Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Tag: democracy

Participatory budgeting includes community members in the public funding process

As governmental authoritarianism intensifies, citizens “double down on democracy” through the participatory model.

Trump administration sets out to create an America its people have...

In the meantime, the resulting chaos is preventing the government from carrying out its everyday functions.

Democrats irritated by voters who elected them need an attitude adjustment

While Trump’s forces are setting fire to the basic structures of American democracy, Democrats in Congress are widely perceived to be wielding squirt guns.

Trump has become the new King George III

The Americans of today should be willing to ask ourselves what we’re willing to do in order to restore government of, by, and for the people, and reject a tyrant’s attempts to consolidate power.

‘No kings on Presidents Day’ rallies challenge Trump-Musk assault on democracy

Protests in all 50 states send a resounding message against authoritarianism and corporate rule.

How to bump, lump, crumple, and eventually dump Donald Trump

Better we concentrate on growing the grit and smarts to fight back from the hedgerows to the dark net.

Jayapal’s bill to overturn Citizens United targets Musk’s ‘shadow presidency’

As billionaires like Elon Musk reshape American democracy, a new amendment seeks to reverse the Supreme Court ruling that allowed corporate money to dominate politics.

Shadow government: How Trump’s executive order hands Musk control of the...

An investigation into how a new executive order has enabled an unelected billionaire to oversee federal hiring, dismantle public agencies, and consolidate unchecked power over American democracy.

Settler colonialism: ‘It Ends With Us’ in Palestine and Israel

This article refers to both these incidents to analyze the current Palestine-Israel catastrophe.

UK’s anti-protest laws: A threat to democracy and a dangerous global...

How the UK’s anti-protest laws threaten democratic values and global credibility.

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Organizers plan massive Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ protests as Trump escalates attacks on dissent

Organizers say more than 2,110 protests across all 50 states will build on June’s nationwide actions, as Trump expands National Guard deployments, ICE raids, and rhetoric about cities as “training grounds.”

Warnings of ‘irreversible’ damage from Trump order to ravage Alaskan wilderness for corporate profits

Conservationists and local tribes that oppose the project argue that it’s misleading to view it as a road-building project.

Gov. Newsom signs legislation to prohibit use of algorithms to artificially raise prices on...

Advocates of the law called AB 325 "groundbreaking" and said it's a "critical step in addressing California's affordability crisis by cracking down on tech-enabled price manipulation."

White House plan would erase age from Social Security disability decisions

Sources say the administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or remove it entirely, a move that could cut benefits for 750,000 people and reduce payouts by $82 billion.

Video claim challenges DHS account of Border Patrol shooting in Chicago

Attorney says body camera shows agent saying “Do something, b––” before firing; prosecutors charge two drivers as officials expand Operation Midway Blitz.