Authoritarians Consolidate Control Over Federal Government

A year into the second Trump era, the author argues that authoritarians now control the federal government while society at large remains unconquered. He traces structural drivers—rising inequality, neoliberal policies, speculative billionaire wealth, and state capture—that have shifted the U.S. toward authoritarianism, warning that militarized policing and weakened institutions enable this trend. He calls for collective strategies to resist and rebuild democratic norms.