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Shoot. Slander. Repeat.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a well-established record of lying to the public.
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America's indecency is Austria's gain
The Trump administration's assault on science and higher education presents an opportunity for Europe.
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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.
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The far right is still not the future
From America to Europe, most people don't share the values of right-wing extremists.
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For some, freedom of speech is already gone
Foreign-born academics are afraid to speak their mind in Donald Trump's America.
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Trump, greed and Greenland
The first edition of The Dispatch, a newsletter on democracy and international affairs for premium subscribers.
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Did you know they want you dead?
The state-sanctioned murder of Renee Good reveals the depravity at the heart of American fascism.
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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.