Tag: authoritarianism
Trump threatens ‘heavy force’ against peaceful protesters as military parade marks...
As Trump prepares to mark his 79th birthday with a massive military display in Washington, his warnings against “any” protesters draw widespread alarm from rights groups and legal experts.
‘No Kings’ movement rises as Trump unleashes military force to silence...
As President Trump deploys troops and tanks against protestors in Los Angeles and prepares for a military parade in Washington, over 1,800 rallies across the U.S. vow to resist authoritarianism with peaceful protest.
‘No nonprofit is safe’: Trump escalates federal crackdown on civil society...
From Ivy League universities to climate and justice nonprofits, the Trump administration is deploying tax threats, federal takeovers, and embedded agents to suppress ideological dissent and dismantle nonprofit independence.
Facing Trump’s America
As we experience Donald Trump’s twenty-first-century version of White nationalism, how we dealt with that difficult past should help us remember that we lived through terrible times by confronting them and that we can do so again.
Trump and Bukele defy Supreme Court as Maryland resident remains imprisoned...
Despite unanimous Supreme Court ruling, Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains detained in El Salvador as leaders claim powerlessness to bring him home.
Trump’s tariff chaos triggers global backlash, economic turmoil, and growing revolt...
Critics say president’s abrupt reversal on sweeping tariffs shows lack of coherent strategy and deepens damage to workers, consumers, and U.S. global standing.
Trump orders crackdown on law firms challenging his administration
Trump directs DOJ to target law firms that challenge his administration, sparking backlash from legal advocacy groups.
Trump defies court order, deports hundreds under 1798 wartime law in...
Despite a federal judge’s order to halt deportations, the Trump administration expelled over 200 Venezuelans and a Brown University doctor, sparking outrage over its use of an 18th-century law and open defiance of the judiciary.
Trump labels Tesla dealership attacks as domestic terrorism amid Musk controversy
Trump escalates his support for Elon Musk by declaring attacks on Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorism, raising concerns over government overreach and the criminalization of political dissent.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil amid...
A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia graduate, as mass protests erupt against the crackdown on student dissent.
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Grow your own food—and a kinder world: How veganic farming can turn your garden...
More than just growing food without animal products, veganic farming reimagines agriculture as a space where humans, wildlife, and even soil microbes can coexist and flourish together, offering a bold and compassionate alternative to traditional organic methods.
Pendulum justice: The greater MAGA’s orgy of outrages, the more change looms
Under duress, wealth shares its spoils,/ But never forsakes its octopus coils.
Despite media knocks, Maine’s Graham Platner qualifies as this year’s breakthrough Senate campaign star
Who knew a year ago that a scintillating Maine campaign could be a national spark plug to a new progressive movement?
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.
Decades of research link pesticide use around homes, farms to childhood cancer
A new comprehensive meta-analysis published last month in the International Journal of Cancer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln analyzed findings from 88 epidemiological studies spanning more than 40 years.