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Homage to Michael: My (East) German friend of half a century

January 15, 2021 By Eric A. Gordon

The World Federation of Democratic Youth, a pro-Communist network of student and young people’s organizations based in Prague, published World Student News, a magazine gently trying to promote peaceful coexistence and socialist politics. The magazine carried...

Communists like my uncle were sent to prison because they fought for democracy

January 15, 2021 By Roberta Wood

Uncle Roy was convicted of “conspiring to teach the advocacy of the overthrow of the U.S. government by force and violence.”

Social media, Trump, and the question of the First Amendment

January 14, 2021 By Al Neal

There is no constitutional right to tweet.

Authoritarianism, anti-abortion politics, misogyny: Trump’s presidency ties them all together

January 14, 2021 By Tim Libretti

The autocratic urge in U.S. society is not a solo endeavor on Trump’s part.

Trump impeached again, but he’s not the only threat to democracy

January 13, 2021 By C.J. Atkins

The president will be out in a week no matter the pace of a Senate trial, but the coup at the Capitol proved the threat of fascism won’t disappear with him.