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The Abuser, Part III: Autocrats Prosecute Opponents, Trump Fits Right In

If he talks like an autocrat and acts like an autocrat, he’s an autocrat. A common characteristic of autocrats is prosecuting their political opponents. Russia under […]

Wertheimer Political Report, October 9, 2025

  The Abuser, Part II: A Lawless Life (See Part I here.) No President of the United States has ever had anything like Donald Trump’s […]

The Abuser, Part II: A Lawless Life

(See Part I here.) No President of the United States has ever had anything like Donald Trump’s track record with the law. He is, put […]

Wertheimer Political Report, October 3, 2025

  D21 NEWS More than 3,700 nonprofit groups, including Democracy 21, joined together to respond to Trump’s executive order targeting nonprofits. The statement said: “We […]

New Fred Wertheimer Piece in the Hill: A Constitutional Convention would be a constitutional crisis — states must say no

In his new piece in the Hill, Fred Wertheimer warns that the push for an Article V Constitutional Convention is a coordinated and well-funded campaign […]

The Supreme Court Majority Is Functioning as a Political Arm of Trump

The Republican-appointed majority of the Supreme Court is playing a shell game with the American people. In the guise of making procedural decisions on cases […]

THE Abuser, Part 1

“Abuser” is defined in Cambridge Dictionary as “someone who treats another person in a cruel, violent or unfair way.” “Abuse” is defined in Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “a […]

An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations

We are a coalition of nonprofit and nonpartisan organizations formed to champion causes dear to all Americans. We work in communities across the country to […]

500+ Organizations, Including D21, Condemn Political Violence And Stand Together Against Trump’s Threats To Nonprofit Groups

The following open letter, signed by more than 500 organizations including Democracy 21, was released this week: We the undersigned unequivocally condemn the murder of […]