Border agents or thought police? When did words become a crime?
A chilling tale of detention, interrogation, and exile for the ‘crime’ of writing a blog.
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A chilling tale of detention, interrogation, and exile for the ‘crime’ of writing a blog.
A measured, but clear, response to Trump’s escalation of the situation
The chilling similarities to past tyrants — and why America can’t look away anymore …
Suspending the right to challenge the legality of one’s detention in court would shred a core tenet of the Constitution.
These 13 statements beginning with “If today ...” capture the peril of this moment.
He realized what was happening, but it was too late.
Anti-democratic efforts are not new in America. We don’t have to import history lessons from abroad to learn of dangers and atrocities a successful collapse of democracy can bring.
How far along are we to an autocracy run by oligarchs?
History warns us: Once the government starts rounding people up, it doesn’t stop ...
We remember the book burnings in Nazi Germany. But do you know about the book burnings currently going on in our own country? Bruce Maples explains.