Culture • Democracy • Global • Human Rights • Recommended
Hostile Takeover
Kenny Ausubel
Bioneers
At this hinge moment when the climate emergency demands an immediate systemic civilizational overhaul, this retrograde counter-revolution is working to drill, baby, drill, make feudalism great again, and colonize Mars.
Published On: 08/06/2025
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
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 • 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
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
Cyber Security • Democracy • Europe • Global
Spain: Huawei must not be allowed access to wiretap data in the EU
Article 19
Article 19
"Beyond immediate censorship and surveillance fears, Spain risks normalising Huawei tools and technologies in ways that are detrimental to human rights and fundamental freedoms in the EU and around the world."
Published On: 07/16/2025
Democracy • Legal
Dems to Fight Texas’ ‘Illegal, Unconstitutional and Egregious Effort to Rig the Elections’
Jen Rice
Democracy Docket
Republicans already hold 25 out of Texas’ 38 congressional seats – a much higher share of seats than their vote-share in the state should net.
Published On: 07/15/2025
Democracy • Legal
Timeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department’s Anti-Voting Shift
Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket
Today, rather than standing up for voting access, Trump's DOJ is supporting and defending voter suppression laws and bringing new lawsuits to impose stricter voting rules.
Published On: 07/14/2025