News | Politics & Elections Former Oregon GOP Rep. Pleads Guilty to Letting Violent Mob Into State Capitol Video footage shows former Rep. Mike Nearman opening the door for the far right mob, who then clashed with police. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 28, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The Right Wing Wants Misinformation and Manufactured Ignorance, Not Democracy In the ongoing flight from political and social responsibility, manufactured ignorance is the new face of submission. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout July 28, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Republicans Are Using Antitrust Reform as a Trojan Horse to Attack Democracy The GOP is co-opting antitrust language to build up its base and punish “woke corporations” for anti-racist stances. By Vasudha Desikan , Truthout July 22, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump Has Convinced His Followers He’s About to Return to Office This Summer While Trump will not be reinstated, it’s hard to over-emphasize the dangers that Trumpism poses to U.S. democracy. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout July 21, 2021 Truthout
News | Culture & Media YouTube Reverses Course on “Permanent” Ban of Media Watchdog Right Wing Watch YouTube briefly banned a group that reposted far right videos while leaving the actual far right sources untouched. By Jon Skolnik , Salon June 29, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Culture & Media Google Podcasts Is Hosting a Cache of White Nationalist Content Google remains one of the last major platforms to host some of the most egregious white nationalist podcasts. By Shane Burley , Truthout May 19, 2021 Truthout
Excerpt | Politics & Elections Past Year of White Nationalism Has Shown Ongoing Need for Anti-Fascist Movements The potential of white nationalism only grows without resistance to stifle it. By Shane Burley , AKPress April 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Capitol Police Knew Trump’s Mob Would Attack Congress But Were Unprepared Anyway Though an internal assessment found that the mob was targeting Congress, Capitol Police leaders downplayed the threat. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 14, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sebastian Gorka Is Still in His Trump-Appointed Education Post. Why? After 60-plus days in power, the Biden White House has yet to toss Gorka out or replace him. By Zachary Petrizzo , Salon April 1, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ron Johnson Says He Wasn’t Afraid on Jan. 6 But Would Have Been If It Were BLM If there were “Black Lives Matter and antifa protesters, I might have been a little concerned,” Johnson said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 15, 2021 Truthout