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Trump Stacked The Supreme Court: Roe v. Wade Is Just The Beginning

by Ezra Oyarce | Jun 5, 2022 | University of California, San Diego

Roe v. Wade is just one of the first casualties to come as a result of Trump’s brand of stealth authoritarianism and the gradual weakening of American democracy since his rise to power The recent leaked draft decision of Justice Samuel Alito that would seek to...

The Fight for the Soul of the Republican Party Just Suffered Another Loss

by Anna Katz | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago

In not-so-surprising turn of events, on February 4th, the Republican National Committee (RNC) voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) for their role in investigating last year’s January 6th Capitol riot investigating last year’s...

The US Electoral Count Act: An Avenue for Authoritarianism

by Sal Giolando | Feb 13, 2022 | Ohio State University

“Congress shall be in session on the sixth day of January succeeding every meeting of the electors” – Electoral Count Act The Electoral Count Act Most Americans know about the January 6th Capital Riots, but few know the 19th-century law behind it. When...

Why We Shouldn’t Take a Page from McConnell’s Playbook: How Expanding the US Supreme Court Will Always Lead to a Loss of Legitimacy

by Parker Berke | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago

During his first four years, President Trump appointed 226 judges to federal district, appeals, and supreme courts, almost three fourths as much as President Obama did during his whole two terms. Many Democrats have now been pushing for President Biden to begin his...

Don’t Trust the Mass Media! Don’t Trust Misinformation! Don’t Trust?

by Auston Alderman | Mar 25, 2021 | Georgia State University

The specter of the mainstream media is worrisome and even more so when hearing about the growing concentration of media under a few corporations[1]. There are also issues of misinformation and the masquerading of opinionated articles as “journalistic” pieces,...
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