Democracy

How Data Center Developers Staked Their Claim In Rural Georgia

April 8, 2026 Edward Donnelly, DeSmog. Resist! County Council, Data Centers, Democracy, Georgia

Jacqueline Lassetter wanted to see America’s biggest data center. So one day in July last year, at the age of 78, she jumped into a car with her daughter, Daphne, and headed west across the muddy Chattahoochee River, leaving their wooded Georgia home for the Nevada desert. A week later, she was standing in front of the Citadel Campus, owned by data center company Switch, which lies along a stretch of highway outside of Reno, Nevada more than 2,000 miles from her home. Lassetter was finally able to imagine what might soon be coming to her doorstep in Coweta County, Georgia: a gigantic, windowless computing complex emitting a strange hum.

Venezuela: When The Opposition Calls For ‘Free’ And ‘Fair’ Elections, What Do They Mean?

March 19, 2026 Yader Lanuza, Popular Resistance. Strategize! Bolivarian Process, Democracy, Elections, Neoliberalism, Participatory Democracy, Socialism, Venezuela

Since Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999, the US has attacked the Bolivarian Revolution in multiple ways, including through propaganda that categorize it as “authoritarian,” “unfree,” and “undemocratic.” This US propaganda assault is intended to dictate what should be done in Venezuela, including a return to “democracy,” with “free” and “fair” elections. Emboldened by the US military attack on Jan. 3rd, and relying on the US propaganda assault, the Venezuelan opposition has launched an aggressive move to seize control of the state by seeking concessions from the Bolivarian government to purportedly ensure “democracy” through “free” and “fair” elections that guarantees “equal” political participation for all political parties. But what does the opposition mean by “equality,” “fairness,” and “democracy”?

Trump Is Destroying US Democracy At Unprecedented Rate

March 18, 2026 Sharon Zhang, Truthout. Educate! Authoritarianism, Democracy, Trump Administration, United States

President Donald Trump is dismantling U.S. democracy at an “unprecedented” rate, downgrading the U.S.’s democratic rating on a global scale and plunging the country toward autocracy at a faster rate than autocratic leaders of other countries in the 21st century, the latest report by an international democracy watchdog finds. Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at Sweden’s Gothenburg University finds in its annual report that Trump’s second term has been characterized by a swift concentration of power in the executive branch that ignores the rule of law, suppresses dissent, and targets civil rights.

How To Build A Union Reform Caucus

March 11, 2026 Labor Notes. Organize! Democracy, Labor Movement, Reform Caucus, Unions

Over the last decade, almost every corner of the U.S. labor movement has experienced an exciting revitalization. Educators have brought a new fighting spirit to their unions, from Los Angeles to Chicago to Massachusetts. Rank-and-file members have overthrown corrupt leadership in the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers. Grocery workers and letter carriers have rebelled against subpar contracts, and building trades workers are turning around their locals. What do all these fights have in common? Union reform caucuses.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced To Life

February 20, 2026 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Resist! Coups, Criminal Justice and Prisons, Democracy, South Korea, Yoon Suk-Yeol

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday, February 19, after a court found him leading an “insurrection” by declaring martial law in December 2024. The declaration of martial law violated the authority of South Korea’s National Assembly, the Seoul district court observed, calling it an insurrection undermining the constitutional order in the country, The Korean Times reported. Former prime minister Han Duck Soo, defense minister Kim Yong-hyun along with several former military and police officers, involved in the justification or execution of the martial law decree at the time, were also found guilty by the court and sentenced to similar terms in jail as Yoon.

Rural America Knows How Greenland Feels

February 15, 2026 John Peace, Portside. Educate! Democracy, Greenland, Health Care, rural communities

Recent headlines have been filled with renewed talk from the Trump administration about taking over Greenland, perhaps seizing it by force if Denmark is not willing to hand it over to the United States. Maps of the semiautonomous Danish territory light up on cable news. Analysts talk about supply chains, China, Greenland’s strategic location and its rare earth minerals and other critical resources needed for modern technology and defense. Greenland, we are told, matters. If you live in rural America, that probably sounds familiar. Because rural communities know exactly what it feels like to suddenly matter only when someone needs what is under your feet—or in your mountains.

The Struggle Against The Monroe Doctrine Goes On

February 9, 2026 Francisco Dominguez, Morningstar Online. Educate! Cuba, Democracy, International Law, Monroe Doctrine, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Donald Trump's order that the US military attack Venezuela on January 3 2026 led to heavy bombardment of four cities (Caracas, Miranda, La Guaira and Maracay), focusing on military and civilian targets, leading to the violent kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, both of whom were taken prisoner and flown to New York City. The US government’s narrative to justify this blatant violation of international law evolved from bogus charges about the Venezuelan government being responsible for “drug-trafficking” and “narco-terrorism,” attempting to obscure the real objective: taking possession of Venezuela’s oil — the world’s largest reserves — by military force.

