Authoritarians like Donald Trump love fear, defeatism, surrender. Do not give them what they want. politics Article 2879 words 71 votes
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Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve another law giving government more power to curb dissent politics Article 628 words 20 votes
The FBI’s domestic “War on Terror” is an authoritarian power grab politics Article 1712 words 6 votes
In Tunisia, some wonder if the revolution was worth it: Tunisians are putting their hard-won right to criticize the government to good use. They just wish there was less to protest. politics Article 1474 words, published Jan 19 2021 10 votes
Hong Kong arrests of pro-democracy activists showcase shrinking tolerance for peaceful opposition politics Article 896 words 14 votes
How do we avoid future authoritarians? Winning back the working class is key. politics Article 969 words 16 votes
The path to autocracy; A second Trump term will leave America’s political system and culture looking even more like Orbán’s Hungary politics Article 2317 words, published Jun 15 2020 31 votes
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro wanted to send soldiers to shut down the Supreme Court and replace its ministers politics Link 16 votes
Donald Trump is putting on a show in Portland; the president is deploying the kind of performative authoritarianism that Vladimir Putin pioneered politics Article 528 words 13 votes
Modern Venezuela shows the eerie conclusion of illiberal politics politics Article 4172 words, published Feb 27 2020 5 votes
How Viktor Orban hollowed out Hungary’s democracy politics Article 4040 words, published Aug 29 2019 6 votes