What remains unknown is whether post-truth Republicans will succeed in 2024 as the Nazis did in 1933.
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One year from Charlottesville: Hate is on the run – but still at the White House
White supremacist and nationalist groups had not gone away after the Civil Rights era, they just went underground – until their voice had been given the greatest megaphone of modern times.
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Portland far-right rally: police charge counterprotesters with batons drawn
Police in riot gear use stun grenades and pepper spray on leftwing groups protesting against Patriot Prayer marchers.
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Nazis, Racists, Bigots: Extremism on U.S. Ballot in 2018
Arthur Jones is an avowed Nazi. John Fitzgerald says the Holocaust is a myth. Rick Tyler wants to "make America white again." These unapologetic men are all on 2018 election ballots.
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Whataboutism, Part II: How to Argue Politics with People You Don't Agree With
When your political opponents level accusations to cover up for obvious failings in their leaders and attack using irrelevant points, don’t take it lying down.
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Trump Is Taking U.S. Down the Path to Tyranny
The Constitution was designed to prevent tyranny through a system of checks and balances, but in President Trump's America, those safeguards are failing.
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Whataboutism, Part I: Trump's Rhetorical Technique To Subvert Political Discourse
To understand Donald Trump's rhetorical success, we must recognize his mastery of Whataboutism – employing the brutality of a personal attack to divert attention from any argument.
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American Exceptionalism Is a Dangerous Myth
Instead of disrespecting the achievements of other countries, the U.S. needs to learn from them.
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While America Sleeps: Trump’s Treachery and the Russia Scandal
With a summit ahead, Trump works with Putin to cover up Moscow’s attack on the US.
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"Morally Reprehensible" New Orleans Utility Used Paid Actors As Protesters
In a textbook case of astroturfing, the sub-contractor of a local power utility in New Orleans paid people to act as supporters of a proposed $200 million gas-fired power plant.
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Evidence Mounts That Russia Covertly Swayed Brexit Just Like the U.S. Election
Putin appears to have used a billionaire businessman in Britain as a tool to pass the referendum.