Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 24/09/2026cscoalition.substack.com/p/why-donald...cscoalition.substack.comWhy Donald Trump’s media war is backfiringTrump’s attempt to suppress negative coverage is only amping up the criticism. 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 22/09/2026cscoalition.substack.com/p/an-emergin...cscoalition.substack.comAn emerging geography of discontentHouse and Senate races in reliably red Iowa are now suddenly competitive, thanks to the Trump administration’s damaging policies for the state’s farmers. 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 17/09/2026@irashapiro.bsky.social joins James Carville and Al Hunt on the Politics War Room: www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...politicon.comAI Apocalypse with Manny Rutinel and Ira ShapiroJames and Al reflect on Trump’s erratic behavior amid his poorly executed midterm convention before welcoming congressional candidate Manny Rutinel. 011
Reposted by Common Sense CoalitionCommon Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 03/09/2026We’re giving away 100 FREE Kindle copies of “Betrayed: America Didn’t Vote for This.” Enter our Goodreads giveaway today! www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...goodreads.comBetrayed: America Didn't Vote for ThisA sweeping indictment of President Donald Trump’s catas… 002
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 03/09/2026We’re giving away 100 FREE Kindle copies of “Betrayed: America Didn’t Vote for This.” Enter our Goodreads giveaway today! www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...goodreads.comBetrayed: America Didn't Vote for ThisA sweeping indictment of President Donald Trump’s catas… 002
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 18/08/2026We couldn't have said it better. Kudos to Steve Rattner on this succinct summary of Trump's economic failures. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump’s Economic Record Doesn’t Come Close to His Campaign PromisesThe president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short. 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 17/08/2026This is a terrifying must-read: open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...open.substack.comThis is How NATO DiesA new Pentagon questionnaire sent to America's 31 NATO allies puts fealty above common interests, divides the allies among themselves, weakens collective defense, and ultimately could destroy NATO. 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 25/07/2026American consumers will be paying a steep, long-term price for the Trump administration's senseless war in the Gulf. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...washingtonpost.com 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 21/07/2026The White House’s Flawed Attack on the Smithsonian open.substack.com/pub/cscoalit...open.substack.comThe White House’s Flawed Attack on the SmithsonianThe Trump administration seeks to replace accuracy with airbrushing, writes Michael Mitchell 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 21/07/2026Citizens deserve equal justice, not this. "President Trump quietly denied nearly 6,000 clemency applications this month from people who mostly lacked political connections ... while he awarded pardons and commutations to allies who had skipped the line." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...nytimes.comTrump Rejected Nearly 6,000 Clemency Applications Amid Hope of Pardon WaveExpectations were raised for a raft of pardons in connection with the country’s 250th birthday but the president granted fewer than 20 on July 3. 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 16/07/2026"Cycles of failure in U.S. policy are not new. What is different now is the willful repudiation and rewriting of history, and the celebration of cruelty and ignorance as a matter of policy." open.substack.com/pub/cscoalit...open.substack.comOn Being American: 250 Years On, Our New Self-Evident TruthsThe fight for American renewal begins today, writes Kevin Nealer 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 04/07/2026Coalition founder Ira Shapiro: "We need to meet the unprecedented authoritarian challenge by building a broad, bipartisan and non-partisan coalition to reject this presidency emphatically." open.substack.com/pub/cscoalit...open.substack.comHow to Face the Fourth: With Resolve, Not ResignationA note from Common Sense Coalition Founder Ira Shapiro 010
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 03/07/2026LISTEN: Ira Shapiro speaks with political strategist Joe Trippi on That Trippi Show: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id15...podcasts.apple.com"America didn't vote for this" with Ira ShapiroPodcast Episode · That Trippi Show · July 3 · 33m 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 03/07/2026Coalition member and Brookings Institution scholar Josh Gotbaum speaks with Joan Esposito: omny.fm/shows/joan-e...omny.fmJoan Esposito Live Local & Progressive, July 02 2026 - Joan Esposito: Live, Local & ProgressiveOn today's show: – Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of “The Watergate Girl,” co-host of #SistersInLaw and host of Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks… 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 03/07/2026kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...kffhealthnews.orgNew Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts - KFF Health NewsFrom screwworm to flesh-eating bacteria, mounting public health risks are emerging in the wake of deep cuts to federal health agencies and programs. 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 01/07/2026LISTEN: Ira Shapiro on The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen: www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sta...podomatic.comArnie Arnesen Attitude July 1 2026Part 1:We talk with Kelcie Mosely-Morris, who covers reproductive rights for Stateline.We discuss how the administration has defunded the main efforts to prevent teen pregnancies through HHS. Efforts… 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 01/07/2026Yet another no-bid contract. This time for $500 million to build the ballroom. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 29/06/2026This was a predictable outcome: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/b...nytimes.comChina Emerges as a Relative Winner From Strait of Hormuz Crisis 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 25/06/2026In a new AP-NORC poll, just 18% of Americans describe America as "great, prosperous, or powerful," while a combined 39% say it's "declining," "struggling," "corrupt," or "embarrassing." apnews.com/projects/pol...apnews.comHow Americans describe the U.S. ahead of 250th anniversary, according to new AP-NORC poll | AP NewsA new survey asked 2,596 American adults to describe the United States using one word. Many used words like “freedom” – but others say the nation is “struggling” or referred to “corruption" to… 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 25/06/2026"Prices were up 4.1 percent from a year earlier, the fastest annual inflation in more than three years." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/b...nytimes.comInflation Accelerated in May as Iran War Pushed Up Prices 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 24/06/2026Trump's promises of a manufacturing "boom" seem to be falling short. www.ft.com/content/fbee...ft.comUS manufacturing jobs fall at fastest rate since pandemicSurvey finds company executives struggling with rising costs and shifting policy 010
