What Is Martial Law? What Would Happen If Trump Tried to Deploy Troops inside the United States?
The president can deploy troops inside the United States under extraordinary circumstances. But martial law is something different, and it…
Life in Trump’s America: The story of a once free country
This is the story of one activist’s experience living in America after the fall of Democracy and the rise of…
ICE and the Surveillance Police State
When agencies like ICE are shielded from accountability while technology is used to surveil citizens instead of defend their rights,…
Cost of Sending the National Guard to Cities is More Than Months of Local Police Funding
The cost of sending the National Guard to cities often exceeds months of local police funding. Learn why investing in…
Trump Wrongly Claims He Can Invoke Insurrection Act to Shut Down Courts
The president hinted that he may invoke the Insurrection Act to send the US military into San Francisco.
King Donald the First: F&#! That.
Bernie Sanders on labeling No Kings protests “Hate America”: “Really? Because people are defending the Constitution (and) are not going to…
Why the No Kings Protests Matter
The Trump administration has made it clear that it fears mass, nonviolent protests like NO KINGS more than anything else.
Portland’s inflatable costumes are deflating Trump’s narrative
People wearing inflatable costumes of cute animals are completely destroying Trump’s “war-ravaged Portland” narrative.
Posse Comitatus Act Explained: Because who doesn’t love a good history lesson while watching tanks roll by?
This article looks at the details of both the Posse Comitatus Act and the Insurrection Act, their historical context, key…
The Sinister Reason Trump Wants to Invoke Insurrection Act
An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification…
Militarizing law enforcement in US echoes Latin America in the 1970s and ’80s
In his second term as President, Donald Trump has deployed the military in U.S. cities as he is militarizing law…
Trump’s Deployment of the National Guard to Fight Crime Blurs Legal Distinction Between Police and the Military
President Trump has deployed the National Guard to fight crime when they have no law enforcement training and cannot legally…
