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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    Published On: 02/03/2025

    Published On: 02/03/2025

  • Capitulation is Contagious

    Adrienne LaFrance
    The Atlantic

    The brave few who stood up to the magnates of the Gilded Age came to mind this month, when Ann Telnaes, a Washington Post cartoonist, resigned over the paper’s refusal to publish a cartoon in which she skewered today’s titans of industry—­Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Post, among them.

    Published On: 01/23/2025

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    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

  • Alarm bells: Trump’s first 100 days

    Katherine Jacobsen
    Committee to Protect Journalists

    The United States is now at a critical juncture concerning both the future of freedom of the press and democratic institutions more broadly.

    Published On: 04/30/2025

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    Julia Angwin
    New York Times

    The creation of a huge government database of personal information about U.S. residents is dangerous and very likely against the law.

    Published On: 04/30/2025

  • 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

  • The New “National Defense Area” At The Southern Border

    Mark Nevitt
    Just Security

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    Published On: 04/29/2025

  • Take It or Leavitt

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    Columbia Journalism Review

    In place of legitimate reporters, Leavitt has invited newcomers who transform the press pool into a casting call for a Trump-era Miss USA.

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