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How “People Power” Ended the Marcos Regime • Economic boycotts, mass protests, military defections, and a change of U.S. sympathies converged to end dictatorship in the Philippines
How “People Power” Ended the Marcos Regime
Economic boycotts, mass protests, military defections, and a change of U.S. sympathies converged to end dictatorship in the Philippines
lucid.substack.com
October 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM
How “People Power” Ended the Marcos Regime • Economic boycotts, mass protests, military defections, and a change of U.S. sympathies converged to end dictatorship in the Philippines
This Week’s Lucid Events • And a new Die Zeit interview with me
This Week’s Lucid Events
And a new Die Zeit interview with me
lucid.substack.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:56 AM
This Week’s Lucid Events • And a new Die Zeit interview with me
Has Trump Gone Full Authoritarian? With Ruth Ben Ghiat • Corruption and lawlessness go into overdrive; Trump’s adulation of a Communist dictator
Has Trump Gone Full Authoritarian? With Ruth Ben Ghiat
Corruption and lawlessness go into overdrive; Trump’s adulation of a Communist dictator
lucid.substack.com
September 26, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Has Trump Gone Full Authoritarian? With Ruth Ben Ghiat • Corruption and lawlessness go into overdrive; Trump’s adulation of a Communist dictator
Reg. Info Today’s Events: Q&A, 1-2pmET & 5pmET Happy Hour with Asha Rangappa • And a trail bordered by wildflowers in the Hudson Valley
Reg. Info Today’s Events: Q&A, 1-2pmET & 5pmET Happy Hour with Asha Rangappa
And a trail bordered by wildflowers in the Hudson Valley
lucid.substack.com
September 26, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Reg. Info Today’s Events: Q&A, 1-2pmET & 5pmET Happy Hour with Asha Rangappa • And a trail bordered by wildflowers in the Hudson Valley
Climate & Resistance; Sarah Wilson Video Clip • The meta-threat of the climate crisis is a frame for our resistance against autocracy
Climate & Resistance; Sarah Wilson Video Clip
The meta-threat of the climate crisis is a frame for our resistance against autocracy
lucid.substack.com
September 24, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Climate & Resistance; Sarah Wilson Video Clip • The meta-threat of the climate crisis is a frame for our resistance against autocracy
This Week’s Lucid Events • Gil Durán is our guest on Oct. 4, and Geneva beckons after that
This Week’s Lucid Events
Gil Durán is our guest on Oct. 4, and Geneva beckons after that
lucid.substack.com
September 21, 2026 at 10:54 PM
This Week’s Lucid Events • Gil Durán is our guest on Oct. 4, and Geneva beckons after that
A Reckoning for the Free Press in America, as a Weakened Trump Escalates His Attacks • White House Press Bans, and a Dangerous Media Merger
A Reckoning for the Free Press in America, as a Weakened Trump Escalates His Attacks
White House Press Bans, and a Dangerous Media Merger
lucid.substack.com
September 20, 2026 at 4:54 PM
A Reckoning for the Free Press in America, as a Weakened Trump Escalates His Attacks • White House Press Bans, and a Dangerous Media Merger
Reg. Info Today’s Q&A, 1-2pmET • And an expansive sky and water image of Central Park, NYC.
Reg. Info Today’s Q&A, 1-2pmET
And an expansive sky and water image of Central Park, NYC.
lucid.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Reg. Info Today’s Q&A, 1-2pmET • And an expansive sky and water image of Central Park, NYC.
U.S. Judges Stand Up to Authoritarian Threats and Attacks on Democratic Notions of the Law • Mimi Rocah is Friday’s Guest to Discuss Trump Admin Attempts at Judicial Capture
U.S. Judges Stand Up to Authoritarian Threats and Attacks on Democratic Notions of the Law
Mimi Rocah is Friday’s Guest to Discuss Trump Admin Attempts at Judicial Capture
lucid.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:55 AM
U.S. Judges Stand Up to Authoritarian Threats and Attacks on Democratic Notions of the Law • Mimi Rocah is Friday’s Guest to Discuss Trump Admin Attempts at Judicial Capture
Your Vote is Your Voice: My Convo with Election Lawyer Tyler Hagenbuch • And 30% off Lucid to celebrate National Voter Registration Day.
Your Vote is Your Voice: My Convo with Election Lawyer Tyler Hagenbuch
And 30% off Lucid to celebrate National Voter Registration Day.
lucid.substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Your Vote is Your Voice: My Convo with Election Lawyer Tyler Hagenbuch • And 30% off Lucid to celebrate National Voter Registration Day.
Hungary’s Half-Turn • The new government is dismantling the economic machinery of Orbánism. But that is not the same as remaking the order that made it durable.
Hungary’s Half-Turn
The new government is dismantling the economic machinery of Orbánism. But that is not the same as remaking the order that made it durable.
lucid.substack.com
September 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Hungary’s Half-Turn • The new government is dismantling the economic machinery of Orbánism. But that is not the same as remaking the order that made it durable.
