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An ongoing conversation about the daily mess of life: Family, politics, books, teaching, writing, journalism - and dogs, always dogs. In my world, hope is a fact.

If Kurt Vonnegut had a podcast, it would sound like this.

Saving American democracy from the GOP's FASCISM one fact (and punchline) at a time! Only the truth--never the corporate media's "both sides" BS!

Essays, bad jokes, rants, and unsolicited advice from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Hough, and a dog named Woody Guthrie.

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.

Tormented? Driven Witless? Whipsawed by Confusion? Ask E. Jean is the longest currently-running advice column in American publishing.

A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world

The online space for The Secret Life of Cookies podcast, new sweet and savory recipes every week, plus a vault full of nearly 200 cookie, cake, pie and other delectable recipes. There's more! Deep swan dives into kitchen history and lore.

PREVAIL is a regular column about politics, history, national security, foreign affairs, organized crime, dirty money, global corruption, the fight for democracy—and, on Sundays, poetry and literature.