• Corruption • Global

    Trump promised no new business deals with foreign governments. He lied.

    Judd Legum

    Popular Information

    The Trump Organization has announced new developments in the UAE, Qatar, India and Vietnam. But none in the United States.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • 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

  • Global • Journalism • Press Freedom

    RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025

    RSF

    Reporters Without Borders

    The global state of press freedom is now classified as a “difficult situation” for the first time in the history of the Index.

    Published On: 05/02/2025

  • Democracy • Global

    An SOS From American Democracy

    Mike Brock

    https://www.notesfromthecircus.com

    Why the Global Democratic Community Must Respond Before It’s Too Late

    Published On: 05/01/2025

  • Economy • Global

    So Much That’s Wrong, All In One Story

    Jay Kuo

    The Status Kou

    A move by Amazon to show the cost of tariffs to its customers gets smacked down by the White House.

    Published On: 04/30/2025

  • Global • Safety

    Trump’s Climate and Clean Energy Rollback Tracker

    Climate Action Campaign

    Climate Action Campaign

    By cutting carbon pollution and accelerating the transition to clean energy, we will improve public health and create a more resilient economy and a more sustainable future for all.

    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 • Global

    To Resist the Trump Regime, Look to Iran

    Ari Honarvar

    Yes Magazine

    For more than four decades, Iranians have resisted through underground clubs, labor strikes, and other everyday acts of defiance.

    Published On: 04/24/2025

  • Global • Safety

    Have things reached the point where it’s time to leave the U.S.?

    David Kirp

    San Francisco Chronicle

    No one, except perhaps the authors of Project 2025, could have predicted that the so-called guardrails of democracy were made of papier-mâché, that this country could so quickly be teetering on the precipice of autocracy.

    Published On: 04/12/2025

  • Europe • Exile • Global • Safety

    Americans in Race for European Residency

    Alice Kantor

    Bloomberg

    The rush to secure passports and visas comes as many countries tighten immigration rules.

    Published On: 03/19/2025

  • Global

    Heritage Foundation and Allies Discuss Dismantling the EU

    Sam Bright

    desmog.com

    The group behind the radical Project 2025 agenda is increasingly turning its attention to Europe.

    Published On: 03/14/2025

  • Canada • Global

    Civil Society Groups Call for Immediate Suspension of Safe Third Country Agreement with United States of America

    Rainbow Railroad

    rainbowrailroad

    Canada cannot, in good conscience, continue to turn away refugees at the Canada-U.S. border.

    Published On: 03/04/2025

  • Democracy • Global

    Russian Interference: Coming Soon to an Election Near You

    Oana Popescu-Zamfir

    carnegieendowment

    Russia pursues a systematic strategy of undermining elections and influencing public opinion in the West. EU and NATO countries must recognize that Moscow often acts through agents within their own borders, and build resilience to such interference.

    Published On: 02/13/2025

  • Democracy • Global

    America Is Moving Into Hell,’ Says Nobel Laureate Who Stood Up To A Dictator

    JOHN HARWOOD

    Zeteo

    “Our constitution was literally a copy of the US Constitution. We have three branches of government. We have freedom of the press. Within six months of President Duterte taking office in 2016, those institutions crumbled.

    Published On: 01/22/2025

  • Global

    How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days

    Timothy W. Ryback

    The Atlantic

    It took Hitler 53 days. Trump's shock & awe campaign is moving at lightning speed.

    Published On: 01/08/2025

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