CALL IT BY ITS NAME; FASCISM
“Let’s be clear,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “Trump would prefer the world to be ruled by his fellow multi-billionaire oligarchs.”
Federal agents and other law enforcement try and make way for authorized vehicles to enter while investigating a shooting involving a federal agent on Wednesday morning in Willowbrook, California on January 21, 2026.
(Photo by Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Jake Johnson
Jan 22, 2026
COMMON DREAMS
US Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that seemingly distinct actions by President Donald Trump—such as his attacks on European allies and his unleashing of federal immigration agents on American cities—are part of a broader agenda that aims to “undermine democracy and move this country and the world toward authoritarianism.”
“Trump’s hostility toward Europe has little to do with his absurd and irrational arguments over Greenland,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement following the US president’s speech in Davos, Switzerland. “Trump does not like free elections, a free media, or the right of people to dissent. That is why he hates Europe, with its strong democratic governance, social safety net, and commitment to peacefully resolving disputes.”
Jan 22, 2026
COMMON DREAMS
US Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that seemingly distinct actions by President Donald Trump—such as his attacks on European allies and his unleashing of federal immigration agents on American cities—are part of a broader agenda that aims to “undermine democracy and move this country and the world toward authoritarianism.”
“Trump’s hostility toward Europe has little to do with his absurd and irrational arguments over Greenland,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement following the US president’s speech in Davos, Switzerland. “Trump does not like free elections, a free media, or the right of people to dissent. That is why he hates Europe, with its strong democratic governance, social safety net, and commitment to peacefully resolving disputes.”
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“That is why he is sending ICE to invade American cities,” Sanders continued, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Let’s be clear. Trump would prefer the world to be ruled by his fellow multi-billionaire oligarchs, like his good friends in Saudi Arabia and Russia. These dictators crush political dissent, jail their opponents, and engage in massive kleptocracy.”
Noting that the US will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the progressive senator said that “in this dangerous moment in American history, it is imperative that all of us, regardless of our political views, come together to confront the grave threat of authoritarianism.”
Sanders’ remarks came as the catalog of ICE horrors continued to grow, with news that federal agents have snatched at least four children from Minnesota public schools in recent weeks and revelations that ICE is running roughshod over the Fourth Amendment by asserting the right to forcibly enter people’s homes without a warrant.
“This is what a criminal conspiracy looks like,” said policy analyst Andy Craig, “because that’s what it is.”
Marking the end of the first year of Trump’s second term in the White House, Amnesty International USA warned earlier this week that the Republican president has plunged the United States into a full-blown “human rights emergency.”
“By shredding norms and concentrating power, the administration is trying to make it impossible for anyone to hold them accountable,” said Paul O’Brien, the organization’s executive director. “There is no doubt that these authoritarian practices by the Trump administration are eroding human rights and increasing the risk for journalists and people who speak out or dissent, including protestors, lawyers, students, and human rights defenders.”
Robert Davis
January 22, 2026
RAW ST0RY
President Donald Trump appears to have unleashed a "Nazi problem" in the U.S. that won't disappear anytime soon, according to one journalist.
Mehdi Hasan, founder of Zeteo News, penned a new op-ed for The Guardian in which he argued that the Trump administration has overtly adopted Nazi propaganda techniques. He cited the use of certain phrases that seem to harken back to Nazi slogans and imagery shared on government social media accounts.
Hasan also noted that multiple people in the Trump administration, from Ed Martin at the Department of Justice to Paul Ingrassia at the Government Services Administration, have ties to Nazi groups.
"To be clear: this isn’t about calling everyone the left disagrees with a Nazi, as Trump administration spokespersons like to claim; it’s about recognizing when actual Nazis are not just right in front of us but in power," Hasan wrote. "So here’s a simple rule for Trump and his friends: if you don’t want to be called Nazis, stop hiring Nazis, quoting Nazis and posting Nazi imagery."
Hasan added that Nazi groups have seen the signals flying around the Trump campaign as well. He quoted the founder of a known white supremacist group who proclaimed, “Our side won the election," after Trump retook the White House in 2024.
"But don’t expect any of that to stop any time soon," Hasan continued. "In his first term, the president praised neo-Nazis as 'very fine people' and then his acolytes spent years desperately denying he had ever done so. Today, there is very little denial, shame, or contrition. The United States government under Trump has made a deliberate, calculated, and shameful decision to embolden and enable Nazi-glorifying elements within his party; to elevate and amplify Nazi messaging."
Read the entire op-ed by clicking here.
President Donald Trump appears to have unleashed a "Nazi problem" in the U.S. that won't disappear anytime soon, according to one journalist.
Mehdi Hasan, founder of Zeteo News, penned a new op-ed for The Guardian in which he argued that the Trump administration has overtly adopted Nazi propaganda techniques. He cited the use of certain phrases that seem to harken back to Nazi slogans and imagery shared on government social media accounts.
Hasan also noted that multiple people in the Trump administration, from Ed Martin at the Department of Justice to Paul Ingrassia at the Government Services Administration, have ties to Nazi groups.
"To be clear: this isn’t about calling everyone the left disagrees with a Nazi, as Trump administration spokespersons like to claim; it’s about recognizing when actual Nazis are not just right in front of us but in power," Hasan wrote. "So here’s a simple rule for Trump and his friends: if you don’t want to be called Nazis, stop hiring Nazis, quoting Nazis and posting Nazi imagery."
Hasan added that Nazi groups have seen the signals flying around the Trump campaign as well. He quoted the founder of a known white supremacist group who proclaimed, “Our side won the election," after Trump retook the White House in 2024.
"But don’t expect any of that to stop any time soon," Hasan continued. "In his first term, the president praised neo-Nazis as 'very fine people' and then his acolytes spent years desperately denying he had ever done so. Today, there is very little denial, shame, or contrition. The United States government under Trump has made a deliberate, calculated, and shameful decision to embolden and enable Nazi-glorifying elements within his party; to elevate and amplify Nazi messaging."
Read the entire op-ed by clicking here.
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