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‘Huge red flag’: Top Biden tech adviser warns of AI and the authoritarian moment
Camps are finally emerging in the big fight over whether and how to regulate AI. President Donald Trump earlier this week declared that he…
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The 2026 World Cup Is Trump’s Authoritarian Debutante Ball
The Monday event was meant to be a triumph for Infantino, whose obsequiousness knows no bounds. Since taking over the fantastically…
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Transcript: Elite Colleges Reject Trump’s Authoritarian “Compact”
So often people haven’t looked at the details of that, but the people that have said, Oh, it doesn’t sound so bad, right? And some people…
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Elite Colleges Grow a Spine and Reject Trump’s Authoritarian “Compact”
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Several elite U.S.…
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Transcript: Newsom and Pritzker Show How To Attack An Authoritarian
Bacon: I think we’ve talked about Pritzker and Newsom a few times. We’ve talked about Democratic AGs. Are the other Democratic governors…
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Newsom and Pritzker Are Showing How to Attack an Authoritarian Crook
In the latest episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon, Democratic strategist Arkadi Gerney argues that the United States is in the midst of…
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The Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: A Huge Step Down the Authoritarian Road
ABC, CBS, the Journal and the Times are some of the largest and most prestigious journalism organizations in the country. A president…
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American Universities Are Schooling China on Authoritarian Tactics
The attempt to limit speech through peer pressure risks turning campuses into surveillance states. Source link
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Scholars Say America Under Trump Is Authoritarian, Not Democratic
America is well beyond democratic erosion and democratic backsliding and now approaching a form of authoritarianism with elements of…
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Texas Dem Who Rejected Authoritarian Tactics Threatened With Felony
On Tuesday, Texas Representative Nicole Collier chose to sleep on the floor of the State House rather than be subject to draconian 24-7…
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National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects 'authoritarian push'
Crime in DC: What do the figures say and how safe do people feel? US National Guard troops have begun appearing on the streets of…
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Bondi’s Obama Grand Jury: The Authoritarian Moment We’ve All Feared
Gabbard—who the month before her dramatic announcement had been in Trump’s doghouse for saying that Iran wasn’t close to nuclear…
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Trump’s Next Authoritarian Target: The Federal Reserve
“I think if President Trump had just a minute more, if you go back into the room behind the Oval, he’s got all his hats and things over…
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Jon Stewart Takes Serious Tone as He Slams Trump Over the Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia: ‘I Did Not Think He Would Get This Authoritarian This Fast’
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart took a more serious tone than usual as he slammed President Donald Trump for the…