The Day America’s Brownshirts Dragged Democracy into the Dirt

This isn’t just an overreach. It’s an assault. A violent, authoritarian assault on American democracy.

By Dr. John Petrone, Associate Professor, USAF Veteran, We the People United!

On Friday, May 9, 2025 Ras Baraka—the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, a sitting, duly elected official—was arrested by ICE …