Elbows Up
POLITICAL POWER · CANADA · UNITED STATES
April 10, 2025
In response to escalating tensions
with the United States, Canadians
have embraced the phrase “Elbows
Up,” inspired.
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Harvard’s Free Tuition
Initiative
COST OF LIVING · PUBLIC FINANCE · UNITED STATES
March 25, 2025
Harvard University will expand its
financial aid program in 2025-26,
offering free tuition to families
earning up.
: Expanding Access to Higher
Education for Middle-Income Families
Harvard University has made a
groundbreaking announcement that
will significantly increase
accessibility to its world-class
education for middle-income
families. This initiative comes amid…
The Day the Music Stopped
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · UNITED STATES
March 25, 2025
A planned concert featuring young
musicians of color alongside the
Marine Band was canceled under a
Trump.
Granny D’s Walk
CAMPAIGNS · POLITICAL POWER · UNITED STATES
March 22, 2025
At age 88, Doris “Granny D” Haddock
embarked on a 3,200-mile walk across
the United States to.
Oh Canada. Oh NO!
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · CANADA
March 21, 2025
In early 2025, former U.S. President
Donald Trump escalated tensions by
proposing the annexation of Canada…
How to Become a Dictator -
Step 9: Consolidate Power
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
March 19, 2025
Authoritarian leaders often
consolidate power gradually, eroding
democratic safeguards through legal
maneuvers and institutional control.
The article.
How to Become a Dictator - Step 9:
Consolidate Power
When people envision a dictator’s…
Big Money, Small Towns: How
Outside Cash is Rewriting
Local Democracy
POLITICAL POWER · CAMPAIGNS · LOCAL GOVERNMENT
March 18, 2025
In the fading twilight of a chilly
North Carolina evening, a local
election in Sylva was decided by the…
How to Become a Dictator:
Step 3 Control Communication
POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS
March 6, 2025
Authoritarian leaders consolidate
power by controlling communication,
shaping media narratives, and
marginalizing dissent. Examples
include Viktor Orbán’s.
Information is the lifeblood of
power. If a population only hears
one voice—one unwavering…
Clash in the Oval
WAR AND SECURITY · UKRAINE · PUBLIC FINANCE
February 26, 2025
Tensions surfaced between President
Trump and President Macron over the
nature of Western aid to Ukraine,
with.