#institutional-erosion

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US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

American democracy on the brink a year after Trump's election, experts say

Donald Trump's second-term presidency rapidly concentrated power and institutions, pushing the United States toward competitive authoritarianism and eroding democratic norms.
US politics
fromJezebel
1 week ago

The Most Damaging Things Trump Has Done in His First Year

Trump's second term inflicted widespread human suffering and long-term institutional damage through dismantling foreign aid, undermining public health, and deploying ICE and the military domestically.
US politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

The Economy Is Flatlining-and So Is Trump

Donald Trump's second-term governance has undermined democratic norms, pursued self-enrichment and authoritarian tactics, and faces declining public support primarily from worsening economic performance.
Science
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce

Federal scientific and administrative systems are rapidly being dismantled, undermining institutions and disrupting public-sector climate science careers.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Bill Maher Pushes Panic Button Over Trump's Giant Ballroom' Means He's Not Leaving!'

Trump's giant ballroom signals intent to remain in power and exemplifies self-aggrandizement tied to erosion of institutional foundations.
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

Retribution Is Here

Trump knows that they will mention his history-making presidencies, his ostentatious wealth, and his unusual charisma-but he also is aware that when he dies, people will remember his conviction on 34 felony counts, and that there is nothing he can do about it. Even now, White House officials have told me, Trump rages about how his guilty verdict is sure to be mentioned way up high in his obituaries.
US politics
Law
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

Opinion: Five years after Floyd, civilian police oversight is dying on the vine

Civilian oversight of law enforcement has become ineffectual, losing power, public trust, and capacity to compel compliance due to legal, bureaucratic, and political erosion.
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