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Authoritarianism
Trump was forced out, but he left a Legacy of Threats and Intimidation toward Elected Public Servants

Trump was forced out, but he left a Legacy of Threats and Intimidation toward Elected Public Servants

The Conversation

By Shelley Inglis | – As the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump approaches, federal officials are investigating threats to attack or kill members of Congress. This comes in the wake of the Capitol riot, when a mob stormed the building where members of the House and Senate were preparing to certify the presidential […]

Islamophobia
Hating on Muslims in Western Media is based on the Big Lie

Hating on Muslims in Western Media is based on the Big Lie

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By Stuart Chambers | – Although anti-Muslim sentiments certainly existed long before 2001, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the response to them intensified anti-Muslim tropes, namely the presumption that Islam is inherently violent or that Muslims have a propensity for terrorism. Since 9/11, specific individuals have turned Islamophobia into an industry, scapegoating Muslims to […]

Far Right
Equal Opportunity Hate: The Angry White women of the Capitol Far Right

Equal Opportunity Hate: The Angry White women of the Capitol Far Right

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By Jakana Thomas | – The terror inflicted on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 laid bare America’s problem with violent extremism. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have begun to piece together the events of that day, while attempting to thwart any impending attacks. Scores of people have been arrested and charged over […]

Donald Trump
Did America really Duck the Dark Night of Fascism?  The delusion of normalcy that haunts the United States

Did America really Duck the Dark Night of Fascism? The delusion of normalcy that haunts the United States

The Conversation

By Liam Kennedy | – The election of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States was received across much of the world with a mixture of relief and exuberance, though often laced with apprehension. A common theme in news headlines and Twitter feeds was that normal service was being resumed in the […]

Donald Trump
Despite Uneventful Inauguration, US could face a simmering, chronic domestic terror problem

Despite Uneventful Inauguration, US could face a simmering, chronic domestic terror problem

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By Luis De la Calle | – After President Joe Biden took office on Jan. 20, 2021 without any violent incidents, many in the United States and worldwide breathed a sigh of relief. The respite may be brief. The ingredients that led an incensed pro-Trump mob to break into the Capitol and plant pipe bombs […]

Climate Crisis
With Yellen at Treasury, Can we Finally get a Progressive Carbon Tax?

With Yellen at Treasury, Can we Finally get a Progressive Carbon Tax?

The Conversation

By Rachel Kyte | – Janet Yellen is poised to be the next U.S. Treasury secretary, and her inbox will require every ounce of her vast experience to pilot the economy through a daunting confluence of challenges. How the U.S. manages the economic recovery from COVID-19, the financial risks from climate change and inequality together […]

Constitution
How Trump's language shifted in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot: Linguists can Tell

How Trump’s language shifted in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot: Linguists can Tell

The Conversation

By Roger J. Kreuz and Leah Cathryn Windsor | – On Jan. 6, the world witnessed how language can incite violence. One after another, a series of speakers at the “Save America” rally at the Ellipse in Washington redoubled the messages of anger and outrage. This rhetoric culminated with a directive by the president to […]

Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis: what would 7.1° F. ( 4°C) of global warming feel like?

Climate Crisis: what would 7.1° F. ( 4°C) of global warming feel like?

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By Robert Wilby | – Another year, another climate record broken. Globally, 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year ever recorded. This was all the more remarkable given that cool conditions in the Pacific Ocean – known as La Niña – began to emerge in the second half of the year. The Earth’s mean […]

Far Right
What is the 'boogaloo' and who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol?

What is the ‘boogaloo’ and who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol?

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By Jeff Inglis | – In the wake of the insurrection on Jan. 6, the U.S. is bracing for the possibility of additional violent demonstrations and potential riots at the U.S. Capitol and state capitol buildings around the nation. While many were in Washington, D.C., ostensibly to protest what they wrongly saw as a stolen […]

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