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Democracy Under Fire: Marc Elias Explains How to Defeat Trump’s Authoritarian Power Grab

January 18, 2026 By Egberto Willies Leave a Comment

Democracy Docket Founder Marc Elias on how to stop a lawless Trump

As Trump escalates authoritarian threats, Marc Elias lays out how legal action and civic engagement can protect elections and democracy.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Civil Rights, Courts, democracy, Democracy Docket, Election Integrity, Marc Elias, Progressive Politics, Trump Authoritarianism, Voter Suppression, voting rights

“Get Out of Minneapolis”: Mayor Frey Blasts ICE After Civilian Killing

January 7, 2026 By Egberto Willies Leave a Comment

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivers a blistering response after ICE kills a civilian, rejecting spin, demanding justice, and urging peaceful protest and voter action.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivers a blistering response after ICE kills a civilian, rejecting spin, demanding justice, and urging peaceful protest and voter action.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Accountability, civilian killed ICE, community safety, defund ICE, democracy, Federal Overreach, ICE violence, immigration enforcement abuse, Jacob Frey, Minneapolis ICE shooting, peaceful protest, police violence, Progressive Politics, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression

Leave Nothing Unanswered: A Holiday Call to Speak Truth with Civility at the Dinner Table

December 24, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Leave Nothing Unanswered A Holiday Call to Speak Truth with Civility at the Dinner Table

Democracy isn’t defended only at the ballot box. It’s defended when ordinary people challenge lies—civilly—at the dinner table.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: activism, civic engagement, democracy, family conversations, holiday politics, media literacy, misinformation, political discourse, Progressive values, truth

Ex-MAGA Activist Reveals the Fear Machine That Radicalized Millions—and How He Escaped

December 5, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Ex-MAGA Activist Reveals the Fear Machine That Radicalized Millions—and How He Escaped

He escaped MAGA after years inside. His apology reveals how fear, conspiracy, and isolation fuel the movement.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: authoritarianism, conspiracy theories, COVID mismanagement, democracy, January 6, leaving MAGA, MAGA, misinformation, political radicalization, political trauma, Progressive media, Stephanie Ruhle, Trumpism, Uvalde Shooting

Jasmine Crockett Calls Out MTG’s Sudden Victim Act as MAGA Turns on Its Own

November 25, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Jasmine Crockett Calls Out MTG’s Sudden Victim Act as MAGA Turns on Its Own

Rep. Jasmine Crockett dismantles Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden victim narrative as MAGA and Trump turn on her, exposing the hypocrisy at the heart of their movement.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Congress, democracy, Donald Trump, Egberto Willies, Independent media, Jasmine Crockett, MAGA, Marjorie Taylor Greene, MTG, Political Commentary, political hypocrisy, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, Republican infighting

Redistricting Just Became Dangerous for Republicans After the 2025 Elections

November 11, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Redistricting Just Became Dangerous for Republicans After the 2025 Elections

The 2025 elections changed the political map — literally. Republicans who once wielded redistricting as a weapon for permanent power now face an electorate and legal landscape that threaten to turn that strategy against them. What was once a tool for dominance could soon become their downfall.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: democracy, Elections 2025, gerrymandering, Politics, Redistricting, republicans

Don’t be terrified. The country is still a democracy that belongs to all of us.de

February 9, 2025 By Egberto Willies

As we watch Donald Trump destroy democracy and the government through Elon Musk, we must first understand why, and then we must engage in one or more forms.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: country, democracy

I expect Harris will win, but we must be ready with structures to bypass the internet and MSM.

October 27, 2024 By Egberto Willies

I expect Harris will win, but we must be ready with structures to bypass the internet and MSM.

While I expect VP Kamala Harris to win, it is incumbent on activist journalists and our activist networks to start creating communication structures that bypass the internet and the mainstream media.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: democracy, Kamala Harris, Mainstream media, MSM

Young column: He’s the man to render democracy brain-dead

August 3, 2024 By Independent Media Institute

“You’ve got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.”

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: democracy, vote

The Supreme Court is proving to be a clear and present danger to workers, unions, and life itself

June 16, 2024 By Egberto Willies

The Supreme Court is proving to be a clear and present danger to workers, unions, and life itself

This piece critiques the Supreme Court’s pro-corporate rulings, highlighting their detrimental impact on workers, unions, and environmental sustainability while advocating for reforms to reclaim democratic principles.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: democracy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, unions, workers

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