fascism Sarah Stankorb Feb 10, 2025

How Could Anyone Believe Trump Would Make America “Great”?

Sarah Stankorb Feb 10, 2025

His first presidential term ended with a devastated economy and a huge body count. Yet, with smoke and mirrors and a whole lot of voter suppression, he’s been returned to office. And this time, it's so much worse.

State of Disunion Kaitlin Byrd Dec 3, 2024

King Trump Is Not Inevitable

Kaitlin Byrd Dec 3, 2024

Lawmakers not only have an opportunity to derail the coming coronation and slow the damage—they have a constitutional duty to do so.

Democracy Maya Contreras Nov 20, 2024

Democrats’ Policies Help Americans. The Right Wing Echo-Chamber Drowned Them Out

Maya Contreras Nov 20, 2024

Fascism has been in the U.S. since the 1930s. Nearly a century later, Americans have voted them into the highest offices in the land. So, what's our plan to save our democracy?

An image of former president Donald Trump wearing his signature red tie. His mouth is open as if yelling. jibberish is coming out of his mouth and floating onto newspaper

The Fourth Estate Parker Molloy Mar 5, 2024

Trump’s Extremism Isn’t a Footnote—It’s the Story

Parker Molloy Mar 5, 2024

The media has normalized Trump’s extreme, outrageous statements, which has made them appear mundane—and now that coverage has the potential to help the wannabe autocrat at the voting booths this November.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Feb 22, 2024

President Trump 2.0 Is Gunning for a Massacre

Brynn Tannehill Feb 22, 2024

It’s not hyperbole to say the re-election of the former president—twice indicted, with 91 felony counts against him—will threaten the safety of the nation and the world. His failed insurrection is merely a blueprint of what he can, and likely will accomplish if given another four years.

State of Disunion Kaitlin Byrd Dec 19, 2023

The Failed Promise of “Never Again”

Kaitlin Byrd Dec 19, 2023

While we were treating it as a historical curiosity, the noxious blend of contemporary fascist politics began creeping its way into the political discourse in the US and around the world.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Aug 14, 2023

The GOP Has a Master Plan to Criminalize Being Trans

Brynn Tannehill Aug 14, 2023

A coalition of powerful conservative organizations have put together a 900-plus-page playbook that maps out their strategy to enact a sweeping "Don't Say Gay" policy that will eradicate queer and trans lives and destroy democracy, if given the power. We can't let them.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Mar 9, 2023

Who Is Fighting the Rise of Fascism in the U.S.?

Brynn Tannehill Mar 9, 2023

Republicans are filing terrifying bills by the fistful every week. But that doesn't mean resistance is futile.

Shifting Language Thomas Lecaque Aug 29, 2022

The Link between Hurricane Katrina and Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric

Thomas Lecaque Aug 29, 2022

A historian reflects on how the devastating storm paved the way for the evangelical scapegoating of marginalized people today.

fascism Thomas Lecaque Jul 13, 2022

The Galloping Fascism of the Christian Right

Thomas Lecaque Jul 13, 2022

In just the month of June 2022 alone, far-right conservatives launched physical, legislative, and cultural attacks on American society in an attempt to forcefully remake it in the image of Christian nationalism.