundrais...
www.thedailybeast.com/gop-fundrais...
Reposted by Nancy MacLean
While 1.4 million federal workers go unpaid, the tear gas, the bombs, and the cranes at the White House keep getting funded.
They call it modernization. Let’s call it what it really is: demolition of the People’s House & democracy.
They call it modernization. Let’s call it what it really is: demolition of the People’s House & democracy.
The White House Demolition: Tearing Down Democracy at Home, and Bombing It Abroad
While thousands of Americans go unpaid, the tear gas, the bombs, and the cranes keep getting funded.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
While 1.4 million federal workers go unpaid, the tear gas, the bombs, and the cranes at the White House keep getting funded.
They call it modernization. Let’s call it what it really is: demolition of the People’s House & democracy.
They call it modernization. Let’s call it what it really is: demolition of the People’s House & democracy.
Reposted by Nancy MacLean
Trump is screwing his voters so badly:
*tariffs wrecking soybean markets abroad
*Medicaid cuts killing rural hospitals
*ACA subsidies lapsing for working class
*ICE decimating ag workforce
*farmers furious at Argentine beef imports
On the pod, we dig into all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
*tariffs wrecking soybean markets abroad
*Medicaid cuts killing rural hospitals
*ACA subsidies lapsing for working class
*ICE decimating ag workforce
*farmers furious at Argentine beef imports
On the pod, we dig into all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
Trump Is Screwing His Voters So Badly That It Shocked This MAGA Farmer
As Trump’s bizarre idea to control soaring prices backfires with farmers, a Democratic organizer in rural areas explains how badly Trump is hammering his own supporters—and why it gives Democrats an o...
newrepublic.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Trump is screwing his voters so badly:
*tariffs wrecking soybean markets abroad
*Medicaid cuts killing rural hospitals
*ACA subsidies lapsing for working class
*ICE decimating ag workforce
*farmers furious at Argentine beef imports
On the pod, we dig into all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
*tariffs wrecking soybean markets abroad
*Medicaid cuts killing rural hospitals
*ACA subsidies lapsing for working class
*ICE decimating ag workforce
*farmers furious at Argentine beef imports
On the pod, we dig into all of it:
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
Powerful indictment of how MAGA authoritarians are trying to further rig the 2026 elections to shield themselves from the wrath of voters. In a 50-50 state, they’re stealing 11 of 14 seats!
Democracy Under Assault in North Carolina
YouTube video by Michael Garrett
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October 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Powerful indictment of how MAGA authoritarians are trying to further rig the 2026 elections to shield themselves from the wrath of voters. In a 50-50 state, they’re stealing 11 of 14 seats!
I read @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social's new book #BurnedByBillionaires. It's an incisive must-read account of how we are all being hurt by those with excessive wealth, also providing hard-won wisdom about what can be done to unrig the system before they wreck our world www.burnedbybillionaires.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I read @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social's new book #BurnedByBillionaires. It's an incisive must-read account of how we are all being hurt by those with excessive wealth, also providing hard-won wisdom about what can be done to unrig the system before they wreck our world www.burnedbybillionaires.com
It's the 99.9 percent of us or the billionaires seeking to swallow the world in their insatiable hunger to profit no matter how deadly the impact. This is BONE-CHILLING.
We’re All Going to Die — Soonish! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
We’re All Going to Die — Soonish! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
Opinion | We’re All Going to Die — Soonish!
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
It's the 99.9 percent of us or the billionaires seeking to swallow the world in their insatiable hunger to profit no matter how deadly the impact. This is BONE-CHILLING.
We’re All Going to Die — Soonish! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
We’re All Going to Die — Soonish! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
Why aren't more Democratic "leaders" following @govpritzker.illinois.gov who understands that this is a fight-or-die moment for democracy?!
@schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social.
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
@schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social.
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Why aren't more Democratic "leaders" following @govpritzker.illinois.gov who understands that this is a fight-or-die moment for democracy?!
@schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social.
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
@schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social.
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Thanks for posting this prequel to the current attack on higher Ed @gerts-michael.bsky.social.
I’d forgotten that I had summarized it so concisely before it happened! @aaup.org members may find helpful?
I’d forgotten that I had summarized it so concisely before it happened! @aaup.org members may find helpful?
Once again posting this excerpt from Democracy in Chains by @nancymaclean.bsky.social
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From Democracy in Chains by Nancy MacLean.
October 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Thanks for posting this prequel to the current attack on higher Ed @gerts-michael.bsky.social.
