politics Study finds that people vote for strongman "dominance" leaders when they they feel out of control of their lives Cory Doctorow
politics Prepare for the worst: journalists who survived dictators sound alarm over Trump's press threats Ellsworth Toohey
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Japan Japanese Prime Minister kicks 7 Moonie-linked parliament members from his cabinet Mark Frauenfelder
hungary Jordan Klepper reveals who the Trump party wants to emulate, and it ain't for freedoms Carla Sinclair
Technology Hungary: Coronavirus law lets PM Viktor Orbán rule by decree, threatens 5 years in prison for 'misinformation' spreaders Xeni Jardin
elections Orban humiliated: Hungary's crypto-fascist Fidesz party suffers string of municipal election defeats Cory Doctorow
spooks Undercover who targeted Citizen Lab over Israeli cyber-arms dealer is an ex-Israeli spook linked to black ops firm used by Harvey Weinstein Cory Doctorow
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education 70,000 march in Budapest to protest legislative attack on Central European University Cory Doctorow