We saw it when Russia jailed members of Pussy Riot, and again when the US overturned Roe v Wade: misogyny is a powerful political weapon. Let’s focus on fighting it, not ‘understanding’ it, writes Zoe ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition portrays him as a threat to democracy, stoking public anxiety over Israel’s future. The campaign started innocuously enough, but its goal was quite clear ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Authoritarian forces are on the move today—not only in places like ...

How serious is the threat of authoritarianism in the United States today? A new book by two Washington Post reporters reveals that shortly before the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol last January, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat and conservative attorney George Conway on Wednesday issued dire warnings about what to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In retrospect, it should not have been that surprising that a fringe ...

Democrats keep warning that if Donald Trump gets a second term he will be an authoritarian president. They also claim his first term was authoritarian. Trump did once attack the Second Amendment by ...

After becoming the target of police harassment, the Chinese artist and journalist Ai Weiwei left his homeland for good in ...

Ten U.S. mayors from cities such as Chicago and Cincinnati have joined a pact with European mayors to defend democracy and progressive values and fight right-wing populists and authoritarianism.

Might is right is the philosophy behind the Trump administration’s decision to kidnap Nicolás Maduro. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speak with ...

Mayors from 10 American cities are joining the Pact of Free Cities, which began in Eastern Europe, to exchange strategies with fellow mayors for protecting democracy and fighting authoritarianism.