Autocracy is Winning – The Atlantic

THE BAD GUYS ARE WINNING If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse. By Anne Applebaum The future of democracy may well be decided in a drab office building on the outskirts

Steve Bannon Pledges 20,000 ‘Shock Troops’ As Part Of Republican Takeover – Ring of Fire

Trump ally Steve Bannon made a disturbing admission this week when he told NBC that he was planning on having up to “20,000 shock troops” ready to go when Republicans take over the government in 2024. He didn’t go into a lot of detail about what a “shock troop” is, but the fact that he