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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    David Gilbert
    Wired

    Consumer-grade AI tools have supercharged Russian-aligned disinformation as pictures, videos, QR codes, and fake websites have proliferated.

    Published On: 07/01/2025

    Published On: 07/01/2025

  • Your favorite campgrounds, hiking trails, and forests could soon be up for auction

    Joseph Winters
    Grist

    Republicans want to make 250 million acres of public lands eligible for sale to housing developers.

    Published On: 06/18/2025

    Published On: 06/18/2025

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    James B. Greenberg
    James's Substack

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    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

  • Elon Musk’s New Far-Right Nazi Party for America

    John Feffer
    Common Dreams

    It’s the opposite of Trump, who was interested only in building a vehicle for his own self-advancement. Musk is far more dangerous.

    Published On: 07/13/2025

  • Please Shout Fire. This Theater Is Burning

    Rebecca Solnit
    Meditations in an Emergency

    The mainstream media are overall failing to raise the alarm, failing to connect the dots, failing to show how all the injuries add up to profound danger to the nation's people, its institutions, and its environment.

    Published On: 07/13/2025

  • Is the US Military Poised to Experience a New Surge in Conscientious Objectors?

    Hope Hodge Seck
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    For troops experiencing ethical dilemmas, following one’s conscience can be costly.

    Published On: 07/12/2025

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