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Authoritarianism
5 Million People Attended “No Kings” Protests. How Can We Build on This?
The protests were inspired by the idea that 3.5% of a population must rise up to successfully reject authoritarianism.
Trump Is Rapidly Expanding the Surveillance State as Protests Grow
Immigrants are only the first target of a rapidly expanding digital dragnet that can track our individual movements.
Enraged at Judicial Setbacks From His Own Nominees, Trump Is Pushing Extremists
Trump is trying to pack the courts with inexperienced MAGA loyalists to facilitate his authoritarian agenda.
Pete Hegseth Has Banned 3 of My Books From the US Naval Academy
Censorship is an act of cowardice and a direct refusal of the mirror I hold up to the US’s racist past and present.
Did the US’s Descent Into Authoritarianism Start With Policing in Blue Cities?
In some sections of Baltimore, for example, “zero-tolerance” policing led to a reconfiguration of the Constitution.
Poll: Majority of Voters View Trump as “Dictator” Who Threatens Democratic Norms
Trump has demanded prosecutions against outlets that have published his low polling numbers, calling media “the enemy.”
Trump’s First 100 Days Show Immigrant Jails Are Authoritarian Testing Grounds
Trump has a plan to triple ICE’s incarceration capacity, enabling it to detain an additional 84,000 people at any time.
Rights Groups Detail “Authoritarian” Reality of US Surveillance in Report to UN
Trump is weaponizing a high-tech surveillance state in violation of international human rights law, experts say.
By Undermining Federal Data, Trump Is Following an Authoritarian Playbook
Rejecting Trump’s authoritarian “new normal” means preserving the evidence that things weren’t always this way.
Protesters Nationwide Take to the Streets, Condemn Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda
The energy of these protests must be turned into sustained organization from below.