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
Democracy
Trump has used government powers to target more than 100 perceived enemies
Tom Dreisbach
NPR
In the first 100 days of his second term, President Trump has moved aggressively to fulfill his promise of retribution against an extraordinary range of individuals and organizations, targeting political opponents, news organizations, former government officials, universities, international student protesters and law firms.
Published On: 04/29/2025
Democracy • Global • Press Freedom
UN Human Rights Council Report: Journalists in exile
Irene Khan
United Nations Human Rights Council
The security and safety of journalists in exile remain precarious, because of the failure of States to uphold their international obligations.
Published On: 04/26/2025
Democracy
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
Frank Langfitt
All Things Considered
A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism.
Published On: 04/22/2025
Democracy • Journalism • Legal • Press Freedom
Why the Fight for Local Journalism Matters
Joel Simon
Columbia Journalism Review
To sustain this new system, Thornton told me, nonprofit news organizations need diversified funding from membership, sponsorship, events, and philanthropy, which will need to support local media in perpetuity, the way they do the arts.
Published On: 04/16/2025
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- 05/02/2025
They’re Coming for the Truth-Tellers: Bondi’s Plan to Jail Journalists
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.