Home / Connect / Ring the Alarm Bells: The Ten Rules of Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook Authoritarianism isn’t down the street or around the corner — it is here right now. We are at the most perilous moment for our democracy since the Civil War. We now have all three ingredients of a strongman state in the United States: … Continue reading
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) “Republicans are trying to pull a trick this week,” said US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Brad Reed Jul 21, 2026 (CommonDreams.org) Democrats on Capitol… Continue reading
Plus: No Planning Commission? No Sunshine Task Force? That’s The Agenda for July 19-26 By Tim Redmond July 20, 2026 (48hills.org) State Sen. Scott Wiener was not invited to the Trans March. He was really, really not invited: In fact, Gabriel Haaland, one of the founders of the march, told… Continue reading
US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on July 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images) “Why does Democratic leadership continue to oppose a measure supported by 74% of Democratic voters?” asked one commentator. Julia Conley Jul 14, 2026 (CommonDreams.org) With a… Continue reading
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb/Pool/ AFP via Getty Images) “He’s reviving conspiracy theories about mail voting, pushing voter suppression, and laying the groundwork for an unprecedented federal takeover of… Continue reading
Donald Trump’s speech to the nation was not only bashed as a “sore loser” rehash, it proved the opposite of what he hoped to prove. Miles Taylor Jul 17∙Preview Donald Trump commandeered primetime last night to make the case that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Instead, he declassified… Continue reading
NBC News Sep 1, 2022 Biden calls out threats to democracy in ‘soul of the nation’ address During his prime-time address on the “soul of the nation”, President Joe Biden called out former President Donald Trump and “MAGA Republicans”, saying that they “represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations… Continue reading
A sleeper race in Arizona could see community organizer Kai Newkirk upset Rep. Greg Stanton in a House race in the Phoenix area. by David Dayen July 15, 2026 (Prospect.org) Two weeks ago, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) put out a poll showing him leading the July 21 Democratic primary in Arizona’s Fourth Congressional… Continue reading
