Democracy dies without a free press.

“TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.

And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”

― Howard Zinn

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  • 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

    Published On: 04/30/2025

  • What to Expect When You’re Expecting Catastrophe

    Laurie Winer
    Thinking About

    Magical thinking is far from new. Adolf Hitler came to power amid similar lies and conspiracy theories. We should know where that leads. And, while MAGA may ignore the mountains of books written on fascism, the rest of us are not in the dark about what comes next.

    Published On: 03/13/2025

    Published On: 03/13/2025

  • Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’

    BY MAKENA KELLY, DAVID GILBERT, VITTORIA ELLIOTT, KATE KNIBBS, DHRUV MEHROTRA, DELL CAMERON, TIM MARCHMAN, LEAH FEIGER, AND ZOË SCHIFFER
    wired.com

    Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.

    Published On: 03/13/2025

    Published On: 03/13/2025

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  • Fox News Hosts Pretend the Biggest MAGA Story Doesn’t Exist

    Colby Hall
    Mediaite

    What does it mean when the most-watched media outlet in America is more interested in appeasing a politician than informing its audience?

    Published On: 07/17/2025

  • Six months of Trump’s war on the press

    Reporters Without Borders
    Reporters Without Borders

    This exchange of ideas, tactics, and rhetorical techniques to attack the press has created an apparent authoritarian feedback loop.

    Published On: 07/17/2025

  • Spain: Huawei must not be allowed access to wiretap data in the EU

    Article 19
    Article 19

    "Beyond immediate censorship and surveillance fears, Spain risks normalising Huawei tools and technologies in ways that are detrimental to human rights and fundamental freedoms in the EU and around the world."

    Published On: 07/16/2025

  • The Architecture of Fear: How Detention Becomes a Template for Control

    James B. Greenberg
    James's Substack

    Once in place, the system doesn’t sit idle. It seeks new uses.

    Published On: 07/16/2025

  • 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

  • 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

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