Autocracy in America

There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.

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About Autocracy in America

Reporting on the sweeping changes unfolding in the United States, and preparing you to think about what might happen next.

Season 4

A New Season is Coming

A woman with dark-brown hair that reaches to her shoulders stares at the camera with a small smile. She is wearing a navy-blue button-down shirt and a gold necklace. A teal background is behind her and there are white stars that flow up from the bottom of the page.

Season 3, Episode 6

American Democracy Under Occupation

A drawing of a dove with an American flag and anti-ICE messages on it flies with other birds.

Season 3, Episode 5

Elections Distorted

A drawing of a ballot box with an American flag on it sits at the center of a maze.

Season 3, Episode 4

Rise of the Trump Loyalist

A drawing of a bald eagle decorated with references to the United States justice system breaks apart.

Season 3, Episode 3

Reality Reshaped

A section of a brain, shaped like the United States, falls from the pedestal holding it up.

Season 3, Episode 2

Crypto Corruption

On a teal background a black snake, with white abstract symbols, coils around a radiant red and white coin, protecting it.

Season 3, Episode 1

ICE and the National Guard Are Acting with Impunity

A New and Dangerous National Police Force

A drawing of an American military-like officer in a city holds a ballot box.

Coming Soon: Season 3 of Autocracy in America

Three pillars of images are collaged over a red background. On the left is a military head and helmet, in the middle is an eagle with a cracked pillar and on the right a coiled snake.

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