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Henry A. Giroux | The Authoritarian Politics of Resentment in Trump’s America
Neoliberalism has channeled a potent politics of anger into individualized resentment that seeks vengeance.
Trump’s Alleged Fraud and Child Rape: The Stranger-Than-Fiction Story of Election 2016
Itu2019s been an incredibly strange political year.
Is Trump’s Rise a Result of the US Declaring War on Institutions That Make Democracy Possible?
Henry Giroux critiques what he believes is a slide toward authoritarianism and other failings that led to the current political climate and rise of Donald Trump.
Henry A. Giroux on “War Culture” and the Undermining of Democracy
We need broad-based social movements to stop the US from tipping over into authoritarianism.
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Illiberal Democracy, Donald Trump and the 2016 Election
Trump has channeled latent bigotry and ideological extremism into a movement suited for illiberal democracy.
“We No Longer Live in a Democracy”: Henry Giroux on a United States at War With Itself
To transform our society into a democracy, we first have to dismantle the myth of democracy as currently defined.
What Is the Tipping Point? Everyday Authoritarianism in the US
Cultural critic Henry Giroux explains how a new strain of authoritarianism has seized US politics and culture.
“Stop the World, I Want to Get Off”: Trump and Authoritarianism
All over the globe, including here in the US, there is a resurgence of muscular authoritarian politics.
Here’s a Terrifying Truth: Trump Could Win
With 44 percent of white Americans scoring high on the authoritarianism scale, Trump can't be far behind.
Uptick in Bombings Comes as Turkey Drifts Toward Islamist, Authoritarian Rule
Funerals have begun in Turkey for some of the 42 people killed in a triple suicide bombing Tuesday.