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

News

  • Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism

    Frank Langfitt
    All Things Considered

    A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism.

    Published On: 04/22/2025

    Published On: 04/22/2025

  • Insurrection Act of 1807

    Wikipedia
    Wikipedia

    The Insurrection Act of 1807 is a United States federal law[1] that empowers the president of the United States to deploy the U.S. military and federalized National Guard troops within the United States in particular circumstances, such as to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, or rebellion.

    Published On: 03/04/2025

    Published On: 03/04/2025

  • Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

    Stephanie Kirchgaessner
    The Guardian

    Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

    Published On: 03/01/2025

    Published On: 03/01/2025

 Recent News

  • The US has entered a new phase of political violence

    J Oliver Conroy
    The Guardian

    The political temperature is dangerously high – and shows few signs of cooling.

    Published On: 06/22/2025

  • 1984, but with LLM’s

    Gary Marcus
    Marcus on AI

    “Who controls the past,’ ran the Party slogan, ‘controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.’” — 1984, George Orwell

    Published On: 06/21/2025

  • Out of Harm’s Way

    Ron Williams
    Resistance Media

    As the United States descends more deeply into an authoritarian nightmare, individuals and families are considering the once unthinkable: stay and risk persecution or uproot their lives for another state or country.

    Published On: 06/21/2025

  • ICE Believes it will Never Face Accountability Again

    Garrett Graff
    Doomsday Scenario

    The Trump administration is letting an unaccountable secret police form at the heart of our democracy.

    Published On: 06/20/2025

  • The Three C’s of the Apocalypse

    George A. Polisner
    Leadership Matters

    But sure, let's have a parade!

    Published On: 06/20/2025

  • You’re Not Paranoid. The Surveillance State is Already Here

    Ron Williams
    Resistance Media

    Essential to maintaining a resistance media capacity will be the ability to successfully wage a running battle with those entities that would seek to surveil, disrupt, censor and destroy opposition voices.

    Published On: 06/18/2025

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