From Sweden to the U.S., Resistance Is in the Air
Creative protests and acts of solidarity, in concert with the determination and courage of refugees, are changing politics all over the world.
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Caravan Migrants Remain Hopeful, Brave in Fight for Legal Asylum
Because of a hostile Trump administration, even asylum seekers who establish "credible fear" could face years of detention.
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Denormalizing Hate
America's underlying moral sickness has spread with the immigration debate. Generous, fair and flexible policy is the antidote.
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Americanism Is Bigger Than Trumpism
The noxious stew of nativism, xenophobia, misogyny and white supremacy that put Donald Trump in the White House no longer appears to be unconquerable.
Is the Erosion of American Democracy Reversible?
The author reflects on 72 years personal and political history in this speech at the Residential College at the University of Michigan.
Juan Cole
Here Are Some of the Ways Bill O’Reilly Gave Us Trump and Cheapened America
O’Reilly has been ousted, but the despicable strategy of orienting Fox “news” toward the nativist far right in the United States will continue.
John Oliver on Why We Should Pay Close Attention to the Upcoming French Election (Video)
France is on the verge of committing a nativist mistake comparable to those the United States and Britain made in 2016, the "Last Week Tonight" host says.
VIDEO: Is Right-Wing Populism the New Normal?
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While it might be tempting to view the political success of Donald Trump as something uniquely American, Guardian journalist Gary Younge explains that "most Western nations have their own Trump: a racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic demagogue appealing to a mix of nationalist nostalgia, patriotic myth, class grievance and economic insecurity."