I’d forgotten that I had summarized it so concisely before it happened! @aaup.org members may find helpful?
I’d forgotten that I had summarized it so concisely before it happened! @aaup.org members may find helpful?
What freedom could be more basic than the freedom to read books of one's choice?
Information is power. Banning books threatens free ideas and stifles our democracy.
At Democracy Forward, we’ve taken book bans to court – and won. This #BannedBooksWeek, we pledge to continue the fight against censorship. Because #CensorshipIsSo1984.
At Democracy Forward, we’ve taken book bans to court – and won. This #BannedBooksWeek, we pledge to continue the fight against censorship. Because #CensorshipIsSo1984.
October 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What freedom could be more basic than the freedom to read books of one's choice?
Trump is trying to rule like a king. Sending masked agents into our cities. Targeting immigrant families. Terrorizing our communities.
But this country does not belong to kings or dictators. It belongs to us.
On October 18, we rise to say #NoKings ! social.demcast.com/s/mcvGYsMF. Find your event
But this country does not belong to kings or dictators. It belongs to us.
On October 18, we rise to say #NoKings ! social.demcast.com/s/mcvGYsMF. Find your event
Find An Event Near You
social.demcast.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Trump is trying to rule like a king. Sending masked agents into our cities. Targeting immigrant families. Terrorizing our communities.
But this country does not belong to kings or dictators. It belongs to us.
On October 18, we rise to say #NoKings ! social.demcast.com/s/mcvGYsMF. Find your event
But this country does not belong to kings or dictators. It belongs to us.
On October 18, we rise to say #NoKings ! social.demcast.com/s/mcvGYsMF. Find your event
If a university you have ties to is one of the 9 targeted by the regime, please urge them to follow MIT's refusal to bend to this authoritarian power play.
Breaking: MIT just became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump admin's higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment.
"Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
"Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If a university you have ties to is one of the 9 targeted by the regime, please urge them to follow MIT's refusal to bend to this authoritarian power play.
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Understanding Systemic Oppression, with Tim Wise · Indivisible
Learn foundational knowledge of how power operates in society, shapes injustices, and creates disparities. Additionally, learn how to recognize and analyze systemic power structures and their impact o...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Understanding Systemic Oppression, with Tim Wise” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
WOW, amazing resource for helping people leave MAGA--created by people who did and want to free others too: leavingmaga.org Please share widely to reach as many as possible.
Leaving MAGA - Leaving MAGA
MISSION STATEMENT Empower others to leave MAGA and tell their stories. Foster reconciliation with their friends and family. Develop movement leaders to help others leave. Dear MAGA Americans, I was a ...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
WOW, amazing resource for helping people leave MAGA--created by people who did and want to free others too: leavingmaga.org Please share widely to reach as many as possible.
Excellent guide to and resources for mass defiance at this link. Check it out and pass it along?
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
Mass Defiance Resources: A living document
WELCOME! YOU’VE FOUND Mass Defiance: A Living Resource Page What is this thing? It’s an imperfect gathering of resources to help us resist and thrive in the midst of this particular geo-political mo...
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September 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Excellent guide to and resources for mass defiance at this link. Check it out and pass it along?
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
We just canceled our subscriptions to Disney and Hulu, both bending the knee to fascism. Are you a subscriber? Apparently, all they care about is money.
September 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
We just canceled our subscriptions to Disney and Hulu, both bending the knee to fascism. Are you a subscriber? Apparently, all they care about is money.
Reposted by Nancy MacLean
The MAGA gang in Congress have spent more time on mourning Charlie Kirk than all the mass shootings in our schools combined. Today the Senate actually spent time voting on a national day of remembrance for him🤦♀️
However, they still have not passed a budget which may lead to a government shutdown.
However, they still have not passed a budget which may lead to a government shutdown.
September 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The MAGA gang in Congress have spent more time on mourning Charlie Kirk than all the mass shootings in our schools combined. Today the Senate actually spent time voting on a national day of remembrance for him🤦♀️
However, they still have not passed a budget which may lead to a government shutdown.
However, they still have not passed a budget which may lead to a government shutdown.
Watch to see too-rare principled leadership.
AOC: Congress Can Condemn 'Vile' Killing Of Charlie Kirk Without Honoring His 'Ignorant' Views www.huffpost.com/entry/aoc-co...
AOC: Congress Can Condemn 'Vile' Killing Of Charlie Kirk Without Honoring His 'Ignorant' Views
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) voted "no" on a GOP-backed resolution to honor the assassinated right-wing commentator.
www.huffpost.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Watch to see too-rare principled leadership.