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fromSlate Magazine
19 hours ago

One Book Has Become the Defining Bestseller of the Trump Era. How Did It Happen?

On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder is gaining popularity, highlighted as essential reading for understanding and resisting tyranny.
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Dissident Who Keeps Fighting

Dissidents in autocracies risk everything to stand against oppressive rulers.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Keeping us hooked on fossil fuels': how can we negotiate with autocracies on the climate crisis?

Autocratic governments control major fossil fuel emissions, affecting global climate negotiations.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Joy Reid: Trump Intends to Stay in Power for Life

Joy Reid believes we will not have free and fair elections in 2026 and that Donald Trump intends to maintain power indefinitely.
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Obama, back in public eye, offers a careful warning of a Democratic slide

If you follow regularly what is said by those who are in charge of the federal government right now, there is a weak commitment to what we understood...how a liberal democracy is supposed to work.
US politics
#donald-trump
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Troops are now patrolling Los Angeles. This is a disaster waiting to happen | Kenneth Roth

Trump's deployment of troops in response to protests signals an alarming display of autocratic tendencies.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Trump's military parade will produce a staggering amount of planet-heating pollution report

Donald Trump's military parade this weekend will bring thousands of troops out to march, while dozens of tanks and armored personnel carriers roll down the streets and fighter jets hum overhead.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Stop bending the knee to Trump: it's time for anticipatory noncompliance | David Kirp

Anticipatory compliance poses a significant threat to democratic institutions by enabling authoritarian practices without direct coercion.
#trump-administration
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago
US politics

We are witnessing slow constitutional collapse in the US | Moira Donegan

The Trump regime's actions are creating a perception of autocracy in the US, undermining democracy and scientific integrity.
fromThe Nation
4 months ago
US news

The People Are Resisting While the Elites Are Surrendering

A stark class divide emerges in resistance against Trump's authoritarianism, with ordinary Americans poised to fight despite elite capitulation.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

We are witnessing slow constitutional collapse in the US | Moira Donegan

The Trump regime's actions are creating a perception of autocracy in the US, undermining democracy and scientific integrity.
US news
fromThe Nation
4 months ago

The People Are Resisting While the Elites Are Surrendering

A stark class divide emerges in resistance against Trump's authoritarianism, with ordinary Americans poised to fight despite elite capitulation.
more#trump-administration
US Elections
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

With 72% Of The World Now Living In Autocracies, These Are The Countries Democratic Backsliding The Most

2024 saw record voter participation worldwide, with a trend towards autocracies as citizens pushed back against incumbents.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Hungary: A model for democratic decay?

Viktor Orban's Hungary serves as a controversial model for Trump's supporters and a cautionary tale for critics about authoritarian governance.
US politics
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago

The Science of Autocracy Suggests the U.S. Is Headed for Dictatorship

Trump's administration exemplifies autocratic tendencies by undermining law, civil liberties, and democratic principles, warning of a potential shift toward autocracy in the U.S.
#trump
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

Putin's Bread and Circus Had Bread

Economic stability is essential for political consolidation, a lesson Trump seems to overlook despite his authoritarian tendencies.
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago
US politics

Barry Blitt's "The First Hundred Days"

Trump's second term commenced with aggressive actions reflecting revenge and a push towards autocracy.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

Putin's Bread and Circus Had Bread

Economic stability is essential for political consolidation, a lesson Trump seems to overlook despite his authoritarian tendencies.
more#trump
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

How Bad Is It?: Andrew Marantz on the Health of Our Democracy

The assessment of American democracy highlights concerns of potential autocratic trends under Trump's leadership by analyzing Orbán's Hungary as a cautionary example.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Opinion | Turkey's People Are Resisting Autocracy. They Deserve More Than Silence.

The United States often allies with unsavory foreign regimes for strategic reasons, but must weigh the value of such partnerships against the behavior of those regimes.
US politics
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