• Democracy • Legal • Recommended

    The Insurrection Act Explained

    Joseph Nunn

    Brennan Center for Justice

    The law, which lets the president deploy the military domestically and use it for civilian law enforcement, is dangerously vague and in urgent need of reform.

    Published On: 10/07/2025

  • Democracy • Threat Management • Violence

    Trump’s Plan To invoke the Insurrection Act

    Robert Reich

    Robert Reich Substack

    The direction we’re going is either martial law or civil war.

    Published On: 10/06/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Democracy • Surveillance

    Trump Used AI to Scan U.S. Generals’ Faces for Loyalty — and to Root Out Whistleblowers

    Lev Parnas

    Lev Remembers

    Today, our country is facing a test that cannot be ignored. Donald Trump has weaponized fear, division, and hate. He thrives on vengeance, not forgiveness. He demands loyalty not to the Constitution, not to the people, but to himself.

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Democracy • Human Rights • Violence

    Lawless police-state raid of Chicago apartment building demands more attention

    Dan Froomkin

    Press Watch

    A massive civil rights violation right in front of our eyes -- if we don't avert them

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Legal • Resistance

    We Need to Talk About Soft Secession

    Christopher Armitage

    The Existentialist Republic

    Is it legal? Is it possible? And can we afford to wait and find out?

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Democracy • Exile • Legal • Resistance

    The Trump Administration Is Coming for Nonprofits. They’re Getting Ready

    Vittoria Elliott

    Wired

    As the Trump administration threatens them, liberal nonprofits have been quietly preparing to do everything from surrendering 501(c)(3) status to relocating outside the US.

    Published On: 10/02/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Legal • Resistance

    Workers Sue Vought for Threatening to Use Shutdown to Fire Them

    Whitney Curry Wimbush

    The American Prospect

    Multiple labor unions sued the OMB director for abusing his position and pushing an extremist Project 2025 agenda.

    Published On: 09/30/2025

  • Democracy • Legal • Resistance

    What Happens When Trump Tries to Cancel the Election?

    Christopher Armitedge

    The Existential Republic

    Here's how we stop it from happening.

    Published On: 09/26/2025

  • Corruption • Democracy • Human Rights • Resistance • White Supremacy

    It’s Good to Be King

    Thom Hartmann

    The Hartmann Report

    This is not law and order: it's monarchy enforced by fear and lawsuits…

    Published On: 09/24/2025

  • Culture • Democracy • Press Freedom • Recommended • Resistance

    Jimmy Kimmel’s reinstatement shows the power of noncooperation

    Joe Worthy

    Waging Nonviolence

    Disney’s reversal on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension wasn’t an act of corporate consciousness — it was a strategic retreat forced by coordinated pressure.

    Published On: 09/23/2025

  • Democracy • Journalism • Press Freedom • Recommended

    ‘I’ll leave with my head held high’ | Hispanic journalist facing deportation pens letter

    Tim Darnell

    Atlanta News First

    The American Civil Liberties Union has been seeking Mr. Guevara’s release from retaliatory detention in a federal district court and are asking the court to free him immediately before he is deported at any moment.”

    Published On: 09/22/2025

  • Corruption • Democracy • Economy • Recommended

    Trump Is Getting Closer to Having an ‘Infinite Money Pit’

    Roge Karma

    The Atlantic

    If the president takes over the Federal Reserve, he will have extraordinary power to reward his friends and destroy his enemies.

    Published On: 09/22/2025

  • Democracy • Journalism • Press Freedom

    Jimmy Kimmel Live! Suspended Over Charlie Kirk Comments

    Sian Cain and Oliver Holmes

    The Guardian

    Removal of late-night show criticised as part of Trump administration’s attack on critical voices in media, academia and business

    Published On: 09/18/2025

  • Democracy • Europe • Recommended

    The Future Is Coming and It’s (Literally) Sunny: Notes on the Solar Revolution

    Rebecca Solnit

    Meditations in an Emergency

    Renewables are the future and they're inevitable; the one question is whether we'll make the transition swiftly enough to forestall the worst of climate change.

    Published On: 09/16/2025

  • Culture • Democracy • Threat Management • Violence

    What’s Up With Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist?

    Gil Duran

    The New Republic

    This is where apocalyptic rhetoric always leads. When political opponents become evil, cosmic enemies, persecution, and violence become a sacred duty.

    Published On: 09/16/2025

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