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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.
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Dispatches on Turkey: Academics and Authoritarianism
Those of us able to speak and act freely can do so loudly, collectively, and creatively.
Henry A. Giroux | Radical Politics in the Age of American Authoritarianism: Connecting the Dots
If the left is to fight back against authoritarianism, we must bring together diverse movements working for social change.
Trump’s Popularity and the Rise of Authoritarian Capitalism
Supporters of Donald Trump do not seem to count him as one of the elite billionaires whom they would otherwise shun.
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Don’t Thank a Fascist for the Lesson in Authority
The time of authoritarianism and public discussion about that kind of leadership has returned. And now, it's time again to discuss it.
Blowback: Donald Trump Is the Price We Pay for the “War on Terror“
The national security state's perpetual promotion of the “war on terror” has turned US voters into Trump supporters.
Henry A. Giroux | Youth in Authoritarian Times: Challenging Neoliberalism’s Politics of Disposability
Young people today are forced to inhabit a world where childhood is nonexistent, but a different future is possible.
Henry A. Giroux | Political Frauds and the Ghost of Totalitarianism
Calling Donald Trump a fascist is not enough. We must show the seeds of totalitarianism in his discourse and policy measures.
Henry A. Giroux | Orwell, Huxley and the Scourge of the Surveillance State
As more people consent to government and corporate collection of personal data, there is widespread collective indifference to the growth of the surveillance state.
Henry A. Giroux | Authoritarianism, Class Warfare and the Advance of Neoliberal Austerity Policies
Austerity measures represent the undercurrent of a new form of authoritarianism with allegiances only to power.