Sex, socialism and democratic decline
Trump's return to power has led to "new and startling" attacks on civic freedoms.
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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.
'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.
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.
Last Week at The Redoubt: Congress loves corruption
ICE, graft and bipartisanship in Washington.