The United States’ ability to protect democratic institutions, social services, and research investments will depend on civil society demonstrating the necessity of those programs. To understand this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On October 21, I went to the U.S. Senate chamber to ring the alarm bells about President Trump’s aggressive authoritarian takeover ...

Legal and national security experts are responding to what the White House is calling, “one of the most important messages ever released” by President Donald Trump, a 511-word broadside attacking 53 ...

The future of global power turns on a simple question: will technology advance freedom or entrench control?

Democratic Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden reacted on Saturday after President Donald Trump announced he planned to send troops to Portland, the most populous city in their state. “Trump is ...

America is under attack. The First Amendment, our shield against tyranny, is being dismantled before our eyes. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press, once untouchable, are now under direct ...

Whatever date given to mark America’s slide into authoritarianism has already passed. America, as an authoritarian regime, is no longer a hypothetical. Using executive orders, President Donald J.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley gave a marathon floor speech overnight to draw attention to the “authoritarianism” of President Donald Trump’s policies. The Oregon Democrat spoke for 22 hours and 37 minutes, ...

The past offers crucial lessons about the psychological effects of living under authoritarianism, a growing threat worldwide. In the former Soviet Union, citizens developed what historians called a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Democratic Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden reacted on Saturday after President Donald Trump announced he planned to send ...