Editorial Note:  At last, Norman Solomon has awakened from his “Bernie only” trance. I’m pleased that he now understands what is at stake in the 2020 election. The question we all must ask is not, “Who is the most progressive?” or “Who most agrees with my politics?” or “Who can put the country back together again?” What we must ask is: Who do we want to preside over the collapse of industrial civilization, climate catastrophe, and global economic meltdown? Do we want a President who is driven by an ideological fascist agenda or a less-than-thrilling senior citizen with a team of younger strategists who operate from and with an intention to preserve the fundamentals of democracy? Collapse cannot be put back together, but there are more and less brutal ways of responding to it. 

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