• Democracy • Democratic Party • Economy • Fascism • Financial • Recommended • Resistance

    Should Democrats Shut Down the Government?

    Robert Reich

    Robert Reich Substack

    Keeping the U.S. government funded now is to participate in the most atrocious misuse of the power of the United States in modern times.

  • Corruption • Fascism • Financial • 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.

  • Democracy • Democratic Party • Elections • Executive Power • 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…

  • Democracy • Recommended

    What Makes Democrats So Afraid of Zohran Mamdani?

    Chris Lehmann

    The Nation

    With Trump’s power grabs escalating, the Democratic establishment is still taking the time to fret over a rising star in its own party.

  • Democracy • Fascism • Human Rights • Resistance • Safety • Threat Management • Violence

    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.

  • Artificial Intelligence • Democracy • Economy • Executive Power • Fascism • Featured • Global • Social Media • Technology

    All the President’s Tech CEOs

    Brian Barrett

    Wired

    One by one, Trump asked the executives how much they were investing in the United States. One by one, they obliged, praising Trump’s leadership along the way.

  • Democracy • Democratic Party • Disinformation • Executive Power • Fascism • Legal • Resistance • Safety

    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.

  • Democracy • Disinformation • Executive Power • Fascism • Legal • Safety

    Criminal Propaganda

    Jud Legum and Rebecca Crosby

    Popular Information

    People form their beliefs largely on what they learn from the media. News reports often reinforce Trump's misleading claims.

  • Democracy • Human Rights • Journalism • Press Freedom • Social Justice and Equity • Violence

    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.

  • Culture • Recommended • Resistance • Social Media • Technology

    Gavin Newsom on Why He’ll Keep Trolling Trump

    Intelligencer Staff

    New York Magazine

    "It’s humiliating, it’s embarrassing. So this is a mirror, and it’s a mirror not just to Trump himself, but to these networks. These are the chatbots for the administration. And it’s not just Fox, it’s One America News, it’s Newsmax, and it’s all the folks in the right-wing media."

  • 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

  • Cyber Security • Disinformation • Social Media • Technology

    US Wants to “Suppress Dissenting Arguments” Using AI Propaganda

    Sam Biddle

    The Intercept

    The U.S. is interested in acquiring machine-learning technology to carry out AI-generated propaganda campaigns overseas.

  • Disinformation • Executive Power • Journalism • Press Freedom • Social Media • Technology

    The White House Is Its Own Media Outlet

    Dhrumil Mehta and C.J. Robinson

    Columbia Journalism Review

    The Trump administration is publishing articles that are top-ranked on Google News.

  • Democracy • Disinformation • Elections • Executive Power • Fascism • Legal • White Supremacy

    Steve Bannon just laid out the MAGA media playbook to subvert the midterms

    John Knefel, Research Sophie Lawton

    Media Matters

    The right-wing media plan for undermining the 2026 elections includes pushing for ICE to stalk polling sites and sending a band of election deniers on tour

  • Democracy • Disinformation • Journalism • Resistance • Social Justice and Equity • Technology

    The Right Built a Media Empire. Rob Stein Warned Us.

    Will Robinson

    Will Robinson's Newsletter

    A for-profit disinformation ecosystem — from Fox News to Breitbart to localized digital outlets — now aggregates 40–50 million loyal consumers, shaping narratives and fueling authoritarian populism.

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