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Authoritarianism
Department of Justice Drops Defense of Trump’s Orders Punishing Law Firms
While some firms caved to Trump’s demands, a handful were vindicated with quick legal victories.
As the Status Quo Shatters, Afrofuturists’ Visions Offer a Way Forward
Afrofuturism takes us to strange futures. In its kaleidoscope lens, the future is a canvas to imagine free Black life.
Police States Are Terrifying, But They Are Brittle. I Witnessed This in Tunisia.
Fifteen years ago this month, Tunisian protesters overthrew an authoritarian police state, overcoming brutal repression.
“This Is Not America” Is the Most Dangerous Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves
The idea that large-scale state violence and repression are foreign to US soil is a dangerous fiction.
149 House Democrats Join 192 Republicans to Pass Sweeping Military Spending Bill
Progressive critics say the vote exposes the fecklessness and hypocrisy of what claims to be an opposition party.
After Davos Speech, Trump Tells the World, “Sometimes, You Need a Dictator”
Polling from August indicates that most Americans already view Trump as a “dangerous” leader seeking to be a dictator.
Trump Admin Tells USDA Staff to Investigate Foreign Scientists They Work With
It’s unclear if employees at other federal agencies have been given similar directions.
Climate Protesters Face Greater Risk of Crackdown Amid Rising Authoritarianism
A new study found that vilifying protesters in public and through the media has been key to state repression tactics.
Trump’s Second Term Dispels Any Notion of CEOs Saving Us From Climate Crisis
Corporate actors have shed any pretense of climate action and now openly back Trump’s doubling down on fossil fuels.
In Courting Saudi Arabia, Trump Emulates Mohammed Bin Salman’s Authoritarianism
Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman are united by their shared ideology of censorship and state violence.