• Legal • Safety

    Trump attacks on NRC independence pose health, safety risks

    Edwin Lyman

    Utility Dive

    The exodus of key personnel at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will jeopardize its ability to oversee the nuclear power fleet and slow the licensing of new facilities to a crawl.

    Published On: 06/30/2025

  • Democracy • Disinformation • Global • Human Rights • Legal

    Trump defends Netanyahu, attacks Israeli prosecutors over corruption trial

    Al Jazeera

    Al Jazeera

    US President Donald Trump links US aid to Netanyahu’s corruption trial in fiery post on his social media site.

    Published On: 06/29/2025

  • Legal

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    Pema Levy

    Mother Jones

    “Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more.”

    Published On: 06/27/2025

  • Legal • Violence • White Supremacy

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    Sherrilyn Ifill

    Sherrilyn’s Newsletter

    We have every right to know the identity of those officers are who are abducting migrants and U.S. citizens from our streets, and under whose authority they are purporting to act.

    Published On: 06/24/2025

  • Democracy • Legal • Recommended

    Why Elon Musk’s Third Party Won’t Get Off the Launchpad

    Center for Ballot Freedom

    The Ticket

    “As long as we have our current system of single-winner plurality elections, third parties have no meaningful chance to do anything more than show up as occasional spoilers.”

    Published On: 06/24/2025

  • Culture • Democracy • Legal • Resistance

    Our Silence Will Not Protect Us

    Diane Yentel

    Shelterforce

    You don’t know who needs to hear your voice right now, who needs to see your leadership, but I guarantee you that someone does, and that your courage will bolster theirs.

    Published On: 06/05/2025

  • Journalism • Legal • Press Freedom • Recommended • Safety

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    CPJ

    Committee to Protect Journalists

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    Published On: 06/03/2025

  • Democracy • Legal • Recommended • White Supremacy

    What was the German Enabling Act?

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    The Act allowed the Reich government to issue laws without the consent of Germany’s parliament, laying the foundation for the complete Nazification of German society.

    Published On: 06/02/2025

  • Legal • Resistance

    Accountable Policing

    Shea Howell

    James and Grace Lee Boggs Center

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    Published On: 05/10/2025

  • Exile • Human Rights • Legal

    Asylum for Trans Brits and Americans: We Need to Talk

    Jenny List

    https://transrescue.org/asylum-for-trans-brits-and-americans-we-need-to-talk

    There are still plenty of options for leaving the USA or the UK which do not involve asylum, and we believe at the time of writing that they represent a far better choice.

    Published On: 05/08/2025

  • Corruption • Legal

    The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

    David Frum

    The Atlantic

    "It is corruption and self dealing on a scale that we've never seen in American history."

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Legal

    Look to the Judges

    Steven Beschloss

    America, America

    While Trump despicably denies his duty to uphold the Constitution, let's take strength from judges who oppose his regime's illegal actions.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • Democracy • Legal

    A Massive Power Grab Could Help North Carolina Republicans Steal an Election

    ARI BERMAN

    Mother Jones

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    Published On: 05/02/2025

  • Legal • Threat Management

    If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days

    Robert Reich

    The Guardian

    We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak out

    Published On: 04/30/2025

  • Legal

    The New “National Defense Area” At The Southern Border

    Mark Nevitt

    Just Security

    The creation of a National Defense Area marks an extraordinary shift in the military’s role from indirectly supporting law enforcement to actively serving in a law enforcement capacity.

    Published On: 04/29/2025

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