How to Defeat the Authoritarian Message
When in 1929 Walter Lippmann assessed the likelihood of fascism spreading to Western countries, he categorically ruled out its reaching…
Theme: Authoritarianism
The 764 Network: A Global Threat for Child Abuse and Radicalization
There is an urgent concern among researchers and law enforcement about a youth network engaged in the large-scale targeting, abuse,…
Leveraging Gender to Advance Authoritarianism, Part Two
Around the world, political and cultural leaders are leveraging narratives and policies on gender to justify anti-democratic practices, rights restrictions,…
Leveraging Gender to Advance Authoritarianism, Part One
As communities continue to push back against anti-democratic measures and group-targeted violence, it is more critical than ever to understand…
Meaningful Solidarity Starts by Embracing Complex Realities
As democratic backsliding accelerates around the world, solidarity across borders has become more important than ever. Yet solidarity is not…
Bending the Arc of Democracy
The Kettering Foundation was a headline sponsor for this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, held in what many consider to be…
Trump Administration Purging LGBTQ+ People From Public Jobs and the Public Memory
Running in 2024, Donald Trump and JD Vance made attacking LGBTQ+ people a central feature of their campaign. The then-candidates…
Charlie Kirk’s Murder Sparks Calls for Civil War And Violent Retribution Against Political Opponents
The murder of Charlie Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus has ratcheted up political tension at home and abroad.…
Project 2025: The Far-Right Plan to Destroy Democracy
With Trump’s return to the presidency, Project 2025, a 920-page blueprint for authoritarianism in the U.S., spearheaded by the powerful…
Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans Mirror European White Nationalist’s Scheme to Ethnically Cleanse the Continent
Since the second Trump administration took power in January, the United States has suffered a judicial crisis, the systematic erasure…