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 22/06/2026Donald Trump vowed "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER" in launching his war with Iran. That promise has proved too true - for America. Intelligence expert and coalition founding member Kevin Nealer writes about Trump's new deal with Iran: open.substack.com/pub/cscoalit...open.substack.comFulfilling Trump's Promise to "Make Iran Great Again"Trump's war on Iran has accomplished nothing - other than to weaken America, writes Kevin Nealer 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 19/06/2026"The renovations were initially estimated to cost $1.8 million. It appears the cost of the project is now up to $14.7 million." www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/p...cnn.comBlue material peeling off bottom of Reflecting Pool, days after costly renovation | CNN PoliticsSome blue material at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is peeling off, days after the pool was painted blue and refilled as part of a multi-million dollar renovation ordered by Presi... 010
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 19/06/2026A clarion call for all citizens: Protect the integrity of the vote. substack.com/@oldgoats/no...substack.comJonathan Alter (@oldgoats)An all-too-plausible scenario for what Dick Gephardt, David Skaggs and Tim Wirth call a “rolling coup.” 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 16/06/2026LISTEN: Founder @irashapiro.bsky.social speaks with Patty Vasquez @heartlandsignal.bsky.social about "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This" omny.fm/shows/drivin...omny.fmWCPT 820 Interview: Ira Shapiro - Driving It Home with Patti VasquezPatti Vasquez is joined by Ira Shapiro, co-author of "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This." Ira Shapiro is a lawyer, a long-time senior Senate staffer, and a former U.S. trade official. He is the ... 011
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 15/06/2026The throughline of Trump's second presidency is contempt for the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/u...nytimes.comFrustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right 000
Reposted by Common Sense CoalitionAnne S Kim @anne-s-kim.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Today, on Trump’s 80th birthday, is the perfect present for the Trump -skeptical voter in your life. Co-edited by me and @irashapiro.bsky.social, authored by the experts of @cscoalition.substack.com www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0H2...amazon.comBetrayed: America Didn't Vote for Thisis a journalist and lawyer. She is the author of (The New Press, 2024) and (The New Press, 2020), winner of the 2020 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice. 021
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 13/06/2026Coalition member and CIA veteran David Kanin joined the Spytalk podcast to talk about the dangers of Bill Pulte’s ill-fated nomination as DNI and about David’s experiences as a founding member of the legendary “red cell.” Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/0vFu51t...open.spotify.comSpyTalkPodcast · SpyTalk, Jeff Stein · SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations, foreign policy, homeland security, and military strategy. Hosted by veteran national security journalists… 010
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 12/06/2026 Senate historian and Common Sense Coalition Founder Ira Shapiro: "The Senate has been shameful in its failure to step up to this authoritarian blitz." 042
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 12/06/2026Per a Michigan State University survey of CDC researchers: www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science...cidrap.umn.edu95% of CDC workers say Americans will die because of federal cuts to the agencyVirtually all staffers (99%) say reductions in staff and lack of leadership have left the agency unprepared to respond to a pandemic or other public health emergency. 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 12/06/2026ICYMI: Watch Founder Ira Shapiro on "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" on MSNOW this week www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXO...youtube.comSenate Historian: Senate has been ‘shameful’ in failing to challenge Trump’s ‘authoritarian blitz’Longtime United States Senate Staffer and co-editor of the book “Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This” Ira Shapiro joins MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss his “damage assessment” of the second… 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 11/06/2026cscoalition.substack.com/p/we-can-and...cscoalition.substack.com"We can and must continuously reinvigorate democracy."Democracy doesn't defend itself, writes Nicholas Allard. 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 11/06/2026Listen: @irashapiro.bsky.social on Background Briefing @kpfa.org kpfa.org/episode/back...kpfa.orgBackground Briefing - June 10, 2026 | KPFAOn today’s briefing: Trump’s Plan to Destroy US Intelligence and Steal the Next Election We begin with Trump’s determination to destroy American Intelligence by placing an ignorant thug in charge of t... 011
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 09/06/2026Founder @irashapiro.bsky.social speaks with @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social about "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This" Book available here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2RXHLG2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXO...youtube.comSenate Historian: Senate has been ‘shameful’ in failing to challenge Trump’s ‘authoritarian blitz’YouTube video by MS NOW 1101
