Trending Now
Data leak reveals how China ‘brainwashes’ Uighurs in prison camps
By BBC Staff, BBC News, November 2019
The Chinese government has consistently claimed the camps in the far...
Authoritarians on the move
United States
Stephen Miller’s affinity for white nationalism revealed in leaked emails
By Michael Edison Hayden, Southern Poverty Law Center, November 2019
In the run-up to the 2016 election, White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted...
Joe Arpaio announces bid for sheriff on second anniversary of Trump pardon
By Reuters, The Guardian, August 2019
Republican who branded himself ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ was voted out of office in 2016 after 24 years.
Joe Arpaio announced...
Trump’s immigration ban is illegal
Persecution of an ethnic or religious minority, either by the administration or its supporters is classic authoritarian behavior.
Trump targeting birthright citizenship with executive order
Overreach and abuse of power is classic authoritarian behavior.
The Healthcare Bill Exposes Trump’s Chilling Authoritarian Agenda
It's not only an assault on our bodies, but on our political will
by Sarah Kendzior, Marie Claire, May 2017
A group of old white men stand...
Medical care in immigrant detention centers under fire
By Blake Ellis/Melanie Hicken, CNN, October 2019
When 64-year-old Kamyar Samimi died in ICE custody, the agency issued a routine press release saying the preliminary cause...
The El Paso Shooting and the Gamification of Terror
By Robert Evans, Bellingcat, August 2019
On August 3, 2019, at around 11am local time, initial police reports indicated that a gunman had walked into an...
Trump says in interview he is the sole arbiter of truth
by Jonathan Chait, Intelligencer - NY Magazine, November 2018
The conservative movement has long dismissed the value of neutral expertise — environmental scientists, arms control analysts,...
Intimidation
Brazilian president’s son suggests using dictatorship-era tactics on leftist foes
By Tom Phillips, The Guardian, November 2019
Voices from across Brazil’s political spectrum have condemned the son of the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, after he suggested hardline dictatorship-era tactics might be needed to...
Trump campaign boasts president is ‘no Mr Nice Guy’ in new ad
By David Smith, The Guardian, November 2019
Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is well under way with a dark advert featuring dramatic music and a brutally simple message: “He’s No Mr Nice Guy.”
The commercial...
Students burn Latina author’s book after she discusses white privilege
By Lois Beckett, The Guardian, October 2019
When a Latina author discussed white privilege at a public university in Georgia, a group of white students burned copies of her book.
A video of the...
Fearmongering
Francophobia is donning new populist clothes in Canada
by Stephanie Chouinard/Serge MiVille, The Globe and Mail, November 2018
In the next few weeks in New Brunswick, Blaine Higgs’ Progressive Conservative Party will form the...