Article documents authoritarian consolidation of power through appointment of loyalists to suppress domestic dissent and maintain militarized state control, qualifying as significant political repression and governance abuse.
A rally in Tehran in April, with posters of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The ayatollah has not been seen in public since being named supreme leader of Iran.
Demonstrates authoritarian abuse of government power through retaliatory firing of a federal employee based on familial political… [more]
Executive dismantling of climate research infrastructure and weather forecasting capabilities represents authoritarian suppression of… [more]
Documents the dystopian context of ICE operations on Election Day and organized citizen resistance to government immigration enforcement,… [more]