by Elizabeth Shackelford Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was once a sign of democratic hope and prosperity for Bangladesh, but with time and power, she turned autocratic. Her […]
Tag: authoritarianism
Because he can. And he means it
“I love you,” Donald Trump told an audience of Christian conservatives on July 26. “You got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have […]
Mexico’s election of Sheinbaum is historic. But should we be celebrating?
by Kristina Foltz Mexico City mayoral candidate Santiago Taboada quoted the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda on social media recently: “They can cut all the flowers, but they […]
Project 2025 a threat to democracy
by Steve Corbin There are a multitude of issues that voters must assess when deciding between President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and the independent presidential […]
Young Germans warn us of a future that echoes their history
by Cheri Bustos, Ron Kind and Fred Upton Young people overseas are paying close attention to American politics, and they are concerned — not only about us […]
Donald Trump’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad second term
by Jackie Calmes Millions of us are justifiably focused on seeing that Donald Trump is held to account for what he’s allegedly done in the past. Scheming […]
Trump’s 5-step fascist plan
by Robert Reich On March 29, Trump posted a video featuring an image of President Biden hog-tied — with hands and feet bound together. Trump has previously […]
Editorial Encore: Project 2025: A plan to destroy democracy
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial is adapted from one that ran Sept. 8, 2023. “Led by the long-established Heritage Foundation think tank and fueled by former Trump administration […]
What 2024 in America has in common with Norway in 1940
by Paul Thornton I was sitting in our apartment in Glendale, Calif., but I may as well have been on another planet that day in 1993. My […]
Our dangerous failure of imagination
by John M. Crisp Generally, comparisons between Donald Trump and Adolph Hitler aren’t particularly persuasive. They often reflect an over-the-top, sky-is-falling semi-hysteria. Trump and Hitler? Let’s not […]
