Analysis

  • Journalism • Recommended • Technology

    The Machines Are Learning — and They’re Learning to Be Fascists

    Thom Hartmann

    The Hartmann Report

    AI is not just another tech revolution. It’s the perfect storm of surveillance, manipulation, and digital obedience...

    Published On: 05/12/2025

  • Technology • Threat Management

    DOGE’s data “panopticon” pales compared to what’s next

    Nicole Schneidman

    If you can keep it

    If state governments surrender their datasets, there’s no telling how they could be abused

    Published On: 05/12/2025

  • Legal • Resistance

    Accountable Policing

    Shea Howell

    James and Grace Lee Boggs Center

    Holding police officers accountable when they commit crimes or violate constitutional rights is one of the most difficult things to do in law.

    Published On: 05/10/2025

  • Press Freedom • Social Media

    Noise and Silence in Authoritarian Propaganda

    Ruth Ben-Ghiat

    Lucid

    How autocrats protect their claims to be the sole arbiters of truth

    Published On: 05/08/2025

  • Corruption • Legal

    The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

    David Frum

    The Atlantic

    "It is corruption and self dealing on a scale that we've never seen in American history."

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Global • Human Rights • Violence

    The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza

    John Feffer

    Institute for Policy Studies

    Netanyahu is about to escalate, yet again, his war crimes in Gaza.

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Democracy

    Republicans Are Already Plotting to Steal the Midterms

    Ross Rosenfeld

    The New Republic

    With Trump’s help, Republicans across the country are sowing doubt about next year’s congressional elections—and gearing up for 2028.

    Published On: 05/06/2025

  • Global • Social Media

    Digital Authoritarianism

    Scot Nakagawa

    The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook

    Lessons from Duterte's Philippines for the United States.

    Published On: 05/06/2025

  • Legal

    Look to the Judges

    Steven Beschloss

    America, America

    While Trump despicably denies his duty to uphold the Constitution, let's take strength from judges who oppose his regime's illegal actions.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • Corruption • Global

    Trump promised no new business deals with foreign governments. He lied.

    Judd Legum

    Popular Information

    The Trump Organization has announced new developments in the UAE, Qatar, India and Vietnam. But none in the United States.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • Democracy • Resistance

    A cure for Trumpism: Radical empathy and radical change

    Anand Giridharadas

    The.Ink

    Some reflections on Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s playbook for a post-Trump America

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • Democracy

    Trump’s Bizarre Campaign to Bend the Art World to His Will

    Dana Liebelson

    The New Republic

    The president and his allies want to use institutions like the Kennedy Center and the National Endowment for the Arts to challenge the left’s cultural power.

    Published On: 05/04/2025

  • Journalism

    Pure fascist propaganda

    Steve Schmidt

    https://steveschmidt.substack.com

    Yesterday, the United States Department of Defense released an AI-generated image venerating the leadership and strength of Pete Hegseth. Of course, there were problems, including the three fingers on one hand, but it doesn’t really matter how many fingers there are because the Party will tell you how many there are.

    Published On: 05/03/2025

  • Democracy

    What Happens if Stephen Miller Becomes National Security Advisor

    Closer to the Edge

    https://closertotheedge.substack.com

    Miller’s worldview is binary: loyal or enemy. He doesn’t understand diplomacy, nuance, or restraint. He understands retribution.

    Published On: 05/03/2025

  • Democracy • Legal

    A Massive Power Grab Could Help North Carolina Republicans Steal an Election

    ARI BERMAN

    Mother Jones

    A new GOP majority on the state election board could overturn a state Supreme Court race

    Published On: 05/02/2025

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