Tag: democracy
It’s time for Americans to fight like hell against the fascists...
Even though it and our Constitution are still intact and working, they are under constant attack by these forces of evil.
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.
Resistance is alive and well in the United States
In fact, our research shows that street protests today are far more numerous and frequent than skeptics might suggest.
Trump’s backpedaling shows he’s not invincible
Protests will not directly convince Trump to change his views. But they can create an activated base of opposition.
How Donald Trump and Elon Musk are waging a deep and...
Historians and neuro-scientists show there are well-established psychological patterns that explain how personal fear fosters anger that leads to a need for action to eliminate the fear.
Resistance to Trump is everywhere—inside the first 50 days of mass...
From boycotts to mass noncompliance to street demonstrations, the response to the Trump administration’s policies has consisted of an impressive range of nonviolent tactics.
Tesla takedown: Protests grow across the US as Trump & Musk...
As protests against Tesla grow and sales plummet, the company’s stock has lost about 40 percent of its value since the start of the year.
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.
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Leaked messages show US officials celebrating Yemen airstrike that killed civilians
Newly revealed Signal messages expose top Trump administration officials boasting about deadly strikes on civilian areas, sparking accusations of war crimes.
White House orders Social Security shutdowns and service cuts as Trump nominee faces Senate...
Millions of beneficiaries face office closures and phone service cuts as Trump’s Social Security pick, Frank Bisignano, refuses to commit to reversing policies.
ICE agents accused of ‘kidnappings’ after snatching Tufts PhD student and farmworker organizer
Arrests of international student and labor organizer spark accusations of political repression and unconstitutional ICE tactics.
The dark and sinister ideology driving Elon Musk’s actions
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.
The first 50 days
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.