• Corruption • Democracy • Human Rights

    America Tips Into Fascism

    Garrett Graff

    Doomsday Scenario

    Whether we can come back from this moment is a story yet unknown. But it’s clear today America is different and, even if we fight our way back, it will never be the same again.

    Published On: 08/25/2025

  • Cyber Security • Democracy • Europe • Social Media

    Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance

    Riley Stuart and Anna-Maria Tesfaye

    The New York Times (Gift)

    The Kremlin has begun a campaign to sway the parliamentary election in Moldova in what could become a new model of election interference online.

    Published On: 08/22/2025

  • Culture • Democracy • White Supremacy

    When (or Will) MAGA Ever See the Light?

    Cassidy Steele Dale

    Think Future

    An imperfect explanation that might make sense.

    Published On: 08/21/2025

  • Democracy • Disinformation • 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

    Published On: 08/21/2025

  • Democracy • Resistance

    On Not Surrendering in Advance Or At Any Point Thereafter

    Rebecca Solnit

    Meditations in an Emergency

    There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context.

    Published On: 08/20/2025

  • Democracy • Resistance • Safety

    It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”

    Chris Armitage

    The Existential Republic

    Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.

    Published On: 08/19/2025

  • Democracy • Human Rights • Legal

    New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement

    Haddy Gassama

    ACLU

    An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country.

    Published On: 08/18/2025

  • Democracy • Disinformation • Journalism • Resistance

    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.

    Published On: 08/18/2025

  • Democracy • Resistance

    45 Acts of Non-Compliance for Ordinary People

    How to Resist

    How to Resist

    One of the strengths of non-compliance is its accessibility. You don’t need a permit, a megaphone, or a lawyer. You simply need the courage and the conviction to say NO.

    Published On: 08/17/2025

  • Democracy • Legal

    Trump Plans To Steal the Midterms

    The Big Picture and Jay Kuo

    The Big Picture

    Trump intends to undo the will of the voters in next year’s midterm elections. But there’s still time and a way to stop him.

    Published On: 08/14/2025

  • Democracy

    The Strongman’s Test Run, and Why the Next Deployment Will Be Bigger, Longer & Deadlier

    Thom Hartmann

    The Hartmann Report

    Deploying troops without police training, defying the courts, and threatening the media, Trump is importing dictator tactics in plain sight and daring Americans to stop him...

    Published On: 08/13/2025

  • Democracy • Resistance

    Establishment Democrats Are Going to Torpedo the 2026 Midterms

    Aaron Regunberg

    The New Republic

    Having failed to learn the key lesson from last year’s defeat, party leaders are promoting moderate candidates to run against populist progressives in next year’s elections.

    Published On: 08/13/2025

  • Democracy • Legal

    Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats’ last tool of resistance

    Eleanor Klibanoff

    The Texas Tribune

    “To one degree or another, to be successful as a Republican, you have to emulate Trump’s speech, his attitude and take directions from the White House.”

    Published On: 08/12/2025

  • Democracy • Resistance

    Think Democrats Couldn’t Have Done Anything To Stop Trump’s DC Takeover? Think Again

    Sam Rosenthal

    Progressive Hub

    Democrats could have protected DC by granting statehood when they had the chance.

    Published On: 08/12/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Resistance

    A new generation of populists is showing Democrats how to defeat Trump

    Jared Abbott and Bhaskar Sunkara

    The Guardian

    In difficult races, Democrats are leaning into economic populism with promising results

    Published On: 08/07/2025

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