The move echoes a push by the Trump administration to weaponize counterterrorism tools against left-leaning groups.
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Texas AG Announces Undercover Operations Into “Antifa,” Cites “Transgenderism” Read Post »
Gavin Newsom had challenged an order to send California troops, and warned that the US is on the “brink of martial law.”
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Judge Blocks Trump From Sending National Guard Troops to Oregon — for Now Read Post »
Human rights organizations have condemned Mario Guevara’s deportation as an authoritarian attack on the free press.
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Journalist Mario Guevara Deported After Reporting on Anti-Trump Protest Read Post »
I deeply value free speech and debate. The watchlist created by Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA is anathema to both.
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I Am on Kirk’s “Professor Watchlist.” I Know How It Destroys Civil Debate. Read Post »
The racist upswell in the US looks “clearer from the outside,” says South African philosopher Nuraan Davids.
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Authoritarian Wave in US Shows Democracy’s Fragility, South African Scholar Says Read Post »
When New York Attorney General Letitia James accused Donald Trump of committing fraud by lying to banks and insurance companies about the value of his properties, he never really denied it. Everyone does things like this, his lawyers argued, and no bank ever lost money—so what’s the big deal? All three Trump cabinet members denied […]
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Trump’s Mortgage Fraud Smears Backfire on His Administration Read Post »
“There’s no rule of law that’s going to get us out of where we are,” says Andrea Ritchie.
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The Trap of Law and Order Under Fascism Read Post »
This trope has long been used to justify repression of anarchists, communists, liberals, immigrants, and unions.
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How a Century of Anti-Communism Cleared the Way for Trump’s Authoritarianism Read Post »
This column originally appeared on author Garrett Graff’s site Doomsday Scenario, which you can subscribe to here. The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world’s leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism. In the end, faster than I imagined possible, it did happen here. The precise moment when and where in […]
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Slouching Into Fascism Read Post »
It’s 7 p.m. on Thursday and Elli, a 19-year-old transplant from Chattanooga, Tennessee, just took an Adderall. The DC resident, who goes by they/them pronouns and asked Mother Jones not to publish their last name, needed the boost of energy. They’re drained from spending the last several nights roving the city on foot to surveil […]
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The Resistance is Active in DC—You’re Just Not Looking Closely Enough Read Post »
The call for retired agents to join Border Patrol’s ranks comes as Trump faces plummeting approval ratings.
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Border Patrol Begs Retired Agents to Rejoin the Agency Read Post »
Khalil Gibran Muhammad says Trump uses racist ideas and policing to enact his domestic policy agenda.
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Trump’s DC Takeover Is Part of “Slide Towards Fascism,” Princeton Professor Says Read Post »
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