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Fight for something: 'Good governance' is not enough
Opponents of right-wing populism need to stand for more than the status quo.
'Melting away': Climate change could kill skiing in the Alps
An industry that relies on snowfall could be a lot more outspoken about global warming.
America's war: Israel did not make Trump do it
The United States bombs whom it wants, when it wants.
Exclusive: Noem's demolition of historic buildings at DHS HQ cost taxpayers $33.7 million
A no-bid contract was awarded to the same firm that is constructing President Trump's White House ballroom, The Redoubt can reveal.
Hypocrisies are vulnerabilities: Accountability must include Palestine
In Munich, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pointed out that hypocrisy undermines credibility. That's true at home and abroad.
Shoot. Slander. Repeat.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a well-established record of lying to the public.
America's indecency is Austria's gain
The Trump administration's assault on science and higher education presents an opportunity for Europe.
Trump's war on the Americas
The U.S. president views the attacks in Minneapolis and South America as all part of the same conflict.
The far right is still not the future
From America to Europe, most people don't share the values of right-wing extremists.
For some, freedom of speech is already gone
Foreign-born academics are afraid to speak their mind in Donald Trump's America.
Trump, greed and Greenland
The first edition of The Dispatch, a newsletter on democracy and international affairs for premium subscribers.
analysis
Did you know they want you dead?
The state-sanctioned murder of Renee Good reveals the depravity at the heart of American fascism.
interviews
Birthright citizenship and the attack on democracy: 'If you know the history, you know what they're trying to do'
Prof. Anna O. Law spoke to The Redoubt about her upcoming book and why the 14th Amendment made America great.
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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.
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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 went even further
The Laken Riley Act stripped undocumented immigrants of a fundamental right, but even that has not been radical enough for this White House.
analysis
How to blow the case against elite corruption
Playing down bribery and ties to wealthy criminals is why you get cynicism about politics.
news
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.
analysis
Subverting — and celebrating — the fascist aesthetic
In Austria, activists co-opted fascist imagery to promote a message of inclusion. Would that work in America?
analysis
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.