It’s about cruelty. The sweeping new take from the poor and give to the rich budget bill, just passed by both Houses of Congress by the slimmest of majorities and signed into law by the ...

Years ago I bought a signed first edition of Sinclair Lewis’s last good work, “It Can’t Happen Here,” written in 1935, with a theme of a fascist takeover happening here.

Poster for a Federal Theater production of "It Can't Happen Here" in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1937. The play was adapted from Sinclair Lewis' dystopian political novel about the rise of a U.S. dictator.

To the editor: Those Americans that are readers and are pleased, or not so pleased, about the newly elected leaders of the United States of America may want to read ...

The fact that the former president might be the future president is absurd, yet here we are. Whether or not that places us on the precipice of fascism is open to debate. Hayes describes fascism as ...

The phrase ‘It can’t happen here’ comes from Sinclair Lewis’ book by the same title. It described an authoritarian presidential candidate who rose to power on a populist platform promising ...

To the editor: In 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote a novel titled “It Can’t Happen Here,” which should be required reading for all voters this year.

Original posters from the play "It Can't Happen Here," by Sinclair Lewis. Library of Congress It is 1936. Fascism is on the rise in Europe as demagogues gain control in Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Think it can't happen here? It already is. What are our Local, State and Federal Legislators doing to preserve our most precious resource, without which we cannot survive? Protecting water for our ...