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The Threat of Republican Fascism, Part I: Vigilantism as a Political Tool
If the budding fascist movement that’s taken over the Republican Party takes over Congress in 2022, it’s likely that an emboldened Donald Trump could win back the presidency in 2024 and kill democracy for good.
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The worst president
“On Jan. 20, we can still presume Trump will be gone from the White House.”
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The ‘Great Reset’ is both a neoliberal fantasy and a right wing conspiracy theory
So many ordinary people choose to believe in grotesque conspiracy theories and often blame others rather than the deeply flawed free market system.
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Trump, Johnson, Bolsonaro: This Rightwing Coronavirus Troika Fails to Respect Human Life
By infecting three of the world’s most right-wing leaders, the coronavirus underscored not only the incompetence and irresponsibility of their governments – but the truth that their brand of populism doesn't keep people safe.
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Trump-Linked U.S. Christian ‘Fundamentalists’ Pour Millions of ‘Dark Money’ into Europe, Boosting the Far Right
A dozen American groups have poured at least $50 million of dark money into Europe over the last decade, backing "armies" of ultra-conservative lawyers, political activists and far right parties themselves.
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What Republicans and Billionaires Really Mean When They Talk About ‘Freedom’
If you ask the Koch brothers and their buddies—who slap those words "freedom" and "liberty" on pretty much everything they do—you’d get a definition that largely has to do with being “free” from taxation and regulation.
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What Democatic Socialism Is... And What It Is Not
There is no good reason for socialism to be a dirty word.
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Defense Tech Startup Founded By Trump's Most Prominent Silicon Valley Supporters Wins Secretive Military AI Contract
The previously unreported Project Maven contract could be a boon for Anduril Industries, which wants to remake the defense contracting industry by incorporating the latest innovations of Silicon Valley into warfighting technology.
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New Hampshire Law Illegally Targets Young Voters Ahead of 2020 Primary
States that put unnecessary and unjustified barriers in the way of young people voting are violating the Constitution and doing a disservice to the democratic process.
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Regime Change In Venezuela, But Human Suffering Continues
Our country is so divided, on so many issues, yet intervening in foreign countries is a united addiction we just can’t tear ourselves away from.
