Georgia Progressive Exchange

[Below] IDEOLOGY, MAGA: "The MAGA worldview isn’t just political—it’s emotional, symbolic, and tribal. If we want to defend democracy, we need to understand what we’re really up against.
     "That is a direct quote from 'Understanding MAGA: A Worldview, Not a Wedge Issue,' by anthropologist James B. Greenberg. There is an excellent and somewhat overwhelming series of essays by Professor Greenberg on Substack here and on Facebook here."

"The Anthropology of MAGA." By PublicLeadershipInstitute.org, June 25, 2025

[Below] AUTHORITARIAN IDEOLOGY: "The future of American democracy isn’t being dismantled by accident; it’s being systematically replaced to prepare the way for something entirely new.
     "A radical ideology known as the Dark Enlightenment is fueling a billionaire-led movement to gut our government, erase democratic norms, and install a technocratic elite in their place."

Opinion - "Dark Enlightenment: How a radical ideology is fueling the movement to gut our government.". By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet, March 21, 2025

[Below] RURAL AREAS; TRUMP; ECONOMY: "Rural communities and farmers overwhelmingly supported Trump in the last election. However, his policies—including tariff threats, cuts to agricultural subsidies, and rollbacks on rural healthcare funding—are creating new economic pressures for these very voters."

"Farmers and Working Class Voters Backed Trump, But His Policies Are Leaving Them Behind." Haystaq DNA, February 28, 2025

[Below] EXECUTIVE ORDERS; BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: "In his executive orders, Trump repeatedly asserted that he can make and interpret law, alongside Congress and the courts."

"How Much Power Does President Trump Have?" By Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, rsn.org, January 24, 2025

[Below] IDEOLOGY: The left/right, liberal/conservative definitions of ideology are no longer adequate.
"Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe."

"The New Rasputins." By Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, February 2025 issue, January 7, 2025

[Below] HEALTHCARE: "Federal regulators, under Democrats and Republicans alike, help them do it."

"How the AMA Undermines Primary Care." By Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect, January 7, 2025

[Below] "...as we will see, America didn't swing rightward, but couchward:

• "The popular vote result was almost entirely a collapse in support for Harris and Democrats, not an increase in support for Trump and MAGA. Trump was no more popular this year than four years ago, while Harris significantly underperformed Biden 2020.
• "Most of Harris's losses were due to anti-MAGA surge voters staying home. She lost the most ground in deep-Blue urban areas, where the dangers of a second Trump administration seemed most remote. About 19 million Americans who cast ballots for Biden in 2020 did not vote in 2024.
• "Anti-MAGA surge voters stayed home because they were less alarmed by a second Trump Administration than they were four years ago. A key to Biden's victory was high turnout from less-engaged voters who believed they had something to lose under Trump. In 2024, however, about 15 million fewer votes were cast 'against' Trump than in 2020."

"How Trump 'Won': The Anesthetized Anti-MAGA Majority." By Michael Podhorzer, Weekend Reading, rsn.org, January 5, 2025