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Unions Step Up To Meet the Moment

Stephanie Luce Convergence
Labor unions, as individual organizations and in coalitions like May Day Strong, are mobilizing to defend democracy this fall.

The Ongoing Battle Over Transportation Security Administration Funding

Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American
The far right insists that only it knows how to govern because its ideology is the only legitimate way to look at the world. The TSA funding fight illustrates how lawmakers who ignore the real world to cleave to ideology strengthen authoritarianism.

After Loneliness

Mattea Kramer TomDispatch
Political scientists have long understood that loneliness is a precondition for authoritarianism, which depends on people being isolated and mistrusting one another.

Philanthropy for Radicals

Claire Dunning Dissent Magazine
The Garland Fund was not a typical foundation, but its history shows the potential role philanthropy can play in moments of rising authoritarianism—and the tensions inherent in that role.

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New Year, New Crimes: The Challenges of 2026

Portside Moderators Portside
The murder of Renee Good. Venezuela. ICE occupation. In 2026, the wannabe dictator and his stooges are committing even more blatant crimes, aiming to divert attention from old crimes, sabotage the upcoming elections and avert accountability.

New Year, New Crimes: The Challenges of 2026

Portside Moderators Portside
The murder of Renee Good. Venezuela. ICE occupation. In 2026, the wannabe dictator and his stooges are committing even more blatant crimes, aiming to divert attention from old crimes, sabotage the upcoming elections and avert accountability.

Renee Good and the Rage That Fuels State Violence

Ruth Fowler CounterPunch
Renee Good’s death is part of a decades-long continuum in which state violence has come to resemble the dynamics survivors recognize from private life: domination framed as protection, punishment framed as necessity, rage framed as fear.
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