Crowds arrive for the “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.(Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
On Tuesday the January 6 committee held yet another dramatic hearing, this one on the origins of the “Stop the Steal” rally and the events that provoked that 1:30 am tweet of Trump’s urging supporters to come to Washington, where it “will be wild.” John Nichols has our analysis.
Also on this week’s episode, Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua say it’s not too late to act to slow climate change. Their new project, Not Too Late, invites newcomers to join the climate movement, and guides people from despair to possibilities.
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