Ron DeSantis masks his activities while banning mask requirements

By Lance Aksamit

Defending ban of transgender legislator, Montana Republicans attack democracy while claiming to preserve it

By Jim Carroll

In first, U.S. labeled ‘backsliding democracy’ in report detailing state of democracy worldwide

By Julia Conley

More than one in four people globally live in backsliding democracies, which also include Brazil and India, according to the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

Brazil’s Bolsonaro is replaying Donald Trump’s insurrection playbook

By Mark Sumner

Former Trump staffers are advising Jair Bolsonaro on how to whip up false fears about election fraud while his supporters threaten violence

National journalists are still afraid to tell the truth about GOP extremism

By Eric Boehlert

Republicans across the country are actively embracing authoritarianism but conventional journalists are acting as if it’s all Trump’s doing