#political-coercion

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Media industry
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

So Long as Oligarchs Control the Public Square, There Will Be Corruption

Concentrated media ownership enables political coercion and requires structural anti-corruption protections.
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Letters: Gavin Newsom's funding threat sounds like simple extortion

Using funding threats to force political conformity undermines university independence, and ICE raids that enable racial profiling terrorize and dehumanize Latino immigrant communities.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Letters: Gavin Newsom's funding threat sounds like simple extortion

Government officials' use of funding threats and aggressive immigration enforcement erode institutional dignity, academic independence, and community trust.
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Higher education
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Racist Lies About College "Quotas" Stoke Support for Trump's War on Higher Ed

The Trump administration coerced universities like UVA to abandon DEI, threatening federal funding and weaponizing civil-rights law to control higher education.
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