Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann

Newly revealed Signal messages expose top Trump administration officials boasting about deadly strikes on civilian areas, sparking accusations of war crimes.

The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been, and their power as elected officials sworn to uphold the Constitution is far greater than an unelected billionaire’s artificial power as Donald Trump’s hatchet man.

Arrests of international student and labor organizer spark accusations of political repression and unconstitutional ICE tactics.

Big Oil has spent decades influencing U.S. tax policy, ensuring that it continues to receive billions in government handouts while avoiding taxes.

While there are already all too many examples of that very sort of perversification, let me just focus on several that could prove crucial when it comes to the future of our imperiled democracy.