If US elites can find the courage to speak up, we can still prevent our country from descending into full-blown autocracy If US elites can find the courage to speak up, we can still prevent our country from descending into full-blown autocracy A lex Pretti – an ICU nurse documenting alleged cases of federal immigration agents’ overreach – was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis on 24 January. Just hours later, Minnesotans gathered in their neighborhoods for vigils to mourn his death and