Remember — autocrats are not invincible. But be careful.
Even entrenched leaders are susceptible to public backlash| www.ifyoucankeepit.org
Even entrenched leaders are susceptible to public backlash| www.ifyoucankeepit.org
Jeffrey Epstein, trust, and the death of independent law enforcement| www.ifyoucankeepit.org
We need to talk about prolonged detentions| www.ifyoucankeepit.org
Plus, SCOTUS ruling on our NIH case| www.ifyoucankeepit.org
Announcing the AI for Democracy Action Lab| If you can keep it
Cerin Lindgrensavage explains why Russell Vought is to blame for the government shutdown| If you can keep it
Nigeria’s civil society groups leverage transparency to build public trust| If you can keep it
Plus, three lessons from Jimmy Kimmel’s reinstatement| If you can keep it
Plus, the Supreme Court’s *own* authoritarian agenda?| If you can keep it
The National Guard deployment to Memphis might be easy to ignore — don’t| If you can keep it
Plus, how Congress can step in to stop the rapidly escalating censorship| If you can keep it
How autocrats use episodes of violence to justify crackdowns| If you can keep it
How a low-profile loan program may be abused| If you can keep it
Why it matters *and* what to do in response| If you can keep it
A new tracker and three-part test to spot retaliation| If you can keep it
Lessons from the global history of labor movements| If you can keep it
States and cities have been resisting federal incursions for centuries| If you can keep it
Cambodia demonstrates the value of leaders from all backgrounds| If you can keep it
A mindset for a dark time| www.ifyoucankeepit.org
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The ABC settlement, Disney, and the need for collective defense| www.ifyoucankeepit.org