Socialism Much More Than Just An Idea

February 4, 2026 Rossana Cambron, People's World. Strategize! Capitalism, Democracy, New Economy, Socialism

Socialism is both a political and economic theory and a historical stage in human development. As capitalism continues to squeeze profits from workers, more people become aware of who truly produces society’s wealth—and who benefits from their labor. This growing awareness raises a critical question: if capitalism creates unbearable conditions for the majority, what comes next? At its core, socialism advocates for social ownership and democratic control of the means of production. This means that major resources and industries—such as factories, land, energy, and transportation—are owned and managed collectively, rather than by private individuals or corporations.

The Hardest Part Of Fighting Fascism Comes After The Fascists Fall

February 1, 2026 Joel Westheimer, Truthout. Strategize! Anti-fascism, Argentina, Democracy, Fascism, History

I lived in Argentina in the mid-1980s, just after the fall of the brutal military dictatorship that ruled from 1976 to 1983. The country was taking its first, shaky steps back toward democracy. It was a time of great hope, but also of grave uncertainty — because while the generals were gone, the political culture that enabled them remained. Like most of the nation, I was captivated by the pioneering trials of the military generals that promised to restore justice. But watching the trials, reading the commentary, and witnessing the national response, it became increasingly clear that after a dictatorship collapses, its shadow lingers. Institutions that propped it up may be quick to pivot but slow to reform.

Illiberal Democracy And The Tyranny Facing Iran

January 21, 2026 Sean Reynolds, Counter Currents. Educate! Democracy, Iran, Regime Change, Western imperialism

Much more than the unforgivable Venezuela massacre which, over months, murdered some 250 people to remove just one member of Venezuela’s government, this attack resembled, in miniature, the business-as-usual shock-and-awe of previous U.S. administrations intent on driving inconvenient nations to societal collapse. It is a tragic irony that all three aggressor nations in the recent attacks are themselves risking societal collapse in what seem the last years of the affluence that an evanescing global dominance will allow them to enjoy.

Grand Illusion

January 10, 2026 Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. Educate! Democracy, Fascism, Greenland, NATO, US Empire

All empires, when they are dying, worship the idol of war. War will save the empire. War will resurrect past glory. War will teach an unruly world to obey. But those who bow down before the idol of war, blinded by hypermasculinity and hubris, are unaware that while idols begin by calling for the sacrifice of others, they end by demanding self-sacrifice. Ekpyrosis, the inevitable conflagration that destroys the world according to the ancient Stoics, is part of the cyclical nature of time. There is no escape. Fortuna. There is a time for individual death.

America The Rogue State

January 6, 2026 Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. Educate! Chris Hedges, Democracy, United States, US Empire

The ruling class of the United States, severed from a fact-based universe and blinded by idiocy, greed and hubris, has immolated the internal mechanisms that prevent dictatorship, and the external mechanisms designed to protect against a lawless world of colonialism and gunboat diplomacy. Our democratic institutions are moribund. They are unable or unwilling to restrain our ruling gangster class. The lobby-infested Congress is a useless appendage. It surrendered its Constitutional authority, including the right to declare war and pass legislation, long ago.

‘Killing Democracy’ Exposes Imperialist Tactics And Media Complicity

January 5, 2026 Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. Featured Campaign, Podcast - Clearing The FOG Democracy, Media, Regime Change, Venezuela, Western imperialism

The new book, "Killing Democracy: Western Imperialism's Legacy of Regime Change and Media Manipulation," is a timely account of the West's efforts to control countries around the world through soft power and, when necessary, military power, and the critical role the media plays in forming popular opinion to support these efforts and view them as legitimate. Clearing the FOG speaks with two of the five co-authors, Finian Cunningham and K J Noh. They discuss the West's efforts not only to overthrow governments but also to go after and, in some cases, annihilate the Left. They also speak about current efforts, including the very recent kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a night raid.

What Is An Assembly? A Guide To True Democracy

December 26, 2025 Mike Pappas and Pola Posen, Left Voice. Strategize! Democracy, Governance, People's Assemblies, Working Class

Today, we hear a lot about “democracy” from politicians and the mainstream media. Just a year ago, Kamala Harris claimed the U.S. was the “greatest democracy in the history of the world.” Meanwhile Trump, in his inaugural address to his second term, preached about how his return to office would restore democracy and freedom. Democrats, meanwhile, claim that Trump is a threat to “our democracy,” using it to help make themselves seem like the lesser of two evils. And while it’s true that he attacks democratic rights in every way, the idea that before Trump there was real democracy for the working class and oppressed is laughable.

Assemblies: A Path To Co-Governance And Democratic Renewal

December 24, 2025 Ben Palmquist , Portside. Organize! Community Assemblies, Democracy, Governance, Local Assemblies

Democracy should give us a real say in the decisions that shape our lives, but few people today feel the government is working for them. Inequality is extreme, our economic lives are precarious, and trust in government and all kinds of institutions is at historic lows. All this has opened up space for the reactionary Right—at least in the last election—to win over a multiracial majority of voters. As we defend electoral democracy and organize our people, we also need to build new democratic structures: ones that deepen people’s sense of interdependence and solidarity, build real political and economic democracy, and deliver palpable results that restore people’s faith in collective public action and democratic governance.

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