Sasha Abramsky

Sasha Abramsky The city is at the forefront of the fight against using big tech to surveill residents. But AI poses new threats. The post San Diego’s AI Battlefield Heats Up appeared first on ...

Sasha Abramsky Give the man a second opportunity to address the nation, and it’s entirely possible he could throw the whole world into a Great Depression. The post Trump Is in His Own Universe...

Sasha Abramsky The V-Dem Institute, the world’s chronicler of democracy and autocracy, has determined that the United States is no longer “a liberal democracy.” The post The Rapid and “Unprece...

Sasha Abramsky If he can’t stop the bad news from happening, the least an authoritarian can do is try to stop the dissemination of that bad news. The post The Trump Administration Is Casually ...

Sasha Abramsky Republicans invent an Islamophobic threat while undermining the Constitution. The post Using Bigotry to Hide an Authoritarian, Christian Nationalist Agenda appeared first on The...

Sasha Abramsky From ICE detention centers in San Diego to the war in Iran, Trump has been trying to "defend" our country, while making the lives of many miserable instead. The post Trump’s “D...

Sasha Abramsky It was most mendacious State of the Union in US history. It was also the longest. The post For 108 Minutes, Trump Gave a Tedious Mussolini Impersonation appeared first on The Na...

Sasha Abramsky MAGA’s hate machine is—at least temporarily—sputtering. The post Trump’s FCC Accidentally Gives Democrats a Boost appeared first on The Nation.

Sasha Abramsky Even conservatives are fleeing the GOP as more and more Americans turn against Trump’s authoritarian project. The post The Republican Crack-Up Has Begun appeared first on The Na...

Sasha Abramsky Trump is retreating into a fantasy world in which he remains an all-conquering strongman. Yet the American people are rejecting him over and over again. The post Trump’s Dictato...

Sasha Abramsky For the good of the country, it’s time to cross the aisle. The post An Open Letter to Congressional Republicans of Conscience appeared first on The Nation.

Sasha Abramsky President Donald Trump has turned his back on the liberal world order—and Europe is unlikely to follow. The post At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot appeared fi...

Sasha Abramsky The news was a firehose of stories of authoritarian behavior. We can’t let ourselves drown. The post The Week of Colonial Fever Dreams From a Sundowning Fascist appeared first o...