{"id":43743,"date":"2025-09-07T21:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=43743"},"modified":"2025-09-07T21:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:02:21","slug":"heather-cox-richardson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/heather-cox-richardson\/","title":{"rendered":"HEATHER COX RICHARDSON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heather Cox Richardson on Why She&#039;s Still Hopeful Under MAGA and Donald Trump\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JSDXB8L7WNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@podsaveamerica\">Pod Save America<\/a>&nbsp;Sep 7, 2025&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLOOwEPgFWm_NHcQd9aCi5JXWASHO_n5uR\">Pod Save America<\/a>&nbsp;It can feel like all is lost under Trump 2.0, but America has faced extremely dark chapters before and come out on the other side. Heather Cox Richardson\u2014professor, historian and author of the most-read newsletter on Substack, Letters from an American\u2014joins the show to share her long-view approach for this shortsighted era. She walks Dan through the biggest challenges to American democracy throughout history, how she believes we got to this MAGA moment, and what fuels her optimism about the future of the country. CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS: SIMPLISAFE \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjEtQy0zYldVNmhzemtpMGpYek1uX1c5RFMzd3xBQ3Jtc0trME56WmhQZEtMWFZZUC1kTXRBd2NUYklpRldXTS1VZUhHaTZsaDVrdENRZkFNSHk1YVlUTU51YjktbVhyQW9ldjAwSEZ5YTNSMWhzb2YweW5lZmVDRkpJVlp4VFkzd3Y3X0poTlV2YUU0WkNNdGJBSQ&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fsimplisafe.com%2Fcrooked&amp;v=JSDXB8L7WNM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/simplisafe.com\/crooked<\/a>&nbsp;STAMPS \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbktRQXRfRTVZa1NBSnUzX0hFSTVPb0FwdXBFUXxBQ3Jtc0trRUIyZ19uX3NocGhHUWJValFWQUM4VG1XQlBnLXJhdXhna1M5MXBScnU0WFVLenFfZjFLajhLVWVoZktsYkhEZUx6NkVhRUN6OS1wNFZ4Tm8xejlnd2pWSEtUU3k0dlByQnk5S0ZLRE5tRzRTMDRjaw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fstamps.com%2F&amp;v=JSDXB8L7WNM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/stamps.com<\/a>&nbsp;CODE: CROOKED COOK UNITY \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1E0Vk9XYllSVXJucmc3NWxydm9OZWU3V2ZxUXxBQ3Jtc0tuLTdSR3l2YjFtY0NFdGRYQkFzV3loOTVKcDEycldDdWdkMFl2aURITnhiSHhvODRXTmFVN0tfV0J0ZGFmWGFFbmpZbW1iZ3lwLS1LdWVwZmJfeWQwN2R2X2xpRFJhM3N1VTMtSk82aklzcHNkRmFPUQ&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fcookunity.com%2Fcrookedfree&amp;v=JSDXB8L7WNM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/cookunity.com\/crookedfree<\/a>&nbsp;CODE: CROOKEDFREE QUINCE \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGRTQmhVZERMQ2JrMXpkR25wQUFqdVg3TTBRQXxBQ3Jtc0trM3p3N3h3dzdhV3BoS29idU5oVkNVSmdCam81YlVGeDdCckJERmpTdDlOMF84ZUFlQVluRW5hNjJONm5DVmtQQkxLVXNJeHRYTVNSalRzb1Z5eGQ0Yk10eHhpVWNxYjNxLTd4RXF4X1h6bGJuU0hFQQ&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fquince.com%2Fcrooked&amp;v=JSDXB8L7WNM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/quince.com\/crooked<\/a>&nbsp;CHAPTERS&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1\">00:00<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Intro to Heather Cox Richardson&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=85s\">01:25<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Finding a Voice (and Audience) on Substack&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=524s\">08:44<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Writing \u201cLetters from an American\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=744s\">12:24<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Trump and the Myth of the \u201cAmerican Cowboy\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=1423s\">23:43<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Subscribe for Ad-Free Videos&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=1500s\">25:00<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Ad Break 1&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=1669s\">27:49<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Republicans vs Conservatives vs Radical Extremists&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=1837s\">30:37<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Is the Trump Era Actually Unprecedented?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=2109s\">35:09<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Hiding Racism Under an Economic Argument&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=2270s\">37:50<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 What Drives Political Change?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=2767s\">46:07<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 From Barack Obama to Trump and MAGA&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=3052s\">50:52<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Ad Break 2&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=3246s\">54:06<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Trump\u2019s Deployment of Federal Troops&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=3528s\">58:48<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Is Democracy Losing?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSDXB8L7WNM&amp;list=TLPQMDgwOTIwMjVnMYWME7arfg&amp;index=1&amp;t=4004s\">01:06:44<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Lessons for Today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pod Save America&nbsp;Sep 7, 2025&nbsp;Pod Save America&nbsp;It can feel like all is lost under Trump 2.0, but America has faced extremely dark chapters before and come out on the other side. 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