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13 September 19
Paul Krugman | How Democracy Dies, American-Style
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "Democracies used to collapse suddenly, with tanks rolling noisily toward the presidential palace. In the 21st century, however, the process is usually subtler."
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "Democracies used to collapse suddenly, with tanks rolling noisily toward the presidential palace. In the 21st century, however, the process is usually subtler."
EXCERPT:
The point is that this is how the slide to autocracy happens. Modern de facto dictatorships don’t usually murder their opponents (although Trump has been fulsome in his praise for regimes that do, in fact, rely on brute force). What they do, instead, is use their control over the machinery of government to make life difficult for anyone considered disloyal, until effective opposition withers away.
And it’s happening here as we speak. If you aren’t worried about the future of American democracy, you aren’t paying attention.
Immigrants detained at the Adelanto Detention Facility. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
Darwin BondGraham, Guardian UK
BondGraham writes: "The private prison industry is set to be upended after California lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday banning the facilities from operating in the state. The move will probably also close down four large immigration detention facilities that can hold up to 4,500 people at a time."
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Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. (photo: H. Darr Beiser/USA TODAY)
'My Time Is Growing Near': John Lewis Dangles Impeachment Announcement
Kyle Cheney and Heather Caygle, Politico
Excerpt: "Advocates for Trump's removal see the civil rights icon - a man Democrats describe as the conscience of their caucus - as a singularly powerful potential ally, one of the last publicly undecided lawmakers who could change the calculus inside the Democratic caucus."
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Kyle Cheney and Heather Caygle, Politico
Excerpt: "Advocates for Trump's removal see the civil rights icon - a man Democrats describe as the conscience of their caucus - as a singularly powerful potential ally, one of the last publicly undecided lawmakers who could change the calculus inside the Democratic caucus."
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In this Feb. 16, 2019 photo, Deidre Levi rests her head for a moment in her grandmother's house before a basketball game in the Native Village of St. Michael, Alaska. Levi says she spoke up about being sexually assaulted because she wanted to be a role model for girls in Alaska. (photo: Wong Maye-E/AP)
In Small Alaska City, Native Women Say Police Ignored Rapes
Victoria McKenzie, Associated Press
McKenzie writes: "There's not much that scares Susie. As an Alaska Native woman, she thrives amid sub-zero winters in her village near the Arctic Circle, and camps with her family each summer at the Bering Sea. But Susie is afraid to return to Nome."
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Victoria McKenzie, Associated Press
McKenzie writes: "There's not much that scares Susie. As an Alaska Native woman, she thrives amid sub-zero winters in her village near the Arctic Circle, and camps with her family each summer at the Bering Sea. But Susie is afraid to return to Nome."
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Mark Halperin. (photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Jessica Valenti | #MeToo Killed the Myth of Male Genius
Jessica Valenti, Medium
Excerpt: "Mark Halperin's failed comeback attempt shows that no one misses the men ousted for abuse."
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Jessica Valenti, Medium
Excerpt: "Mark Halperin's failed comeback attempt shows that no one misses the men ousted for abuse."
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Supporters of Tunisia's former defence minister and presidential candidate Abdelkrim Zbidi during his presidential electoral campaign in Monastir. (photo: Mohamed Messara/EPA)
Tunisia: Meet Main Candidates in Sunday's Presidential Election
teleSUR
Excerpt: "This Sunday, Tunisia will hold its first round of elections in only the second presidential polls since dictator Ben Ali was toppled in 2011."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "This Sunday, Tunisia will hold its first round of elections in only the second presidential polls since dictator Ben Ali was toppled in 2011."
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The Organ Pipe Cactus national monument, a federally protected wilderness area and Unesco-recognized international biosphere reserve. (photo: Marek Zuk/Alamy)
'National Tragedy': Trump Begins Border Wall Construction in Unesco Reserve
Samuel Gilbert, Guardian UK
Gilbert writes: "Construction of a 30ft-high section of Donald Trump's border barrier has begun in the Organ Pipe Cactus national monument in southern Arizona, a federally protected wilderness area and Unesco-recognized international biosphere reserve."
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Samuel Gilbert, Guardian UK
Gilbert writes: "Construction of a 30ft-high section of Donald Trump's border barrier has begun in the Organ Pipe Cactus national monument in southern Arizona, a federally protected wilderness area and Unesco-recognized international biosphere reserve."
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