Analysis

  • Pentagon Bars Press to Silence Watchdog Journalism

    Tom Bowman

    NPR

    How will the American people find out what is being done at the Pentagon in their name, with their tax dollars, and more importantly, the decisions that may put their sons and daughters in harm's way?

    Published On: 10/14/2025

  • Can Left Populism Win in Swing-State America?

    Tom Perkins

    The Guardian

    Abdul El-Sayed’s bid for Michigan senator centers on bold leftwing populism similar to the NYC mayoral candidate

    Published On: 10/13/2025

  • After the March: How Movements Build Lasting Power

    Will Robinson

    Will Robinson's Newsletter

    The No Kings marches are a spark. What we do next — how we meet, organize, and protect each other — will determine whether they light a movement that lasts.

    Published On: 10/12/2025

  • Dominion Voting Sold to GOP Insider: Democracy at Risk

    Daniel Pinchbeck

    Liminal News

    How Dominion's sale, the AI bubble, and ecological collapse reveal the occult logic behind America's authoritarian acceleration

    Published On: 10/11/2025

  • Oracle, Ellison & TikTok: A MAGA Media Takeover?

    Jeffrey Chester

    techpolicy.press

    The proposal would allow Trump’s political allies to operate TikTok in the US without significant reforms and safeguards.

    Published On: 10/10/2025

  • Is Trump Using Carl Schmitt’s Playbook to Seize Power?

    Thom Hartmann

    The Hartmann Report

    How the Insurrection Act could become the 21st-century Enabling Act, with six justices and the GOP standing by…

    Published On: 10/10/2025

  • From MAGA to Neo-Nazism: The Radicalization Pipeline

    Jared Yates Sexton

    jaredyatessexton.substack.com

    Waiting on MAGA supporters to just turn isn’t just a losing strategy, it’s an action, or inaction more specifically, that makes the possibility of an overtly Neo-Nazi turn in U.S. politics much, much more likely.

    Published On: 10/10/2025

  • Death Threats Force Antifa Scholar Out of the US

    Sharon Otterman

    The New York Times (Gift)

    Mark Bray was teaching courses on anti-fascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. He left the country Thursday night.

    Published On: 10/08/2025

  • How the Insurrection Act Hands Presidents Unchecked Power

    Joseph Nunn

    Brennan Center for Justice

    The law, which lets the president deploy the military domestically and use it for civilian law enforcement, is dangerously vague and in urgent need of reform.

    Published On: 10/07/2025

  • Will the Military Defy Trump’s Illegal Orders?

    Tom Nichols

    The Atlantic (Gift)

    The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

    Published On: 10/07/2025

  • Putin Turns Nuclear Plants Into Weapons of War

    Karl Grossman and Harvey Wasserman

    Counterpunch

    The Ukraine war has underscored yet another “Peaceful Atom” pitfall known for decades—the threat of a rogue nation turning atomic reactors into weapons of apocalyptic mass terror...

    Published On: 10/06/2025

  • How Trump Is Manufacturing a Crisis for Martial Law

    Robert Reich

    Robert Reich Substack

    The direction we’re going is either martial law or civil war.

    Published On: 10/06/2025

  • AI Loyalty Scans: America’s Military Under Surveillance

    Lev Parnas

    Lev Remembers

    Today, our country is facing a test that cannot be ignored. Donald Trump has weaponized fear, division, and hate. He thrives on vengeance, not forgiveness. He demands loyalty not to the Constitution, not to the people, but to himself.

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Chicago Raid: 300 Agents, No Warrants, Naked Children

    Dan Froomkin

    Press Watch

    A massive civil rights violation right in front of our eyes -- if we don't avert them

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • How Blue States Can Fight Back Without Leaving the Union

    Christopher Armitage

    The Existentialist Republic

    Is it legal? Is it possible? And can we afford to wait and find out?

    Published On: 10/03/2025

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