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In a stark warning, Dr. Jason Stanley says America is entering a dangerous period with President Trump’s growing rhetoric against the so-called “radical left” and “domestic terrorists.” “I think we are facing the moment in which a coup is happening,” Stanley warns. “This is the moment,” he says, and adds that what’s needed now is full-scale, nonviolent resistance.

Everything in the world M.T. Anderson created in his novel “Feed” is informed by the ‘feed’, a commercial brain implant that allows constant access to the internet, including a relentless stream of advertisements. When a hacker with little interest in the feed enters our young protagonist’s life, though, he is confronted with the realities of his existence: the perils of consumerism, his dangerous reliance on technology, the truth of his freewill, and just how endangered his critical thinking is. It is hard to believe that a novel so prescient, so relevant, was published in 2002.

ICE and other federal agents deploy aggressive tactics during their sweeps through America’s cities. NYU historian Ruth Ben Ghiat warns ICE has lost sight of what it’s supposed to be doing: “The goal is very different. It is to terrorize all Americans.” In times of rising authoritarianism, catching their brutality on camera is one way Americans are bearing witness to the truth.  

From censorship demands at the Pentagon to policies that treat whistleblowers as spies, the Trump administration is working to eviscerate public accountability and control the information Americans receive. But resistance is possible: this week, major news outlets across the political spectrum handed in their badges rather than accept the Pentagon’s new rules severely restricting their reporting.

From censorship demands at the Pentagon to policies that treat whistleblowers as spies, the Trump administration is working to eviscerate public accountability and control the information Americans receive. But resistance is possible: this week, major news outlets across the political spectrum handed in their badges rather than accept the Pentagon’s new rules severely restricting their reporting.

At 18 days and counting, this government shutdown is now the third longest in U.S. history with partisan rhetoric heating up, but no end in sight. Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins Ali Velshi with what he believes are the root causes of Republicans’ reluctance to work across the aisle. “Republicans have shown zero interest in reopening the government… It's all consistent with the Trump administration that continues to hurt the American people and unleash cruelty, which apparently is the point of them being in office.”

On the day of thousands of “No Kings” rallies being held across the country, Ali Velshi taps into the history of civil disobedience in South Africa, where thousands of civilians were willingly arrested protesting apartheid. “When they try to silence you with repression, reply with more people, louder voices, undeterred steps,” Velshi said. “This is how single, small acts of courage become many.”

Fascism expert Jason Stanley warns that the Trump administration is increasing its aggressive rhetoric, despite it being deeply unpopular. "Maybe they think they have enough of the levers of power tha...