• 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

  • Press Freedom • Safety

    A Russian journalist’s escape from Moscow to Paris

    RSF

    Reporters Without Borders

    Exhausted but free, Ekaterina Barabash recounted her escape from the Russian authorities, who put her on their wanted list as she faced up to ten years in prison.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • 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

  • 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

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