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 06/06/2026"Betrayed: America Didn’t Vote For This isn’t a polemic. It’s a powerful recitation of facts that portray a presidency of unparalleled destructiveness." open.substack.com/pub/kentmhar...open.substack.comTrump's 500 Days: America Didn't Vote For ThisThe desecration of the White House is not just another Trump travesty. It's a symbol of his destruction of America's power and principles. A new book details the damage done. 020
Reposted by Common Sense CoalitionNPR @npr.org · 05/06/2026A new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection could transform South Africa's fight against the epidemic — but U.S. aid cuts and limited doses threaten to slow its impact. n.pr/4e0BU37n.prSouth Africa rolls out game-changing HIV shot amid funding shortfallsA new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection could transform South Africa's fight against the epidemic — but U.S. aid cuts and limited doses threaten to slow its impact. 7353114
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 05/06/2026"There is more doubt among his base than what is generally acknowledged. ... One-third of the voters who approve of the president’s job performance also say they disapprove of his handling of various issues, including the economy, Iran, ... or immigration." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/u...nytimes.comThese Trump Voters Are Starting to Sound Like Skeptics 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 04/06/2026Executive director @anne-s-kim.bsky.social speaks with @joshcowenmi.bsky.social about "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This." Book available here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2RXHLG2 substack.com/@joshcowen/n...substack.comFinding Common Ground After Trump's Political BetrayalWatch/Read now | A conversation with journalist, lawyer, and author Anne Kim, co-editor of the new book Betrayed: America Didn't Vote For This. 062
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 04/06/2026Founding coalition member Nick Allard: "The survival of democracy has always required the effort of many good people to sustain, defend and repeatedly refound the ground rules for living together in a free society." www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2026/ju...jaxdailyrecord.comContinually refounding democracy as times change | Jax Daily RecordOur 250-year-old American way of government should never be taken for granted. 021
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 03/06/2026www.statnews.com/2026/06/03/n...statnews.comNIH cuts weakened network primed to respond to outbreaks like EbolaWhile NIH-funded centers weren’t on the front lines of virus responses like the CDC or USAID, some researchers involved in the network said the cuts have damaged relationships with experts in other… 000
Reposted by Common Sense CoalitionJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 03/06/2026“We can’t forget, we won’t forget, and this catalogue of betrayals lays groundwork for the reckoning to come." My latest, on a new book by @irashapiro.bsky.social, @anne-s-kim.bsky.social and a cast of dozens, on Trump 2nd term abominations so far. @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/inventory-...thebulwark.comAn Inventory of Trump’s Second-Term Wreckage‘Betrayed,’ a new summary of the appalling damage so far, is a midterms turnout tool—and hopefully a roadmap for repair. 24929
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 03/06/2026"Across 12 nations studied, birthright citizenship was correlated with higher economic mobility for the children of immigrants." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...nytimes.comWhat Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 02/06/2026Founding coalition member Nick Allard, dean of the Jacksonville University College of Law, is one of 88 current and former law school deans who endorsed @keepourrepublic.bsky.social's principles for independence in the legal profession this week. Kudos! keepourrepublic.org/what-we-do/i...keepourrepublic.orgLegal Principles - Keep Our Republic 010
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 01/06/2026"A fifth of Trump voters say the war is not worth the cost, and a third are unsure..." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...nytimes.comThey Voted for Trump. Here’s How They Feel About High Gas Prices. 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 01/06/2026Our founder, @irashapiro.bsky.social speaks with @joanesposito.bsky.social about "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This" Book available here: www.amazon.com/Betrayed-Ame... LISTEN here: omny.fm/shows/joan-e...omny.fmWCPT 820 Interview: Author Ira Shapiro - Joan Esposito: Live, Local & ProgressiveJoan Esposito is joined by Ira Shapiro, co-author of "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (hear... 011
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 31/05/20261 in 5 government lawyers have left - a generational loss for the nation. "Their departures show how rapidly the president has eroded the image of the federal government as the gold standard for lawyers seeking public service roles." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/u...nytimes.comTrump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 30/05/2026A stunning new Brookings report finds that the nationwide surge in immigration enforcement has so far *cost* the U.S. 688,000 jobs. Each "excess arrest," researchers found, led to the loss of 13 jobs due to business disruptions and chilling effects. www.brookings.edu/articles/ice...brookings.eduShock, awe, and economic fallout | BrookingsEscobari, Seyal, and Beach find the 2025 ICE enforcement surge cost 668,000 jobs across U.S. cities, including jobs held by American-born workers. 010
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 30/05/2026If you're among these young Americans who feels "betrayed" by Trump, don't sit out this fall. VOTE. www.yahoo.com/news/article...yahoo.comYoung Trump Voters Fume He ‘Betrayed’ Them by Launching His WarYoung voters who backed Donald Trump in the 2024 election have expressed their outrage at the president for launching a war with Iran. Joshua Byers, a 26-year-old in the key swing state of North… 000
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 30/05/2026Some early momentum for our new book, "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This." Please help spread the word! www.amazon.com/Betrayed-Ame... 194
Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 29/05/2026Your tax dollars at work. www.notus.org/trump-white-...notus.orgThe Trump Administration Is Spending $5 Million to Coat Horse Statues in GoldThe Interior Department quickly gave nearly $100 million in contracts in a rush to beautify D.C. 000