"To what extent was I correct in my assessment of democratic regression and resilience, and where has the terrain shifted?"
One year later, Bennett Carpenter reexamines their analysis of US autocracy under Trump 2.0
Israel's ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza is no ceasefire at all — after killing more than 730 Palestinians, pushing new borders and continuing its brutal starvation campaign.
From strikes to blocking aid, here are some of the violent ways Israel continues to destroy Gaza: zeteo.com/p/israel-des...
In his first 100 days, Zohran Mamdani has:
-Delivered millions in restitution for workers cheated by gig companies
-Cracked down on predatory landlords
-Launched the first stage of a universal childcare program
-Fixed thousands of potholes in NYC streets
This is what leadership looks like.
"To what extent was I correct in my assessment of democratic regression and resilience, and where has the terrain shifted?"
One year later, Bennett Carpenter reexamines their analysis of US autocracy under Trump 2.0
'Sven Beckert’s Capitalism: A Global History ranges impressively over time and space, from medieval Yemen to modern-day Cambodia. But we need a clearer political economy of capitalism to make sense of the material that he provides us with.'
jacobin.com/2026/04/sven...
www.newliberator.com/p/saying-no-...
Who wants to invest in this company?
"With expectations for Tesla performance having collapsed for all financial and performance metrics across all time periods through the end of the decade...."
Is the cult about to lose a lot of money?
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The Senate left for a two-week recess without passing Trump’s #1 priority: the SAVE Act. After weeks of open debate, it has stalled in Congress for now.
Instead of billionaires, we just want people's basic needs met.
www.newliberator.com?utm_source=g...
'To analyze an institution is not merely to describe its stated purpose, but to situate it within a structured totality and trace how it contributes to the reproduction of that totality over time.'
mronline.org/2026/04/06/h...
'More than a month has passed since the United States and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran on February 28.
It is now clear that Iran is winning this war.
The Iranian government has proven to be resilient.'
mronline.org/2026/04/06/i...
'...by focusing on the lives and actions of others, Pawel both demythologizes Cesar and shows that he was but one of many talented and dedicated people who made UFW history.'
mronline.org/2026/03/23/t...
🚨BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court DENIES appeals in two voter suppression lawsuits. Back to back victories for our clients and the voters of Arizona! www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
Here is Ezra Klein sitting down with the New York Times resident segregationist. Cadwell quite literally thinks the Civil Rights Movement created a second constitution, damaging white men's right to free association (by which he means excluding Black people from public life).
i said last year that these people were segregationists and that “merit” just meant “white and male” to these people
Dozens of US troops conscientiously objected due to the Gaza genocide, and record numbers are now moving to object because they don't trust Trump and Israel, says Mike Prysner, head of the Center on Conscience and War.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/trump-troo...
'Tomorrow, people across the country will take to the streets with a clear message:
No Kings. No Billionaires. No ICE. No War.
More than 3,000 events are planned all around the country. Our partners at Rising Majority have put together materials you can use. Check them out here.'
Over the past year, we’ve seen what MAGA is trying to build, and we’ve seen it can be fought. When they flooded the zone, we pushed back and forced limits. Now they’re escalating again, at home and abroad. The question is whether we show up at the scale needed to stop them—and turn the tide again.
“We have to see ourselves as part of one international movement fighting against the far right all around the world and fighting for peace and democracy.”
Hear more from Puya Gerami and other speakers on our stop the war webinar, available in the New Liberator.
“The same people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have only grown better organized and are now embedded in the machinery of government,” one legal expert said about the meeting of election deniers.
(Published Feb.)
US Troops Are Being Told to ‘Get Ready’ to Invade Iran
There’s a ‘1000% increase’ in troops trying to conscientiously object.
And of course, the Senate confirmed him.
CST: Mayor Johnson signals support for letting CPS students take a day off to push for school funding
From City Hall to classrooms across Chicago, the message is getting louder: our schools are underfunded, and our students deserve better.
Even the mayor is saying it. Now is the time to move beyond talk and into action.
✊ Add your name and be part of it:
bit.ly/4rFUnH2
The GOP is in charge of everything - all three branches and the media infrastructure. "This is how things go when you put Republicans in charge" seems like a simple message to share across all platforms if you were an opposition party.
'Things have been hard, but neighborhoods have also become more united and communication has become systematized and effective. '
inthesetimes.com/article/the-...
Read our full memo in the New Liberator and join us tomorrow for a movement call, co-hosted with Rising Majority.
Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/stop-...
