The Democracy Collaborative

08/31/2026

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08/30/2026

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❗️Attempt to isolate Iran blows back
❗️Mecca Defense Pact invites Iran
❗️SCOTUS upholds Trump mail-in voting exec order

❕Civil rights bloc leads
❕Minneapolis 'Spiderman'
❕Eco-tribal coalitions win land battle

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08/28/2026

As the U.S. war on Iran reaches six months, we are revisiting the latest essay in our 'Creating a New International Order' series.

In 'The Imperial Objectives of America's Oil War' distinguished financial analyst and The Democracy Collaborative Fellow Michael Hudson outlines how America's imperial objectives in the 21st century have been led by hubris and miscalculations.

Read the full piece here ➡ https://www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/imperial-objectives-america-oil-war

08/26/2026

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08/24/2026

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❗️‍Iran-US MoU expires amid escalating rhetoric
❗️Petrodollar system in crisis
❗️Conditional bank status for Trump crypto scheme

❕Angie Nixon wins FL senate primary
❕Trump’s FCC hit with lawsuits
❕Anti-Flock camera trend

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08/19/2026

We are delighted to announce that we have now officially launched our new From the Archives series - the monthly publication of a report, article, op-ed, or other piece of writing from our extensive archive of material, extending over 50 years.

Starting us off is is one of the foundational documents of Community Wealth Building, a memorandum to the participants of the Exploratory Project for Economic Alternatives (EPEA), which had launched in early 1972.

Learn more about EPEA's history and how many of the cornerstones of what was to become The Democracy Collaborative were laid here ⤵

December 1, 1972 Gar Alperovitz, Archibald L. Gillies, and David R. Hunter

08/18/2026

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❗️Strategic Petroleum Reserve nearly at tank bottom
❗️USS Abraham Lincoln crisis deepens
❗️Trump sued over Truth Social insider trading

❕Protests over border wall in Big Bend National Park
❕Protests over murder of Corey Ruiz

trackingthecrisis.org

08/12/2026

Over the summer we will be returning to some of our older pieces, in a segment aptly called "From the Archives". Starting with one of our most read pieces from the blog: 'Appraising Mamdani's Five Key Policies' by Maliha Safri.

Published shortly before his NYC mayoral victory, this investigation into Zohran Mamdani's main pledges makes a particularly compelling read even several months later.

Find what promises he kept, and which are still to come true on the Blog ⤵
https://www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/mamdani-five-key-policies

08/11/2026

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❗️‍Trump TACOs on major Iran strike
❗️US Treasury yen bailout
❗️Labor market goes negative, hiring stalls

❕Dems progressive insurgency: El-Sayed win
❕Revolt over conditions on aircraft carrier
❕Flock camera vandalism spreads

trackingthecrisis.com

08/06/2026

For the United States the Oil War is not one of choice, but a desperate move to maintain its world oil monopoly, hoping to obtain from abroad the affluence that it no longer is producing at home, argues distinguished financial analyst and The Democracy Collaborative Fellow Michael Hudson.

In his latest piece for the series 'Creating a New International Order', Hudson outlines how America's imperial objectives in the 21st century have been led by hubris and miscalculations.

"Opinion polls showed a steady decline in Trump’s approval rating and rising opposition to his war. He repeatedly voiced his fear that he might go down in history with a reputation like that of President Herbert Hoover for presiding over a depression,” he writes.

Read 'The Imperial Objectives of America's Oil War' in full →

For the United States the Oil War is not one of choice, but a desperate move to maintain its world oil monopoly, hoping to obtain from abroad the affluence that it no longer is producing at home. Michael Hudson continues his series Creating a New International Order .