The Future of Freedom

Protecting Democracy Amid Rising Authoritarianism

From the very beginning, Donald Trump’s second term has featured exhaustive attempts to roll back basic rights, gut agencies to eliminate checks on his power, undermine an independent press and demonize any groups — including universities, activists, law firms, public-health experts and artists — that refuse to capitulate.

Meanwhile, the billionaires controlling our information environments are leveraging their power and platforms to control and contort public discourse, cozying up to the president while growing their fortunes.

These efforts chip away at our sense of community and our longstanding democratic norms, even as the White House pretends that it’s simply defending our democracy and national security. This kind of manipulation of the public narrative is a common tactic that authoritarians leverage.

We cannot meet autocracy with passivity or apathy. Free Press convenes community activists, issue experts, lawmakers and members of the media to offer public education about the stakes of this moment — and how to defend our collective freedom.

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