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Laughing at Mass Death Brings Us Closer to Fascism
The recreational dehumanization of people who are dying of COVID-19 harms us all.
To Fight the GOP’s Radicalized Base, We Have to Push Left
The right’s culture war has an astronomical body count.
Fascism Makes a Comeback — But Nothing About Its Methods Is Especially New
The Trump movement's assault on democracy is directly descended from both the Jim Crow era and the Nuremberg laws.
Attacks on Critical Race Theory Seek to Insert Fascist Politics Into Education
The conservative wrath against critical thinking is manufactured ignorance parading as “patriotic pedagogy.”
January 6 Commission Is Necessary But Isn’t Likely to Break Trump’s Grip on GOP
Rather than try to prove themselves innocent, Republicans are following Trump's lead to discredit the commission itself.
Trump’s “Shadow Cabinet” Ensures His Coup Is Ongoing
Trump’s neofascist coup is no longer limited to himself and his fellow D.C. insiders.
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.
Chomsky: Bolsonaro Is Spreading Trump-Like Fear of “Election Fraud” in Brazil
Renowned linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky assesses what the future may hold for Brazil.
Noam Chomsky: To Retain Power, Democrats Must Stop Abandoning the Working Class
Democrats must take working people’s concerns seriously and pursue policies that serve them rather than the donor class.
Mitch McConnell Says Bipartisanship Is “Over.” Believe Him.
It's time for Democrats to abandon dreams of bipartisanship. The GOP already has.