Senator Merkley Warns of Authoritarianism Under Trump in Nearly 23-Hour Speech The New York Times Sen. Jeff Merkley delivers 3rd longest Senate floor speech in modern history to protest Trump CNN Democratic senator’s anti-Trump floor speech ends after nearly 23 hours The Guardian Sen. Jeff Merkley warns ‘tyranny has arrived’ in marathon floor speech protesting Trump NBC News Watch live: Merkley gives lengthy speech …
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Trump Bid to Block $4.9 Billion With ‘Pocket Rescission’ Blasted as ‘Authoritarianism 101’
Democracy defenders and members of Congress are condemning US President Donald Trump’s effort to use a “pocket rescission” process to block $4.9 billion in foreign aid as authoritarian and illegal. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Friday shared on social media Trump’s letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) about the move. According to a White House fact …
Read More »Is this the moment when America tips into authoritarianism? : NPR
“Today is different than before,” says historian Garrett Graff, who discusses his analysis that the United States has “now tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism.” SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Today is different than before. That’s the subhead of a new essay written by historian Garrett Graff. Graff has written bestselling books about key moments in U.S. history, everything from …
Read More »How close is America to authoritarianism? These Russian journalists have an answer.
“I’ve pretty much given up on this country,” a friend texted me last week. The past several months—and it has, unbelievably, been only that long—have played out like the climax of a Roland Emmerich movie, as one American institution after another has crumbled in the face of a previously unimaginable assault. The nation’s top universities and its most powerful law …
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