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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Guardian view on Donald Trump's hate for opponents: practising politics the wrong way | Editorial

Mr Trump does not seek to criminalise hate speech so much as to criminalise speech he hates. The US is being dragged into a state of emergency. Speech is framed as terrorism. Satire is rebranded as enemy propaganda. Employers punish workers for personal posts. The predictable result is a chilling climate of surveillance and reprisal, in which citizens learn to keep quiet.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Are young people more likely to support political violence than older people?

The murder of Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in June. An arson fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's house in April. The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York sidewalk in December. Before that, the hammer attack that nearly killed Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, at their San Francisco home, and two attempted assassinations of President Trump. The events have shaken people on the left and the right.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Preventable Return of Deadly Diseases

Erosion of legal norms, rising vaccine mistrust, and polarized politics threaten public health and democratic norms, leaving the nation less prepared for future pandemics.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Trump is remarkably like' 1930s far-right fascists, billionaire investor warns

Ray Dalio warns Donald Trump's policies resemble far-right regimes of the 1930s and threaten democratic norms.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago

The Longest 100 Days

Trump's presidency has been marked by a significant clash between his ambitions and actual legislative achievements, leading to an uncertain economic outcome.
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fromThe Nation
4 months ago

A GOP Scheme to Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat Has Been Foiled

Republicans' refusal to concede election losses reveals a dangerous trend of undermining democratic norms.
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Disappearing People Like the Soviet Union

Michelle Cottle emphasizes the crisis challenging the rule of law under the Trump administration, highlighting concerns over how far it will go in undermining democratic norms.
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