Much of "The Odyssey" is pure Christopher Nolan; there's nothing like it in Homer. John Powers @nprfreshair.bsky.social on the "failings that one would expect of a big pop spectacle" – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d – transcript bit.ly/4pTJ66R

On recalcitrant GOP Senators: "You don't speak the truth around Trump unless it's a truth that Trump has pre-stamped as provisionally OK." Harold Meyerson @prospect.org – on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/4h2TF58

Heading for the midterms, @democracyforward.org is launching “100 Days of Action”: "Small steps within our individual communities to make sure that we’re strengthening our bonds." @skyeperryman.bsky.social on community action – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

John Powers @nprfreshair.bsky.social saw "The Odyssey" the way Christopher Nolan intended – in real IMAX, on a screen 101 feet wide, 75 feet tall, and 3 hours long – so we didn't have to – his comments on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d – transcript bit.ly/4pTJ66R

"We are going to have free and fair elections, but we’re not going to have them automatically. We’re going to have them because of the actions & the work that individual people have to take every day" – @skyeperryman.bsky.social @democracyforward.org – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

"I had not realized that Odysseus was also John Wick—because he kills so many people in such a confined space, so implausibly, with arrows in his back and all the rest; that that really is absurd." John Powers @nprfreshair.bsky.social – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

RFK Jr. complained that @democracyforward.org filed over 150 lawsuits; took over 400 legal actions against the Trump admin; and launched over 250 public records investigations in 2025. @skyeperryman.bsky.social : "We are proud of that record"—on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

"One reason why it is so important for the Democrats to win the Senate is that would block Trump from appointing any further judges. That's going to be, maybe, the highest single stake." Harold Meyerson @prospect.org – on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/4h2TF58

Our federal government, our executive branch, our president and his allies are actively working to undermine the ability of people to vote." @skyeperryman.bsky.social on how @democracyforward.org & others are protecting elections – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

"The Odyssey" for filmgoers – not Homer scholars: John Powers @nprfreshair.bsky.social discusses the new Christopher Nolan "post-Zeus" version – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: "Change in this country has never come from the top. It’s always come from the people, the people demanding more." – @skyeperryman.bsky.social @democracyforward.org – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

Trump's trouble this week: Getting the Senate committee to advance his nomination of Todd Blanche as AG – Harold Meyerson @prospect.org on the 2 key Republican senators standing up to Trump – on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/4h2TF58

An impressive alliance of groups are coordinating to counter Trump’s threats to democracy in the midterms – @skyeperryman.bsky.social @democracyforward.org explains – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d @brennancenter.org @legaldefensefund.bsky.social @democracydocket.com @protectdemocracy.org

BREAKING: STATEMENT ON DOJ’S DISMISSAL OF CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST DAVEY HEARN

Today at 4pm Pacific on 'Living in the USA': Trump's Todd Blanche problem: Harold Meyerson @prospect.org comments – on @kpfk.bsky.social Radio 90.7 FM and online kpfk.org

On Trump's off-cycle redistricting project: "It turns out that two can tango" and SCOTUS "did not intervene to stop California’s new map" – @skyeperryman.bsky.social @democracyforward.org – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

On Nolan's "Odyssey" as the "anti-Trump" version because "it’s not about winning. It’s about feeling bad even though you won" – John Powers @nprfreshair.bsky.social – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

Midterm Election Protection & ICE: "Federal law spells out and could not be more clear that the military cannot be engaged in and around polling places or in elections" – @skyeperryman.bsky.social @democracyforward.org – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

"The Odyssey" directed by Christopher Nolan has been called 'woke' 'left-wing' and 'conservative' – John Powers discusses this "post-Zeus" version – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

There are many groups working on election protection. How does @democracyforward.org & the Senate task force coordinate with them? @skyeperryman.bsky.social explains – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d @aclu.org @brennancenter.org @legaldefensefund.bsky.social @democracydocket.com

Was Elon Musk onto something when he said that Christopher Nolan’s "Odyssey" was “part of a left wing plan” to “destroy Western civilization”? John Powers @nprfreshair.bsky.social comments – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

"It's important that we not give the president more power in our minds than he really has" – @skyeperryman.bsky.social @democracyforward.org on the 2026 midterms and the work of the Election Protection Task Force – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

Of Nolan's Odysseus Maureen Dowd said “he's an action hero who feels bad about being an action hero" – John Powers @nprfreshair.bsky.social comments – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

"Christopher Nolan didn’t spend all this money to show us what Greeks actually thought in the time of an epic." John Powers @nprfreshair.bsky.social discusses "The Odyssey" – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

We have under 100 days to the midterms, where Trump has various plans to undermine Democratic voting: president & CEO of Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org & member of the Election Protection Task Force – @skyeperryman.bsky.social comments – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

How the Trump administration's attack on free and fair elections "continues to lose across the board, in the courts and even with this US Supreme Court" – @skyeperryman.bsky.social @democracyforward.org on election protection for the midterms – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4xaqX7d

Nebraska's independent candidate for US Senate Dan Osborn "really does favor taxing the rich, really does favor regulating corporations, is passionately pro-union" @nicholsuprising.bsky.social on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4pCwX66 – transcript bit.ly/3Tx0fab

“The People vs. Musk”: @benwikler.bsky.social analyzes Wisconsin's invaluable model for organizing against oligarchy – in his wonderful new book "This is the Plan" & on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4pCwX66 – transcript bit.ly/3Tx0fab

The Democratic Party is broke. Not just broke. In debt. To the tune of $2 million. The Republican National Committee, by contrast, has $128.5 million cash on hand. trib.al/lLMIQt4

Is This Guy the Worst Party Chair in the History of the United States?

Ken Martin once seemed like a promising leader of the DNC. But his reign has been disastrous—and the time has come to turn to the man he defeated.

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The Dems vs. the GOP in the 2026 Midterms: It's looking a lot like the Dems "are going to have a pretty damn good year come November" – Harold Meyerson @prospect.org – on 'Living in the USA' @kpfk.bsky.social bit.ly/4pGBvIG