• 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

  • Disinformation • Legal • Resistance • Threat Management

    Rubber Glue Fascism

    Jeff Sharlet

    Scenes from a Slow Civil War

    A close reading of "NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7: Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence"

    Published On: 09/26/2025

  • 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

  • Human Rights • Legal • Resistance

    Statement on Political Violence and the Fundamental Freedom of Speech

    United in Advance

    United in Advance

    "Organizations should not be attacked for carrying out their missions or expressing their values in support of the communities they serve. We reject attempts to exploit political violence to mischaracterize our good work or restrict our fundamental freedoms, like freedom of speech and the freedom to give."

    Published On: 09/17/2025

  • Corruption • Human Rights • Legal

    Jeffrey Epstein & JPMorgan: How the Largest U.S. Bank Enabled the Sexual Predator’s Crimes

    Amy Goodman

    Democracy Now

    The Times reports JPMorgan processed more than 4,700 transactions for Epstein totaling more than $1.1 billion, including payments to some of the women who were sexually trafficked.

    Published On: 09/09/2025

  • Democracy • Disinformation • Legal

    Criminal Propaganda

    Jud Legum and Rebecca Crosby

    Popular Information

    People form their beliefs largely on what they learn from the media. News reports often reinforce Trump's misleading claims.

    Published On: 09/03/2025

  • Democracy • Human Rights • Legal

    New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement

    Haddy Gassama

    ACLU

    An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country.

    Published On: 08/18/2025

  • Democracy • Legal

    Trump Plans To Steal the Midterms

    The Big Picture and Jay Kuo

    The Big Picture

    Trump intends to undo the will of the voters in next year’s midterm elections. But there’s still time and a way to stop him.

    Published On: 08/14/2025

  • Democracy • Legal

    Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats’ last tool of resistance

    Eleanor Klibanoff

    The Texas Tribune

    “To one degree or another, to be successful as a Republican, you have to emulate Trump’s speech, his attitude and take directions from the White House.”

    Published On: 08/12/2025

  • Legal • White Supremacy

    Supreme Court poised to permanently entrench Republican rule

    Brian Tyler Cohen

    Brian Tyler Cohen

    The latest move by SCOTUS is a "five alarm fire"

    Published On: 08/03/2025

  • Legal

    The Rule of Law Is Dead in the US

    Elie Mystal

    The Nation

    The rule of law presupposes that there are rules that provide a consistent, repeatable, and knowable set of outcomes. That’s no longer the case.

    Published On: 07/31/2025

  • 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

  • Disinformation • Legal

    From Campaign Rhetoric to Fascist Threats: Trump Targets Obama

    Olga Lautman

    Olga Lautman Substack

    And YES, Russia attacked the 2016 election to install Trump

    Published On: 07/23/2025

  • 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 • Threat Management

    The Truth Behind Trump’s “Arrest Obama” Distraction

    Jack Hopkins

    Jack Hopkins Now

    While MAGA melts down over Epstein, Trump gives the mob a chew toy—and lays the groundwork for something darker.

    Published On: 07/21/2025

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