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America Classified As A Declining Democracy By Experts, Again

A long list of journalists, academics, and elected officials have sounded the alarm: Democracy is under threat. According to Freedom House and other research groups, the number of democracies in the world…

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5 min

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Does The Radical Right Thrive In Two-Party Or Multi-Party Systems?

Despite a diverse set of political landscapes with unique histories, it is nonetheless the case that the Alt-right has managed to orchestrate major electoral success across the world from Australia…

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5 min

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The FBI’s 2020 Hate Crime Report Shows 12-Year High, But Spotlights Underreporting

Once again the FBI has released its annual Hate Crime Statistics for 2020, and while the data is grim, it is also woefully inadequate. Despite generating widespread press, the FBI data…

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5 min

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In Rural Nevada, A Microcosm Of The GOP’s Increasingly Radical Local Politics

Oftentimes the extent to which the American population has become divided politically is expressed in the media by the results of public opinion surveys and the results of election contests.…

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15 min

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Exposing The Tanton Network: The Bigoted Anti-Immigrant Movement

The contemporary anti-immigration movement in the United States is largely the product of decades of organizing, fundraising, and ideological work by one man — John Tanton, a Michigan ophthalmologist who…

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19 min

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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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5 min

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What The Biden Admin’s Countering Domestic Terrorism Plan Is Missing

While the strategy includes a nuanced assessment of the challenges, there isn’t enough priority given to the role gender plays in extremism. The new National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism released by…

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5 min

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White Nationalism Is Preached From The Conservative Media Pulpit

The January 6 assault on the US Capitol made evident that White nationalism, which calls for an ethno-state to preserve the White race, is the greatest national security threat to…

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10 min

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White Trash, White Privilege

I grew up in southern Bavaria in the 1960s. I started formal education at the age of six at the local Volksschule — the people’s school. Quite frankly, I don’t remember much…

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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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America Classified As A Declining Democracy By Experts, Again

Does The Radical Right Thrive In Two-Party Or Multi-Party Systems?

The FBI’s 2020 Hate Crime Report Shows 12-Year High, But Spotlights Underreporting

In Rural Nevada, A Microcosm Of The GOP’s Increasingly Radical Local Politics

Exposing The Tanton Network: The Bigoted Anti-Immigrant Movement

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

What The Biden Admin’s Countering Domestic Terrorism Plan Is Missing

White Nationalism Is Preached From The Conservative Media Pulpit

White Trash, White Privilege

Is MAGA Whistling in the Dark?

Germany Has Stepped Up Its Efforts Combating Right-Wing Extremism

Eric Zemmour’s Plan to Save France from Extinction

America Classified As A Declining Democracy By Experts, Again

Why Does the Radical Right Oppose European Integration?