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Grieving America's 250th birthday

On this July Fourth, Americans ask: What does it mean to love a country that won't love you back?

Salon · Jun 30

A US fascism expert warns: Australia is not immune and undoing the damage is ‘very, very hard’

The US’s slide towards authoritarianism is part of a global trend, says professor and fascism expert Jason Stanley

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2025

Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’

Marci Shore made news around the world when her family moved to Canada. She discusses Trump, teaching history and how terror atomises society

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025

Is Trump actually a fascist – and why does the answer matter?

Given the comparisons to Hitler and Mussolini, experts say it’s important to remember that fascism is a process

The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2024

The dark history of GOP's "DEI" attacks

Experts link the right's "DEI hire" attacks to a dark history of racist political violence

Salon · Sep 15, 2024

The F-Word and Its Consequences

In a new book, left-wing writers debate whether America is going fascist.

Reason · Apr 3, 2024

"Undermining propaganda" with fascism

"We have a classic fascist situation in this country right now," according to the author of “How Fascism Works”

Salon · Dec 11, 2023

NY Times "sugarcoats" Trump "Nazi talk"

"Do better," critics urge after the Times buried Trump's alarming "vermin" rhetoric

Salon · Nov 13, 2023

New charges against Trump focus on lies. Scholars see an authoritarian playbook

Prosecutors allege the former president and co-conspirators used lies to advance criminal conspiracies to overturn the election. Scholars say distant and recent history show how potent lies can be.

WEKU · Aug 7, 2023

Why financial influencers are always wrong about making money fast

“Propaganda depends for its effectiveness on the presence of flawed ideological belief,” writes the philosopher Jason Stanley in How Propaganda Works. Politicians cash in on this prior ideological belief already present in people to push through the narrative they want to.

Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2023