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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    Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
    The Guardian

    The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them.

    Published On: 04/13/2025

    Published On: 04/13/2025

  • One month of Trump: Press freedom under siege

    Clayton Weimers
    Reporters Without Borders

    The newly-elected president, his administration, and his political allies have conducted a rapid series of attacks on press freedom that amount to a monumental assault on freedom of information.

    Published On: 02/19/2025

    Published On: 02/19/2025

  • We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”

    David Remnick
    The New Yorker

    Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.

    Published On: 02/16/2025

    Published On: 02/16/2025

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  • Streamer detained at the border and questioned for hours

    Taylor Lorenz
    usermag.com

    Piker's detention occurs against a backdrop of increasing scrutiny of political activists and commentators, especially those who challenge the administration’s policies on Israel.

    Published On: 05/07/2025

  • Republicans Are Already Plotting to Steal the Midterms

    Ross Rosenfeld
    The New Republic

    With Trump’s help, Republicans across the country are sowing doubt about next year’s congressional elections—and gearing up for 2028.

    Published On: 05/06/2025

  • Digital Authoritarianism

    Scot Nakagawa
    The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook

    Lessons from Duterte's Philippines for the United States.

    Published On: 05/06/2025

  • A Russian journalist’s escape from Moscow to Paris

    RSF
    Reporters Without Borders

    Exhausted but free, Ekaterina Barabash recounted her escape from the Russian authorities, who put her on their wanted list as she faced up to ten years in prison.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

  • 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

  • Trump promised no new business deals with foreign governments. He lied.

    Judd Legum
    Popular Information

    The Trump Organization has announced new developments in the UAE, Qatar, India and Vietnam. But none in the United States.

    Published On: 05/05/2025

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