Artificial Intelligence • Democracy • Disinformation • Technology
A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy
Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson
The New York Times
Content generated by AI has become a factor in elections around the world. Most of it is bad, misleading voters and discrediting the democratic process.
Published On: 06/27/2025
Democracy • Legal • Recommended
Why Elon Musk’s Third Party Won’t Get Off the Launchpad
Center for Ballot Freedom
The Ticket
“As long as we have our current system of single-winner plurality elections, third parties have no meaningful chance to do anything more than show up as occasional spoilers.”
Published On: 06/24/2025
Canada • Exile • Global • Human Rights • Original • Safety
Out of Harm’s Way
Ron Williams
Resistance Media
As the United States descends more deeply into an authoritarian nightmare, individuals and families are considering the once unthinkable: stay and risk persecution or uproot their lives for another state or country.
Published On: 06/21/2025
Journalism • Original • Press Freedom • Resistance • Social Media • Technology
You’re Not Paranoid. The Surveillance State is Already Here
Ron Williams
Resistance Media
Essential to maintaining a resistance media capacity will be the ability to successfully wage a running battle with those entities that would seek to surveil, disrupt, censor and destroy opposition voices.
Published On: 06/18/2025
Economy • Human Rights • Resistance
Working folks build food solutions, while Congress slashes SNAP
Gwen Frisbie-Fulton
The Gander
Instead of trying to fix this broken system, Congress is punishing the victims of its malfunctioning and is slashing SNAP to enact tax cuts for the rich.
Published On: 06/16/2025