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Israel has become a global pariah due to Netanyahu's crime spree. And Trump is a laughing stock among world leaders for his authoritarian policies, his ignorance, his megalomania, and his pathological lies.
Not content to torment the Ivy League, Republicans are seeking authoritarian control over working-class public universities like the City University of New York. The latest salvo: allegedly firing four adjuncts for their support of Palestine.
For the first time in its history, the NAACP declined to invite the sitting president. Nor was Vice President JD Vance asked to attend. The organization invited Trump to its conventions during his first term in office, which he turned down.
Ukanian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky examines the way complicity with an authoritarian regime can corrupt a whole society.
The task of this moment is to build a broad front that can resist authoritarianism. The recent protests are early skirmishes in the fight that will be needed.
How ordinary Americans became numb to authoritarianism—step by chilling step
Ed Martin is a major actor in Trump's attempted regime change to authoritarianism. His particular role is to transform the law into a tool to intimidate Americans. Martin will now continue his work for Trump as the official "weaponization czar."
“Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!”
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