Democracy in the Balance
A Few Good Men
Jordan Neely’s killer and the racist violence at the heart of the American imperial project
- Lyle Jeremy Rubin
American authoritarianism
Showing how the specter of ascendant fascism has happened here–and is gaining alarming new momentum.
Democracy in the Balance
After the Verdict, the Movement for Justice
On the anniversary of the Say Her Name campaign, a mother reflects on the trial of Atatiana Jefferson’s killer and the work ahead
- Gina Best
Democracy in the Balance
How to Start a Fire
In the wake of the mass shooting at a Colorado gay bar, a reactionary media has blood on its hands
- Ben Miller
Democracy in the Balance
The CPAC Passion Play
Why the politics of Trumpian grievance will long outlast Trump
- Matthew Sheffield
Democracy in the Balance
Avenue Q
How a deranged conspiracy movement moved into the mainstream of the American right
- Adele M. Stan
Democracy in the Balance
Roe’s Reversal and The Specter of American Fascism
How the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs helps lay the groundwork for a fascist revival
- Jeanelle K. Hope
Democracy in the Balance
The Color of Coup-Plotting
The sensational testimony of a former Trump White House aide points to the deeper roots of the January 6 putsch
- Chris Lehmann
Democracy in the Balance
Texas’s Ongoing War on Emancipation
White retrenchment in the home of Juneteenth
- Anoa Changa
Democracy in the Balance
Mixed Martial Authoritarianism
How an extreme sport has become a breeding ground for rightwing militance and conspiracy mongering
- Karim Zidan
Democracy in the Balance
January 6 and the F Word
How the Trumpian putsch for power echoes the early fascist French insurrection of February 6
- John Ganz
