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“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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  • Trump has used government powers to target more than 100 perceived enemies

    Tom Dreisbach
    NPR

    In the first 100 days of his second term, President Trump has moved aggressively to fulfill his promise of retribution against an extraordinary range of individuals and organizations, targeting political opponents, news organizations, former government officials, universities, international student protesters and law firms.

    Published On: 04/29/2025

    Published On: 04/29/2025

  • Trump’s Biggest Corruption is Flying Under the Radar

    Chris Murphy
    Chris Murphy's Substack

    It’s all just a shameless scheme for Trump to legalize large scale bribery, and shockingly, very few people seem to have taken notice.

    Published On: 03/07/2025

    Published On: 03/07/2025

  • Shattered by a perfect storm: How Trump’s cuts are crippling journalism beyond the United States

    Gretel Kahn, Marina Adami, Eduardo Suárez
    Reuters Institute

    Before Trump’s inauguration, the US government supported independent journalism in more than 30 countries. Most of this funding was channelled through USAID. According to a USAID factsheet recently mentioned by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and now taken offline, the agency funded training and support for 6,200 journalists and assisted 707 outlets.

    Published On: 03/07/2025

    Published On: 03/07/2025

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  • ‘Devastating’: US Public Broadcasters Condemn Trump Cuts

    Maya Yang
    The Guardian

    PBS chief says cuts package ‘goes against the will of the American people’ as smaller outlets could face total closure

    Published On: 07/18/2025

  • 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

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