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Heather Digby Parton, also known as "Digby," is a contributing writer to Salon. She was the winner of the 2014 Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism. subscribe to Heather Digby Parton's feed

Doomsday Prophet Who Compared the Election to Flight 93 Is Now a Top Trump Aide

Posted on: Feb 3, 2017, Source: Salon

A former George W. Bush speechwriter joins the White House as a national security adviser.

Payback to the Christian Right? Donald Trump Owes a Huge Debt—and Neil Gorsuch Is the First Installment

Posted on: Feb 1, 2017, Source: Salon

Evangelical voters were getting restless with Trump's un-Christian policies. Gorsuch is meant to bring them home.

Key Members of Trump's Team Are Fumbling and Bumbling Their Jobs

Posted on: Jan 31, 2017, Source: Salon

Sessions looks worse in the wake of Sally Yates' firing; Flynn may be too erratic even for the Trump White House.

Why Trump's Week of Chaos May Suit Steve Bannon's Bigger Plans

Posted on: Jan 30, 2017, Source: Salon

The alt-right guru turned Trump adviser is using both the "Muslim ban" and bogus voter-fraud charges to spread disorder.

Inside Trump's Bogus Investigation of Voter Fraud Lies the GOP's Long Crusade to Keep People of Color From Voting

Posted on: Jan 27, 2017, Source: Salon

Voter-suppression zealot Hans von Spakovsky is among the key voices urging Trump to go after mythical voter fraud.

Trump's Loose Talk on Torture Is Deeply Chilling

Posted on: Jan 26, 2017, Source: Salon

Trump proposes a blinding cascade of policy changes, but his casual "torture works" may be the worst news of all.

Could We Have President Pence? Donald Trump Can Be Deposed, Even Without Impeachment

Posted on: Jan 25, 2017, Source: Salon

Given Trump's erratic behavior in his first few days, Washington is starting to murmur about the 25th Amendment.

Donald Trump, Imperialist: He Longs to Build Up Our Military and Then Use It

Posted on: Jan 24, 2017, Source: Salon

Trump's "America First" talk doesn't mean retrenchment. He just wants us to dominate everyone and rule the world.

Donald Trump's 'Law and Order' Obsession Is Rooted in America's Racist Past—and Points Toward a Dystopian Future

Posted on: Jan 17, 2017, Source: Salon

Trump's ideas about crime, police and the death penalty go back to 1970s stereotypes—but present a real danger.

Meet Mike Pompeo, the Far-Right Christian Zealot Who Will Lead Trump's CIA

Posted on: Jan 13, 2017, Source: Salon

The Rapture-believing evangelical sees "radical Islam" at work in small-town America.

Donald Trump's Russian Scandal: We Don't Know How Much Is True—but We Know James Comey Behaved Shamefully

Posted on: Jan 12, 2017, Source: Salon

Those salacious reports on Trump's ties to Russia are murky rumors—but Comey's villainy is clearer than ever.

Donald Trump Cashed in on the Right's Putin Man Crush—But the Yearning for a Dictator Has Been There for Years

Posted on: Jan 9, 2017, Source: Salon

Right-wing talk radio fell in love with Putin's manly shtick years ago—Trump just decided to play the role.

Let's Impeach Him Now: The Case for Preparing for the End of Trump's Presidency Before It Even Begins

Posted on: Jan 6, 2017, Source: Salon

The president-elect has already committed criminal offenses. Democrats can't let them slide.

Donald Trump's Stubborn Refusal to Acknowledge Russia's Hacking All Points to One Man

Posted on: Jan 6, 2017, Source: Salon

The president-elect's top security advisor abides by his own set of "facts."

Stop the God-Groveling, Democrats! Lack of Religion Is Not Your Real Problem

Posted on: Jan 5, 2017, Source: Salon

Every time Democrats lose, they rediscover the importance of religion. It's a simplistic and disrespectful reaction.

Don't Worry About the Corporate Media Normalizing Donald Trump, Worry About Them Enabling Him

Posted on: Dec 29, 2016, Source: Salon

Donald Trump is on pace to self-destruct—that is, unless the media keeps enabling him.

Look at All the Former Anti-Trump Republicans Lining Up to Lick the Boots of the President-Elect

Posted on: Dec 28, 2016, Source: Salon

What conservative principles? Donald Trump humiliated his GOP opponents, and now they grovel before him.

Now All News Is 'Fake News': The Right's War Against Truth Goes Back Long Before 9/11

Posted on: Dec 27, 2016, Source: Salon

Republicans and their media allies have convinced millions facts are meaningless and truth is malleable.

What Freakin' Pivot? The Media Keeps on Waiting for Donald Trump to Turn Presidential

Posted on: Dec 19, 2016, Source: Salon

Pundits long to see Donald Trump's erratic, contradictory behavior as an act. All along, he's told us otherwise.

What Did Donald Trump Know About Vladimir Putin's Attempt to Hack the Election—and When Did He Know It?

Posted on: Dec 15, 2016, Source: Salon

The plot thickens: Everything about Trump's oddly subservient attitude toward Putin suggests dark possibilities.

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