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Executive Order Tracker - Commercial Service
Littler's Executive Order Tracker is your go-to resource for staying up to date on all executive orders and actions issued by the Trump administration. We are tracking every order, analyzing its impact, and providing summaries
Democrats Need to Clean House - Josh Barro Atlantic Magazine
A difficult, but accurate. read for those upset at the 2024 presidential election. Also interesting to read through a social studies education lens - how many of the books recommended by the NCSS mirror this "out of touch" portrayal of America?
The Unbearable Normality of Creeping Authoritarianism
Statement on Termination of Open Government Federal Advisory Committee
Column: There Is Always a Reckoning for Those Lacking Humility, Empathy
Written by Charles Luckey, a retired US Army Lieutenant General who was the oldest Green Beret in uniform, and Commanding General of the United States Army Reserve Command should be read by the shocked and scared, and those looking for what to do next. It is a sobering reminder of the stakes we all face.
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Feb 24th release of survey responses collected by the FED in Dallas. This would never appear in traditional news-entertainment sources,.
HUman RIghts Campaign - Tips for Preparedness, Peaceful Protesting, and Safety
For those inspired to attend local gatherings and protests, the Human Rights Campaign offers some important advice before you leave home.
The Alt Media with Adam Parkhomenko and Sam Youngman | Substack
Highly-partisan, obscenity laden (be warned) source that often has links to stories and events that don't make it into the mainstream, yet need to be read and verified at other sources
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan member organization, that generates policy-relevant ideas and analysis, convenes experts and policymakers, and promotes informed public discussion. You can learn more by scanning and reading through essays and discussions of government officials, global business leaders, and prominent members of the intelligence and foreign-policy communities than to click through any news-entertainment service
Brennan Center for Justice
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law runs regular, detailed features on current events as they relate to the rule of law.
Data Foundation documents rapid changes to federal evaluation capacity, including elimination of research offices across agencies, threatening government's ability to measure program effectiveness.
Political Scientists Statement, February 2025
In a detailed description of 6 specific actions more than 1,000 scholars and political scientists express "urgent concern about threats to the basic design of American government and democracy." It is important to note that these people disagree with other for a living, getting them all to agree to a statement like this is remarkable.
Trump is making false claims about Zelensky's popularity, say experts
After US President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%, experts including Professor Olga Onuch of The University of Manchester have pointed to their polling which puts his approval rating at 63% - making him the most popular politician in the country.
Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness
President's Executive Order purporting to ban transgender people from the armed services
The Budapest Memorandum - December 5, 1994
This is the document with which the USA, Great Britain and the Russian Federation pledged to respect the national borders and sovereignty of Ukraine
UMich faculty hold teach-in to discuss Trump administration
University of Michigan students gathered to hear faculty experts explain the impacts President Trump’s administration may have on democracy.
2025-2/18: DNC Chair (Ken Martin) Memo - Democrats Will Fight Against Trump’s War on Working People
This statement from the new DNC Chair was not received well by many Democrats
INDIVISIBLE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY ON THE BRINK
Indivisible is a grassroots movement of thousands of local groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.
What you can do to fight the Trump agenda
U.S. Senate: Floor Proceedings
Floor Activity of the US Senate. Whenever you want to see what it happening in the Senate - this is where you go
Megastudy identifying successful interventions to strengthen Americans’ democratic attitudes
October 2024 research from Stanford University
‘Trump Brazenly Defies Laws’ is not an A17 story | Press Watch
Press Watch article decrying the language and framing of news
Tariffs on Trading Partners: Can the President Actually Do That? | Council on Foreign Relations
Though Congress holds power over regulating commerce with foreign nations, it has incrementally delegated significant authority to the president, giving him broad discretion to take trade actions.
Home | Our Parks
This is a project of Alt National Park Service, a grassroots movement dedicated to preserving the mission of national parks, especially in periods of policy uncertainty.
School officials warn Trump's plan for U.S. education dept. would come with costs • New Jersey Monitor
Title IX Directive from Department of Education - Feb 4, 2025
Notice that the Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will enforce Title IX under the provisions of the 2020 Title IX Rule, rather than the 2024 Title IX Rule.
5 Calls
Advocacy group providing readers with identification and contact information for congressional leadership and scripts to support communication of resistance to attacks on the Constitution and the rule of law
Six ways to send a message to your representatives
Notes on the Crises