The Rise of State Violence in the United States
National Guardsmen are being deployed into Democratic-led cities under the guise of fighting crime. ICE, using military-style tactics, are racially profiling and terrorizing communities and brutalizin...
23 Okt 20251h 5min
The Politics of Fashion: How What We Wear Shapes the World
Fashion isn’t just functional — it’s transformative. It can be a form of political speech, like when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made headlines in a white gown emblazoned with “Tax the Rich.” It can also...
16 Okt 20251h 2min
The Republican War on Knowledge
Knowledge is power — a familiar cliché, but one that’s never felt more urgent. Trump and his Republican lackeys have launched alarming efforts to distort facts, manipulate evidence, and dilute the tru...
9 Okt 202552min
How to Build a Winning Coalition in Trump’s Broken America
One of authoritarianism’s core tactics is claiming the system is broken beyond repair and only one man can fix it. Enter Donald Trump. He’s reshaped the Republican Party around his insidious MAGA ideo...
2 Okt 20251h
How MAHA Is Coming for Women
Propaganda is a powerful tool for an autocrat. It’s crucial to step six of the Ten Steps to Autocracy: weaken the truth and fill the void with propaganda and lies. And since RFK Jr. allied with Trump ...
25 Sep 202549min
Stacey Abrams’ On The Ten Steps to Save Democracy
On this week’s episode of Assembly Required, Stacey Abrams breaks down the “Ten Steps to Autocracy,” a framework inspired by Princeton Professor Kim Scheppele that outlines the warning signs of a coun...
18 Sep 20251h 7min
The Republican Dismantling of Public Education
As back-to-school season kicks off, the Trump Administration has gutted the Department of Education, and his Republican allies in Congress have followed suit by slashing funds for our public schools. ...
11 Sep 20251h 10min
More Happier: Talking Romance Writing with Stacey Abrams and Lori Gottlieb
The Assembly Required team is taking a break this week but we’re excited to bring you an episode of Happier with Gretchen Rubin featuring our very own Stacey Abrams.In this Roundtable discussion, we e...
3 Sep 202539min
