FASCISM

Problem

Democracy in the United States is under coordinated internal attack — not by accident, but by strategy.

Across the country, powerful actors are concentrating power, restricting rights, and undermining institutions that uphold freedom.

27 states passed or advanced voter restrictions since 2020
4,000+ book bans last year — targeting Black, Indigenous, queer, and civil rights stories
17+ states restrict gender-affirming care
1,200+ active hate groups tracked nationally
Election denial candidates ran in 48 states in 2022
U.S. democracy has declined for 15 straight years on international indices
Public institutions — courts, media, policing, education — are increasingly weaponized against movements for justice.

Pattern:

These tactics follow a global authoritarian playbook.

Unchecked, democracy erodes slowly — then suddenly.

Automatic nationwide voter registration
Same-day registration + universal vote-by-mail
Restore voting rights for all except those currently incarcerated.
Election Day as a federal holiday
End racist voter roll purges.
Expand access for:
- Tribal communities
- Students
- Unhoused voters
- People working long or irregular hours.
Strong protection for disabled and elderly voters

Outcome: Millions gain real access to the ballot, not just theoretical eligibility.

Overturn Citizens United
Public financing + matching for small-dollar donations
Ban Members of Congress from taking PAC money from fossil fuels, private prisons, weapons, and monopolies
A lifetime ban on former Members becoming paid lobbyists.
Full transparency for political nonprofits and “dark money” infrastructure

Outcome: Public power replaces corporate capture.

Codify Roe v. Wade into federal law
Protect gender-affirming care nationwide.
Pass the Equality Act for full civil rights protections.
Strengthen Title IX for queer and trans students.
Protect contraception access and medical privacy.
Stop the criminalization of miscarriage, abortion travel, and care providers.

Outcome: Freedom over bodies is protected — a core test of democracy.

Treat organized white supremacist violence as a national security threat — with oversight.
Disarm violent extremist networks where legal.
Demilitarize police and redirect funds into:
- Mental health crisis response
- Violence interruption
- Community-based safety
Protect protest and assembly rights nationwide.
Limit surveillance and publish hate crime data with local funding to respond.

Outcome: Democracy becomes safer — not policed into silence.

Ban censorship and book bans in public schools and libraries.
Protect educators teaching real U.S. history:
- Slavery, Indigenous genocide, Jim Crow, civil rights movements, labor organizing
Fund public-interest and local journalism, including tribal and rural newsrooms
Teach media literacy from middle school onward.
Protect student and faculty speech.

Outcome: An informed public capable of resisting disinformation.

Outcome: Government becomes more reflective, responsive, and representative.

Authoritarianism grows when people lose access to power, history, community, and truth — and when billionaire interests replace public will.

Defending democracy requires:

We stop fascism by expanding democracy — not shrinking it.