What can progressives learn from the victory of the far right in Poland?
The Far Right’s Tipping Point
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Poland
How to Stop an Autocrat
The citizens of Brazil, Poland, and South Korea defeated the dragons threatening their democracies. What can Americans learn from their examples?
The U.S. Needs Mass Rallies in Defense of Democracy
The example of Poland provides a model of how to defeat the far right.
Supreme Court Expands Government Secrecy Powers in Torture-Related Case
The U.S. government doesn’t want to acknowledge a Polish torture site that everyone knows about.
The Trouble with Transitions
What are the potential pitfalls of a Green Leap Forward?
The Return of the Goldilocks Apocalypse
There’s no returning to normal after Donald Trump.
People to Autocrats: Not So Fast
Authoritarianism has been on the march for years, but people powered revolutions are pushing regimes toward democracy on nearly every continent.
Russia and the Future of Europe
With EU elections approaching, the Kremlin has backed some of the most noxious reactionaries now operating on the world scene.
The Importance of the Latest Netflix Dystopia
1983 is an alternative history that bears disturbing resemblance to contemporary politics.
What Trump Means by the ‘Deep State’
Sure, federal agencies have acted illegally — when the president tells them to. Trump’s war on the “Deep State” is entirely about impunity for himself.