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Violence is Trump's Brand

Jun 3 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Trump Channels Nazism's Aesthetics, Führer Cult, and Violent Worldview

Oct 27 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

What is Fascism; Fox's Baier Models Authoritarian Silencing; Videos from Oct. 11 & Oct. 18

Oct 20 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

The "Debate" and the "Firehose of Falsehood"; Video of June 28 Q&A

Jun 30 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Special Counsel Jack Smith's New Filing Reveals the Perils of Trump's Personalization of Power

Oct 4 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

The Real Reason Donald Trump Insults the U.S. Military

Sep 4 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

As Threats To our Democracy Become More Tangible, Stay Grounded in the Present

We can elevate those who are stepping up to defend our freedoms. They are our democratic heroes.

Nov 13 •

Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET

And a desert willow flower from Texas

Nov 8 •

Checking In; Q&A Today at 1pmET; Video of Nov. 3 Q&A w/Sherrilyn Ifill

And a few thoughts about resilience.

Nov 8 •

The Aftermath. Fighting Fascism by Building On All That We Achieved During the Campaign

The networks, memes, connections and more that we made during the campaign don't have to disappear just because we did not prevail.

Nov 6 •

The Trump-Vance Campaign as Rehearsal for Autocracy

They can condition Americans to accept Fascism in the future, but they cannot take away our ability to vote in the present to continue our democracy

Nov 5 •

Reg. Info Tonight's Q&A with Sherrilyn Ifill, 8-9pmET

And an offering of flowers to calm us

Nov 3 •

The Harris-Walz Campaign Has Created a Pro-Democracy Movement in America

Affirming common values of patriotism, rule of law, and decency, and coming together to defeat an existential threat

Nov 3 •

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