Tracking the Crisis
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“All we have to do is flood the zone. Every day, we hit them with three things. They’ll bite on one, and we'll get all of our stuff done, bang, bang, bang. These guys will never be able to recover, but we’ve got to start with muzzle velocity.” — Steve Bannon
TRACKING THE CRISIS is a weekly news round-up tracking the administrative, legislative, and other actions of the U.S. Administration, as well as the many forms of legal and movement response from across a broad range of social, political, and economic actors.
We are providing this service for collective informational purposes, as a tool for understanding the times during a period of disorientingly rapid flux and change in the political economy of the United States.
The Democracy Collaborative should not be understood as endorsing or otherwise any of the specific content of the information round-up.
This round-up is produced by humans, not by Artificial Intelligence. To submit items for our attention, please email tracker@democracycollaborative.org
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Disorder
Week of January 16-22, 2026
Terror
Week of January 9-15, 2026
Rogue State
Week of January 2-8, 2026
Caracas
Weeks of December 19, 2025-January 1, 2026
Blockade
Week of December 12-18, 2025
Affordability
Week of December 5-11, 2025
Double Tap
Weeks of November 21-December 4, 2025
Exposure
Week of November 14-20, 2025
Spineless
Week of November 7-13, 2025
Grounded
Week of October 31-November 6, 2025
SNAP
Week of October 24-30, 2025
Nazi Problems
Week of October 17-23, 2025
Voting Rights
Week of October 10-16, 2025
Gestapo
Week of October 3-9, 2025
Shutdown
Week of September 26-October 2, 2025
Red Scare
Week of September 19-25, 2025
Free Speech
Week of September 12-18, 2025
Turning Point
Week of September 5-11, 2025
Drug Wars
Week of August 29-September 4, 2025
Power Grab
Week of August 22-28, 2025