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Chauncey Devega

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ICE at the airport is just the beginning

The expansion of enforcement inside U.S. travel hubs is less about immigration than about normalizing surveillance

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Trump’s Cabinet retreats behind military gates

Housing officials on military bases has little precedent in U.S. history. It has plenty in authoritarian regimes

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Trump’s politics of death extend far beyond Iran

COVID, gun violence and Iran reveal a governing instinct based on authoritarian violence disorder

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Laugh at Trump’s shoe gifts all you want — it’s a loyalty test

The Florsheim presents aren’t about style — they reveal the mechanics of MAGA authoritarianism and if it can endure

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Even MAGA country is protesting Trump

New research shows a small but growing protest movement in areas that voted overwhelmingly for the president

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A new draft? Unlikely. But Trump still wants the emergency powers

Leavitt’s comments about a possible draft hint at something far more plausible: expanded presidential powers

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Trump’s moral crusade is dangerous for America — and the world

The president casts himself as the ultimate authority on good and evil — and believes it is his job to enforce it

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Why many Americans would trade democracy for more money

A new study shows how financial stress can weaken democratic commitment and boost support for authoritarian leaders

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America’s enduring appetite for Trump’s deportation cruelty

Polls show that tens of millions of Americans still support ICE and the president's mass deportations

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Trump doesn’t want to nationalize elections. He wants control

Conservatives praise small government and states’ rights — until power is at stake

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NAACP’s Derrick Johnson on how Trump is hollowing out democracy

Endurance, not despair, will decide democracy’s future — and "Black America has been here before"

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They said Trumpism was fading

Mainstream commentators said Donald Trump’s authoritarian campaign was exhausted. They were very wrong

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Democrats face a defining choice on immigration

Party leaders must decide whether to press their moral advantage or default to performative bipartisanship

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A wake-up call for white Americans

The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are forcing white people to face hard truths about power and violence

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Vice signaling explains Trump’s enduring appeal

Minneapolis reveals why outrage alone fails to loosen Trump’s grip

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Why GOP voters still love ICE

New PRRI polling still shows broad Republican support for some of Trump’s most extreme immigration policies

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Trump is right about one thing: Many Americans want a dictator

Amid his incoherent Davos ramblings, our unhinged president offers troubling nuggets of truth

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How Trump intends to hijack the midterms

The president is building a system where the outcome is decided before ballots are even counted

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When protesters become the Other

Renee Good's killing shows how standing with marginalized communities means losing privilege and protection

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Trump’s hall of mirrors presidency

From Jan. 6 to Venezuela, Trump has created his own reality and it threatens to subsume our own

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America needs a moral reckoning in 2026

Defeating Trumpism requires fluency in moral language

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An exhausted strongman invades Venezuela

Trump's political style requires force and swagger. His "splendid little war" was meant to prove he still has both

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Trump is whitewashing American history

The death of Viola Fletcher, the last survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, underscores what Trump is attacking

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Donald Trump is the sleepy president of an exhausted country

The president's shock-and-awe strategy has left the American people tired, distracted and compliant

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Yes, it’s real: Trump is collapsing. Can the MAGA faithful save him?

Even Republicans are unhappy with Trump's vicious, failing agenda. That doesn't mean they're ready to bail

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Sorry, Trump isn’t a lame duck (yet)

The comforting story that Trump's power is fading obscures the risks facing us

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Trump’s $2,000 tariff checks are his latest hustle

America needs real economic opportunity, not Trump’s "free" money

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Why Democrats can’t stay united — even in victory

Stagnant leadership and a culture of learned helplessness keep holding the party back

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Donald Trump’s path to authoritarian rule is wide open

Former national security official warns “Trump is moving faster than most dictators have"

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After Election Day losses, Trump and MAGA will strike back hard

Far from being a lame duck, Trump and MAGA will only escalate their attacks on democracy

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Mamdani’s message can resonate beyond New York

Real democracy just defeated MAGA plutocracy. Democrats should take note

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Trump’s America is governed by necropolitics

SNAP's suspension is part of MAGA's campaign to tear our society apart

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Stop asking who’s “winning” the shutdown

The media must focus on the real story — how Washington’s gridlock is hurting ordinary Americans

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John Roberts betrayed America for Donald Trump

Legal scholar Lisa Graves on why this Supreme Court chief justice is the worst in history

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Trump’s bulldozer is aimed at more than the White House

The president has a third term — and American democracy — in his sights

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Trump’s deportation raids ensnare Chicago’s everyday workers

The administration's theater of cruelty has everyday people asking "Am I next?"

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Donald Trump’s “No Kings” sewage video is no joke

The president's scatological video shows his contempt for democracy

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Barack Obama tries to rally Americans to defend their democracy

On Marc Maron’s final podcast, Obama urges Americans to defend democracy

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The No Kings protests offer hope — and peril

As millions gather on Saturday, Trump looks for a pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act

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Donald Trump’s new “American Midnight” is upon us

Historian Adam Hochschild sees echoes of post–World War I repression today

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Trump turns to the prosperity gospel for fundraising efforts

Trump is telling his MAGA followers that giving him money is a divine act that will “save America”

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Trump and Hegseth’s “warrior culture” invades Chicago

After the military summit in Quantico, POTUS considers invoking the Insurrection Act

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A new Red Scare? This could be much worse

James Comey's indictment will surely be followed by others

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Trump’s welcome letter to new citizens isn’t very welcoming

His message to naturalized citizens is part of an effort to redefine American identity and patriotism

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An Ugly American berates the United Nations — and shames the rest of us

Trump's angry speech before the General Assembly was "coarse absurdist theater"

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Ready to invade: Donald Trump shifts his focus back to Chicago

At Charlie Kirk's memorial, he vowed to "save" the Windy City

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Even under Trump, American democracy is not a lost cause — yet

But a serious "democratic breakdown" is upon us, says political scientist Susan C. Stokes

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Democrats should play hardball in looming funding showdown

The party has a chance to protect Obamacare — and begin to craft a new, compelling narrative for voters

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Poverty is fueling Trumpism — and there’s a sinister reason why

Economic insecurity — and a lack of empathy — serves MAGA's ends

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Why is it so hard to stop Donald Trump?

More than ever, we need to understand the reasons for his political survival

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