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 • Legal
From Truth Social to bitcoin empire: Trump’s $2 billion pivot
Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
Popular Information
Trump has the authority to take actions that will drive the price of bitcoin higher. If recent history is any guide, that is exactly what Trump will do.
Published On: 07/22/2025
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
Journalism • Legal • Press Freedom
LA Journalists Reflect on Protest Attacks
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Journalists covering recent demonstrations in California have been assaulted, detained, shot with crowd-control munitions, and had their equipment searched — simply for doing their jobs.
Published On: 07/11/2025
Democracy • Legal
How Michigan Is Organizing for Ranked Choice Voting
Mark Bauer
Rank The Vote
Getting RCV on the ballot isn’t easy. It’s a complex, legally binding process. The campaign must collect hundreds of thousands of valid signatures in a tight window of time. Every volunteer counts.
Published On: 07/08/2025