• Democracy • Disinformation • Journalism • Press Freedom

    Will journalism become impossible in the U.S.?

    Mark Jacob

    Stop the Presses

    Trump’s war on the free press follows foreign dictators’ playbook.

    Published On: 08/04/2025

  • Democracy • Disinformation

    Trump is Getting Desperate

    Paul Krugman

    Paul Krugman

    We're in an extremely dangerous moment.

    Published On: 08/04/2025

  • Legal • White Supremacy

    Supreme Court poised to permanently entrench Republican rule

    Brian Tyler Cohen

    Brian Tyler Cohen

    The latest move by SCOTUS is a "five alarm fire"

    Published On: 08/03/2025

  • Democracy

    Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse

    The New Republic and Greg Sargent

    The New Republic

    A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.

    Published On: 08/02/2025

  • Economy • Global

    Media coverage of Trump’s tariffs has grown more skeptical – but not nearly skeptical enough

    Dan Froomkin

    Press Watch

    The tariffs are not the product of serious policymaking. They are the irrational and capricious result of Trump’s delusional thinking.

    Published On: 08/01/2025

  • Legal

    The Rule of Law Is Dead in the US

    Elie Mystal

    The Nation

    The rule of law presupposes that there are rules that provide a consistent, repeatable, and knowable set of outcomes. That’s no longer the case.

    Published On: 07/31/2025

  • Journalism • Press Freedom • Recommended

    A More Perfect Media: Saving America’s Fourth Estate

    Timothy Karr

    freepress.net

    Saving America’s Fourth Estate from Billionaires, Broligarchy and Trump

    Published On: 07/31/2025

  • Democracy

    Corporate America has largely abandoned its post-January 6 promises on democracy

    Esther Eriksson von Allmen

    CREW

    “By continuing to financially support anti-democratic lawmakers, these companies and trade groups fail to grasp the serious business consequences of such a dangerous political trajectory.”

    Published On: 07/29/2025

  • Democracy • Resistance

    Why Anchored Hope is Not The Thing With Feathers

    Lori Corbet Mann

    Your Time Starts Now

    Hope isn’t something we wait for. It’s something we build — together, deliberately, even when we don’t feel it.

    Published On: 07/28/2025

  • Global • Human Rights • Recommended • Violence

    Israeli organizations conclude Israel committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

    Amnesty International

    Amnesty International

    Their unequivocal findings add to the inescapable call for participating states to recognize Israel’s action against Palestinians in Gaza for what it is: genocide.

    Published On: 07/28/2025

  • Democracy • Journalism • Legal • Press Freedom

    The Paramount Skydance Sale Makes the Case for Public Media

    Laura Flanders

    Laura Flanders Substack

    We must radically recommit to public media before every newsroom, every voice, is up for sale to the highest bidder or the ruling party’s favorite mogul. The time is now.

    Published On: 07/25/2025

  • Resistance • Safety

    Personal Resilience is Resistance

    Resistance Media

    Resistance Media

    Nothing delights those who would control us more than our own depression, anger and disorientation, as that makes us vulnerable to sinister and purposeful manipulation.

    Published On: 07/25/2025

  • Cyber Security • Europe • Featured • Journalism • Original • Press Freedom • Resistance • Safety • Social Media • Threat Management

    The Resistance Will Be Reported

    Ron Williams

    Resistance Media

    The environment for press freedom in the United States is entering a perilous new phase. The attacks have been unprecedented, widespread and continue to escalate.

    Published On: 07/24/2025

  • Corruption • Democracy

    Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb

    Greg Sargent

    The New Republic

    The Oregon Democrat said that his investigators had discovered that four big banks had flagged to the Treasury Department $1.5 billion in potentially suspicious money transfers involving Epstein, much of which appeared to be related to his massive sex-trafficking network.

    Published On: 07/23/2025

  • Disinformation • Legal

    From Campaign Rhetoric to Fascist Threats: Trump Targets Obama

    Olga Lautman

    Olga Lautman Substack

    And YES, Russia attacked the 2016 election to install Trump

    Published On: 07/23/2025

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    Your favorite campgrounds, hiking trails, and forests could soon be up for auction

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