Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves
By prohibiting questions and challenges, autocrats gain the power to limit how people think and control their bodies.
10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest
Saturday wasn’t the end – it was just the beginning
James Comey’s indictment is a trademark tactic of authoritarians
When leaders can abuse the justice system to target critics and investigators, the rule of law collapses.
The science of defiance: A psychology researcher explains why people comply – and how to resist
Defiance is an important skill: understand it, then practice it
Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence
Here’s what the data shows.
Explainer: Facing a shutdown, budget negotiations are much harder because Congress has given Trump power to cut spending through ‘rescission’
Congress can approve whatever spending it wishes; Trump can just refuse to spend it, making the budget essentially meaningless
Trump’s use of FBI to target ‘enemies’ echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks, and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover
Are we returning to the days of COINTELPRO?
Why journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian – and why that matters for democracy
The first step in addressing a crisis is naming it.
When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data
Combine every source of data about every person, then make it searchable. Does that worry you?
The Orwellian echoes in Trump’s push for ‘Americanism’ at the Smithsonian
The Ministry of Truth has come to America.
Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much
And the demand is only going to get greater, even as water becomes more scarce
4 out of 5 US troops surveyed understand the duty to disobey illegal orders
And an increasing number are concerned about dealing with Trump’s orders
Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality
When workers are free to advocate for higher wages and better benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole.
PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda, and provide key benefits to US democracy
A 2021 report from the European Broadcasting Union links public broadcasting with higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge, and lower susceptibility to extremist rhetoric.
‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states
Saves some federal dollars, but causes fewer Americans to get help paying for food
The sleeper SCOTUS decision that could have profound impact on the Trump agenda
And possibly restore faith in the high court
