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Democracy • Resistance
From Silence to Spotlight: How a Democratic Shadow Cabinet Could Break Trump’s Spell
Thom Hartmann
The Hartmann Report
Voters don’t rally behind policy papers: they rally behind leaders they can see and believe in. Democrats must end the era of weak, divided messaging and rise with a chorus of commanding voices…
Published On: 09/03/2025
Democracy • Disinformation • Resistance
Emergency-Gate: Focus on Challenging the Premise of Trump’s Power
Sherrilyn Ifill
Sherrilyn’s Newsletter
There is no trade emergency. There is no migrant emergency. There is no crime emergency. There is only a chilling and determined power grab by the most dangerous man to every occupy the White House. Eyes on 2026.
Published On: 09/01/2025
Corruption • Human Rights • Recommended • Violence
Trump Admin Circulating Plan to Transform Depopulated Gaza Into High-Tech Cash Cow
Brett Wilkins
Common Dreams
Under the proposal, the US would take control after "voluntary" relocation of Palestinians from the strip, where proposed projects include an Elon Musk Smart Manufacturing Zone and Gaza Trump Riviera & Islands.
Published On: 09/01/2025
Democracy • Disinformation • Human Rights • Resistance • White Supremacy
Step Back and Take It In: the US is Entering Full Authoritarian Mode
Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian
Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it is
Published On: 08/29/2025
Democracy • Human Rights • Journalism • Press Freedom
Slain L.A. Times columnist Ruben Salazar matters more than ever, 55 years later
Gustavo Arellano
L.A. Times
No one was around when I finally got to Salazar’s niche, in a section of the cemetery called the Alcove of Time. A simple bronze plaque included the accent over the “e” in “Rubén,” which his Times byline never had. Instead of Spanish wine, I brought a flask of mezcal — I don’t think he would have minded the stiffer drink in this 2025.
Published On: 08/29/2025
Human Rights • Resistance • Safety • Threat Management
The DC Night Patrols Are Showing Cities How to Fight Trump’s Occupation
Dave Zirin and Chuck Modiano
The Nation
With only their cell phones, medical kits, and the confidence to assert their rights, volunteer night patrols follow and record the armed troops who have taken over the capital.
Published On: 08/29/2025
Human Rights • Resistance • White Supremacy
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
Clint Smith
The Atlantic
We must make a record of those forces that seek to erase us and erase our histories so that future generations know we did not simply accept it. Our ancestors’ words remind us that we never have.
Published On: 08/22/2025
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