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How January 6 Echoed Past Right-Wing Coup Attempts In The Western World

The storming of the US-Capitol on January 6, 2021, when hundreds of supporters of then-President Donald Trump violently gained access to the Capitol building with the intent of stopping the…

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7 min

Interviews

Interview: Federico Finchelstein On The Modern Rise Of Fascism

Historian Federico Finchelstein discusses the elements of fascism, how it differs from real populism, and why he thinks Trump is a wannabe fascist. How did you become interested in researching…

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6 min

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The Right Is Trying To Make Ashli Babbitt A Martyr

On the morning of January 6th, 2021, outgoing President Donald Trump addressed a crowd of thousands of his supporters outside the White House. “These people are not going to take…

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7 min

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Is MAGA Whistling in the Dark?

The nationalist plank of radical-right, populist ideology asserts that the US is — and always will be — the overriding dominant world power on every measure. Yet such a belief flies…

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5 min

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The White Supremacist Insurgency Was Always America’s Biggest Threat

On March 8, a task force that was convened to make recommendations to improve congressional security after the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill proposed establishing a permanent military presence…

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6 min

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COVID-19 Highlighted The Failures Of Conservatism

Decades ago America’s two major political parties were divided largely over the role of government or, more specifically, the federal government’s role in the economy. Democrats, at least outside the…

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5 min

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How Trump’s Election Defeat Reshaped QAnon

The idea of QAnon, the bewildering buzzword of our time, is undergoing a phase of test and reset. For many, the end of Trump’s presidency means the end of QAnon.…

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6 min

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All Hail Q! The forging of a right-wing religion and its extreme threat to security

QAnon will be a threat to security for months, if not years, to come. The challenge of QAnon is only exacerbated by its growing synergy with organised religion as they…

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5 min

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How QAnon Followers Saw the US Inauguration

In the days leading up to the inauguration of US President Joe Biden, followers of the QAnon movement were jubilant — not because they were looking forward to the incoming…

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9 min

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Trumpism After Trump: The Wrong Person at the Right Time?

A few days before the Senate was due to vote on whether to proceed with the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on charges of inciting insurrection, an article…

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How January 6 Echoed Past Right-Wing Coup Attempts In The Western World

Interview: Federico Finchelstein On The Modern Rise Of Fascism

The Right Is Trying To Make Ashli Babbitt A Martyr

Is MAGA Whistling in the Dark?

The White Supremacist Insurgency Was Always America’s Biggest Threat

COVID-19 Highlighted The Failures Of Conservatism

How Trump’s Election Defeat Reshaped QAnon

All Hail Q! The forging of a right-wing religion and its extreme threat to security

How QAnon Followers Saw the US Inauguration

Trumpism After Trump: The Wrong Person at the Right Time?

In Poland, public funding is given to those threatening liberal democracy

5 Years After The Munich Shooting: Why It Should Be Remembered As Right-Wing Terrorism

How January 6 Echoed Past Right-Wing Coup Attempts In The Western World

What links organised crime with the radical right?

The Radical Right Is Targeting Neurodivergent Groups