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It Can't Happen Here: a demagogue rises, but the parallels aren't yuge by Erika Milvy

Berkeley Repertory Theater, CaliforniaA Sinclair Lewis novel about the rise of a dictator has been adapted for the stage, seeking to cast new light on the age of Trump " but it's more agitprop than satireIn those entertaining early days of the Republican primaries, the illogical popularity of Donald Trump seemed like a lark. Snarky nicknames were coined, toupee memes were shared. And even when Trump dissenters were s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PM on October 5, 2016

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