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    The American Prospect

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  • Corruption • Executive Power • Financial • Recommended

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    Stephen Prager

    Common Dreams

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  • Culture • Fascism • Human Rights • Safety • Violence • White Supremacy

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    Dr. Stacey Patton

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  • Fascism • Recommended • Resistance • Violence • White Supremacy

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  • Disinformation • Fascism • Human Rights • Safety • Social Justice and Equity • Violence

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    Letters from an American

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  • Democracy • Executive Power • Global • Human Rights • Violence

    Spheres of Influence

    Anne Applebaum

    Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum

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  • Executive Power • Fascism • Global • Violence

    The List of Countries Trump is Threatening With War Keeps Growing

    Jonah Valadez

    The Intercept

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  • Democracy • Fascism • Global • Human Rights • Violence

    America the Rogue State

    Chris Hedges

    The Chris Hedges Report

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  • Cyber Security • Democracy • Digital Rights • Disinformation

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    Carole Cadwalladr

    How to Survive the Broligarchy

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  • Global • Health • Human Rights • Recommended • Violence

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    Amy Walker and David Gritten

    BBC

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  • Democracy • Democratic Party • Economy • Elections • Human Rights • Resistance • Social Justice and Equity

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    The New York Times (Gift)

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  • Human Rights • Personal Resilience • Resistance

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    Independent

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  • Democracy • Disinformation • Executive Power • Fascism • Featured • Legal • Russia • Violence

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    The Guardian

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  • Culture • Fascism • Health • Human Rights • Resistance • Safety • Threat Management

    Trump’s Christmas message: “Scum” wasn’t just offensive. It was a warning.

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    The Hartmann Report

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  • Corruption • Democracy • Disinformation • Elections • Executive Power • Resistance

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    Leadership Matters

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