Reg. Info Today’s Q&A, 1-2pmET • And a luminous strawberry moon in New Jersey
Reg. Info Today’s Q&A, 1-2pmET
And a luminous strawberry moon in New Jersey
lucid.substack.com
September 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Reg. Info Today’s Q&A, 1-2pmET • And a luminous strawberry moon in New Jersey
Rule of the Lawless: Chile’s Coup, the Other 9/11 • Anti-Communist domestic terror, transnational repression, and collaboration with Fascists
Rule of the Lawless: Chile’s Coup, the Other 9/11
Anti-Communist domestic terror, transnational repression, and collaboration with Fascists
lucid.substack.com
September 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Rule of the Lawless: Chile’s Coup, the Other 9/11 • Anti-Communist domestic terror, transnational repression, and collaboration with Fascists
Elections and Autocracy, with Joyce Vance • On standing up for our right to vote, and how we cope with stress
Elections and Autocracy, with Joyce Vance
On standing up for our right to vote, and how we cope with stress
lucid.substack.com
September 8, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Elections and Autocracy, with Joyce Vance • On standing up for our right to vote, and how we cope with stress
Reg. Info Tonight’s Q&A, 8-9pmET • And a stunning image of Yemen
Reg. Info Tonight’s Q&A, 8-9pmET
And a stunning image of Yemen
lucid.substack.com
September 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Reg. Info Tonight’s Q&A, 8-9pmET • And a stunning image of Yemen
Live Today 4:30pmET with Joyce Vance; Gloria Steinem on the Power of Hope • Hope: the secret weapon of democracy defense and anti-authoritarian struggle
Live Today 4:30pmET with Joyce Vance; Gloria Steinem on the Power of Hope
Hope: the secret weapon of democracy defense and anti-authoritarian struggle
lucid.substack.com
September 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Live Today 4:30pmET with Joyce Vance; Gloria Steinem on the Power of Hope • Hope: the secret weapon of democracy defense and anti-authoritarian struggle
Origin Stories: How Trump Broke the GOP • Remembering the Role of First-Hour Enablers Sessions and McCarthy
Origin Stories: How Trump Broke the GOP
Remembering the Role of First-Hour Enablers Sessions and McCarthy
lucid.substack.com
September 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Origin Stories: How Trump Broke the GOP • Remembering the Role of First-Hour Enablers Sessions and McCarthy
On Complicity: My Live with Mary Trump • Why the GOP debases itself for President Trump
On Complicity: My Live with Mary Trump
Why the GOP debases itself for President Trump
lucid.substack.com
August 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
On Complicity: My Live with Mary Trump • Why the GOP debases itself for President Trump
Reg. Info Today’s Q&A, 1-2pmET • And a relaxing sunset from the Greek island of Hydra
Reg. Info Today’s Q&A, 1-2pmET
And a relaxing sunset from the Greek island of Hydra
lucid.substack.com
August 28, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Reg. Info Today’s Q&A, 1-2pmET • And a relaxing sunset from the Greek island of Hydra
Canada in the Crosshairs: A Study in Kremlin Propaganda and MAGA Plunder
Canada in the Crosshairs: A Study in Kremlin Propaganda and MAGA Plunder
lucid.substack.com
August 26, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Canada in the Crosshairs: A Study in Kremlin Propaganda and MAGA Plunder
Reg. Info Tonight’s Q&A, 8-9pmET • And a mesmerizing image of water
Reg. Info Tonight’s Q&A, 8-9pmET
And a mesmerizing image of water
lucid.substack.com
August 23, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Reg. Info Tonight’s Q&A, 8-9pmET • And a mesmerizing image of water
Q3 2026 Assessments; On the Right to Truth • Russia’s weakness, and showdown in the U.S.
Q3 2026 Assessments; On the Right to Truth
Russia’s weakness, and showdown in the U.S.
lucid.substack.com
August 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Q3 2026 Assessments; On the Right to Truth • Russia’s weakness, and showdown in the U.S.
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET • And an expansive view of the West Maui mountains
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
And an expansive view of the West Maui mountains
lucid.substack.com
August 21, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET • And an expansive view of the West Maui mountains
Premium Tier Gathering, August 23, 8-9pmET • A reminder and a welcome to new members
Premium Tier Gathering, August 23, 8-9pmET
A reminder and a welcome to new members
lucid.substack.com
August 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Premium Tier Gathering, August 23, 8-9pmET • A reminder and a welcome to new members
Pro-Worker AI, Working-Class Liberalism: Nobel Laureate Economist Daron Acemoglu on Democracy's Future •
Pro-Worker AI, Working-Class Liberalism: Nobel Laureate Economist Daron Acemoglu on Democracy's Future
lucid.substack.com
August 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Pro-Worker AI, Working-Class Liberalism: Nobel Laureate Economist Daron Acemoglu on Democracy's Future •