As the U.S. sinks into dictatorship -- malevolent rule by corrupt politicians and oligarchs -- the institution I know the best has almost completely failed to recognize, much less counter, the threat. Big Journalism will be remembered for its cowardice and capitulation. https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/mar/17/trump-is-aiming-for-dictatorship-thats-the-verdict-of-the-worlds-most-credible-democracy-watchdog
‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog

Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too, says writer Martin Gelin

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@dangillmor Fighting #fascism has always been a fight of individuals against the system.

A fascist takeover implies the take-over of journalism. I do not think journalism just surrendered. It was slowly appropriated by #Neoliberalism

The Heritage foundation has been at it since the 1940's.

That is the point. It is the individuals and the community that matter.

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The secret history of Neoliberalism | The Invisible Doctrine | Full Film

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