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Trump’s Fascist Efforts to Demolish Democracy
Nov 27, 2018 The problem begins on the level of language—one of many levels where pushback is key.
Trump’s Love Affair With Violence in the Age of Fascist Nihilism
Nov 5, 2018 This is a worldview that reinforces a contempt for human rights in the name of financial expediency and the cynical pursuit of political power.
Trump, Kavanaugh and the Path to Neoliberal Fascism
Oct 11, 2018 The president's newest addition to the Supreme Court aligns with Trump on many fronts, all of which spell trouble for the country.
Neoliberal Fascism and the Twilight of the Social
Sep 8, 2018 The corrosive effects on American society of Trump's brand of neoliberalism and neofascism are more obvious every day. Any viable resistance must reclaim the social as part of its strategy.
Neoliberal Fascism and the Echoes of History
Aug 2, 2018 With the rise of President Trump and other authoritarian leaders worldwide, neoliberalism and fascism meld into a war against liberal democracy by embracing strongman ideals, ultranationalism and the worst excesses of capitalism.
Charlottesville, Neo-Nazis and the Challenge to Higher Education
Sep 9, 2017 Educators have a particular responsibility to address the growing assault on democracy under President Trump.
Trump’s Neo-Nazis and the Rise of Illiberal Democracy
Aug 18, 2017 The growing call for illiberal democracies first begins with the popularization and normalization of hate and bigotry.
Trump and the Politics of Nihilism
Aug 11, 2017 The president’s dangerous rhetoric toward North Korea is symptomatic of democratic collapse.
Donald Trump’s Fascist Politics and the Language of Disappearance
Nov 19, 2018 Trump’s language seems buffoonish, but he’s no clown. His rhetoric is meant to destroy thought and democracy.
Reading Against Fascism
Jul 19, 2018 In an age when memory is under attack, a critical review of history becomes a source of hope and a tool of resistance.
Striking Teachers Beat Back Neoliberal War on Public Schools
May 23, 2018 Thousands of educators are taking to the streets, inspired and energized by a dynamic willingness to fight for their own rights, as well as those of their students.
Mainstream Politicians Switch Sides Under Trump
Apr 30, 2018 Often unrecognized in the denunciations of fascism by celebrity politicians such as Madeleine Albright and Hillary Clinton is that neoliberalism is the new fascism.
The Parkland Shooting Was About More Than Gun Violence
Mar 7, 2018 In the U.S., protecting guns and profits has become more important than protecting the lives of young people.
The Ghost of Fascism in the Age of Trump
Feb 15, 2018 Ideological extremism and a stark indifference to the lies and ruthless policies of the Trump administration have turned the GOP into a party of collaborators.
Challenging Trump’s Language of Fascism
Jan 10, 2018 With the advent of the Trump presidency, language is undergoing a shift in the United States: It now treats dissent, critical media and scientific evidence as a species of "fake news."
Fascism’s Return and Trump’s War on Youth
Dec 14, 2017 Donald Trump’s corporate brand of neoliberal fascism is more than willing to sacrifice the future of young people for short-term political and economic gains, if not democracy itself.
Disposability in the Age of Disasters
Nov 3, 2017 The crises we face are being met by a president who urges police to "take the gloves off" and promotes a "law and order" campaign steeped in racism.
Rethinking Higher Education in a Time of Tyranny
Oct 14, 2017 What kind of democracy is possible when the institutions crucial to a vibrant civil society are vanishing?