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Covering the international fight for democracy from Vienna, Austria.
Founded November 2025.
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America's indecency is Austria's gain www.theredoubt.net/americas-ind...
America's indecency is Austria's gain
The Trump administration's assault on science and higher education presents an opportunity for Europe.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:14 PM
America's indecency is Austria's gain www.theredoubt.net/americas-ind...
Trump's war on the Americas www.theredoubt.net/trumps-war-o...
Trump's war on the Americas
The U.S. president views the attacks in Minneapolis and South America as all part of the same conflict.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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The Redoubt
Covering the international fight for democracy from Vienna, Austria.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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The far right is still not the future www.theredoubt.net/the-far-righ...
The far right is still not the future
From America to Europe, most people don't share the values of right-wing extremists.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:20 PM
The far right is still not the future www.theredoubt.net/the-far-righ...
For some, freedom of speech is already gone www.theredoubt.net/for-some-fre...
For some, freedom of speech is already gone
Foreign-born academics are afraid to speak their mind in Donald Trump's America.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
For some, freedom of speech is already gone www.theredoubt.net/for-some-fre...
Trump, greed and Greenland www.theredoubt.net/trump-greed-and-greenland www.theredoubt.net/trump-greed-...
Trump, greed and Greenland
The first edition of The Dispatch, a newsletter on democracy and international affairs for premium subscribers.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Trump, greed and Greenland www.theredoubt.net/trump-greed-and-greenland www.theredoubt.net/trump-greed-...
Did you know they want you dead? www.theredoubt.net/did-you-know...
Did you know they want you dead?
The state-sanctioned murder of Renee Good reveals the depravity at the heart of American fascism.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Birthright citizenship and the attack on democracy: 'If you know the history, you know what they're trying to do' www.theredoubt.net/birthright-c...
Birthright citizenship and the attack on democracy: 'If you know the history, you know what they're trying to do'
Prof. Anna O. Law spoke to The Redoubt about her upcoming book and why the 14th Amendment made America great.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Birthright citizenship and the attack on democracy: 'If you know the history, you know what they're trying to do' www.theredoubt.net/birthright-c...
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Project 2025 and the specter of mass surveillance in Europe www.theredoubt.net/project-2025...
Project 2025 and the specter of mass surveillance in Europe
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems says U.S. espionage could have a chilling effect on civil society.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Project 2025 and the specter of mass surveillance in Europe www.theredoubt.net/project-2025...
Last Week at The Redoubt: Sex, socialism and democratic decline www.theredoubt.net/sex-socialis...
Sex, socialism and democratic decline
Trump's return to power has led to "new and startling" attacks on civic freedoms.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Last Week at The Redoubt: Sex, socialism and democratic decline www.theredoubt.net/sex-socialis...
'New and startling': Trump's return drives global decline in civic freedoms www.theredoubt.net/new-and-star...
'New and startling': Trump's return drives global decline in civic freedoms
A new report says dismantling USAID helped fuel an international assault on free expression.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
'New and startling': Trump's return drives global decline in civic freedoms www.theredoubt.net/new-and-star...
Sex and equal rights in Eastern Europe: What socialism did for women www.theredoubt.net/sex-and-equa...
Sex and equal rights in Eastern Europe: What socialism did for women
At work and in the bedroom, socialism achieved results for 51% of the population, argues Kristen R. Ghodsee, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sex and equal rights in Eastern Europe: What socialism did for women www.theredoubt.net/sex-and-equa...
Congress killed due process, then Trump went even further www.theredoubt.net/congress-kil...
Congress killed due process, then Trump went even further
The Laken Riley Act stripped undocumented immigrants of a fundamental right, but even that has not been radical enough for this White House.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Congress killed due process, then Trump went even further www.theredoubt.net/congress-kil...
How to blow the case against elite corruption www.theredoubt.net/how-to-blow-...
How to blow the case against elite corruption
Defending bribes and ties to wealthy criminals is why you get cynicism about politics.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Exclusive: Meta has been paid $3.2 million to promote Tucker Carlson www.theredoubt.net/meta-has-bee...
Meta has been paid $3.2 million to promote Tucker Carlson
The parent company of Facebook is helping a right-wing influencer promote conspiracy theories about 9/11.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Exclusive: Meta has been paid $3.2 million to promote Tucker Carlson www.theredoubt.net/meta-has-bee...
Subverting — and celebrating — the fascist aesthetic www.theredoubt.net/subverting-a...
Subverting — and celebrating — the fascist aesthetic
In Austria, activists co-opted the fascist aesthetic to promote a message of inclusion. Would that work in America?
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November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Subverting — and celebrating — the fascist aesthetic www.theredoubt.net/subverting-a...
Trump likes dictators a lot more than journalists www.theredoubt.net/trump-likes-...
Trump likes dictators a lot more than journalists
The U.S. president, defending the killer of Jamal Khashoggi, made clear that he thinks a good leader has blood on his hands.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Trump likes dictators a lot more than journalists www.theredoubt.net/trump-likes-...
Democrats stay silent on Stacey Plaskett, an ex-Republican who texted Epstein in Congress www.theredoubt.net/democrats-st...
Democrats stay silent on Stacey Plaskett, an ex-Republican who texted Epstein in Congress
Rep. Ro Khanna told The Redoubt that the "Epstein class needs to go," but wouldn't say if that includes his Democratic colleague.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Democrats stay silent on Stacey Plaskett, an ex-Republican who texted Epstein in Congress www.theredoubt.net/democrats-st...
Russia's 200-year 'obsession' with destroying Ukraine www.theredoubt.net/russias-200-...
Russia's 200-year 'obsession' with destroying Ukraine
Russia has wanted to eliminate Ukrainian identity for a very long time, says Prof. Eugene Finkel.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Russia's 200-year 'obsession' with destroying Ukraine www.theredoubt.net/russias-200-...
Welcome to The Redoubt www.theredoubt.net/welcome-to-t...
Welcome to The Redoubt
Defending truth, honor and decency across borders.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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How we talk about murder www.theredoubt.net/how-we-talk-...
How we talk about murder
Interrogating the euphemisms used to legitimize state killings.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
How we talk about murder www.theredoubt.net/how-we-talk-...