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Project 2025 and the specter of mass surveillance in Europe
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems says U.S. espionage could have a chilling effect on civil society.
Charles R. Davis
Charles R. Davis is an American reporter currently based in Vienna, Austria. His work has aired on U.S. public radio and been published by outlets such as The Guardian, The Daily Beast, The New Republic and Columbia Journalism Review.
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Sex, socialism and democratic decline
Trump's return to power has led to "new and startling" attacks on civic freedoms.
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'New and startling': Trump's return drives global decline in civic freedoms
A human rights monitor says dismantling USAID helped fuel an international assault on free expression.
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Sex and equal rights in Eastern Europe: What socialism did for women
At work and in the bedroom, socialism achieved results for 51% of the population, argues Kristen R. Ghodsee, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Last Week at The Redoubt: Congress loves corruption
ICE, graft and bipartisanship in Washington.
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Congress killed due process, then Trump took it further
The Laken Riley Act stripped undocumented immigrants of a fundamental right, but even that has not been radical enough for this White House.
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How to blow the case against elite corruption
Playing down bribery and ties to wealthy criminals is why you get cynicism about politics.
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Meta accepts $3.2 million to promote Tucker Carlson
The parent company of Facebook is helping a right-wing influencer promote conspiracy theories about 9/11.
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Subverting — and celebrating — the fascist aesthetic
In Austria, activists co-opted fascist imagery to promote a message of inclusion. Would that work in America?
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Trump likes dictators a lot more than journalists
The U.S. president, defending the killer of Jamal Khashoggi, made clear what he thinks of a free press.
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Democrats stay silent on Stacey Plaskett, an ex-Republican who texted Epstein in Congress
Rep. Ro Khanna told The Redoubt that the "Epstein class needs to go," but wouldn't say if that includes his Democratic colleague.
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Russia's 200-year 'obsession' with destroying Ukraine
Russia has wanted to eliminate Ukrainian identity for a very long time, says Prof. Eugene Finkel.