• 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

  • Economy

    Trump’s Recession Has Begun

    Timothy Noah

    The New Republic

    It’s already in Seattle. It will now travel east.

    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

  • Journalism • Press Freedom

    They’re Coming for the Truth-Tellers: Bondi’s Plan to Jail Journalists

    Thom Hartmann

    The Hartmann Report

    Most alarming part of all is what Bondi reportedly wants to do next. According to sources close to the Justice Department, she has argued that leakers — or even reporters — who provide information that she doesn’t like could be prosecuted for treason, a crime that carries the death penalty.

    Published On: 05/02/2025

  • Democracy • Global

    Fascist Population Engineering: Yes to White Christian Births

    RUTH BEN-GHIAT

    Lucid

    If the goal is a White ethnostate, it is not enough to change the political system from democracy to autocracy: you also have to change the culture and the composition of the population.

    Published On: 05/02/2025

  • Global • Journalism • Press Freedom

    RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025

    RSF

    Reporters Without Borders

    The global state of press freedom is now classified as a “difficult situation” for the first time in the history of the Index.

    Published On: 05/02/2025

  • Economy • Featured

    Trump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to science

    Science News Staff

    Science

    Key research budgets would shrink by one-third to one-half in 2026 spending plan

    Published On: 05/02/2025

  • Journalism • Press Freedom

    The loss of editorial freedom at 60 Minutes is a sorry milestone

    Margaret Sullivan

    The Guardian

    As with so many of the red alerts – lawsuits, threats, changes in long-held practices that protect the public’s right to know – the problem involves Donald Trump’s overweening desire to control the media.

    Published On: 05/01/2025

  • Democracy • Global

    An SOS From American Democracy

    Mike Brock

    https://www.notesfromthecircus.com

    Why the Global Democratic Community Must Respond Before It’s Too Late

    Published On: 05/01/2025

  • Economy • Global

    So Much That’s Wrong, All In One Story

    Jay Kuo

    The Status Kou

    A move by Amazon to show the cost of tariffs to its customers gets smacked down by the White House.

    Published On: 04/30/2025

  • Legal • Threat Management

    If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days

    Robert Reich

    The Guardian

    We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak out

    Published On: 04/30/2025

  • Democracy • Technology

    DOGE Is Building a Surveillance State

    Julia Angwin

    New York Times

    The creation of a huge government database of personal information about U.S. residents is dangerous and very likely against the law.

    Published On: 04/30/2025

  • Journalism • Press Freedom

    Alarm bells: Trump’s first 100 days

    Katherine Jacobsen

    Committee to Protect Journalists

    The United States is now at a critical juncture concerning both the future of freedom of the press and democratic institutions more broadly.

    Published On: 04/30/2025

  • Democracy

    Trump has used government powers to target more than 100 perceived enemies

    Tom Dreisbach

    NPR

    In the first 100 days of his second term, President Trump has moved aggressively to fulfill his promise of retribution against an extraordinary range of individuals and organizations, targeting political opponents, news organizations, former government officials, universities, international student protesters and law firms.

    Published On: 04/29/2025

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