Trump’s “racehorse theory” of genetics is profoundly racist — it’s also why he thinks he’s a natural-born...
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Corporate-minded and right-wing candidates are being “elected” not by winning votes but by preventing votes. By Jim...
Where you vote can make a difference in how you vote. The influence can be small, but...
People have many notions about polling that are frequently false. A robust public polling industry is a...
“Even the FBI has identified white supremacy as one of the greatest domestic threats that we face...
It’s not just empty rhetoric or political theater: Domestic terrorism increases, in the U.S. and in other...
One only needs to listen to Trump-supporting loons like Michele Bachmann, and Jo Rae Perkins to see...
As a national ritual of patriotism, even our pledge has been yanked to the right in the...
Is this the kind of country the majority of U.S. voters actually want to live in? By...
Far-right extremists commit many violent attacks and are strong candidates to commit even larger attacks in the...
Will Americans who have fallen sway to this cult begin to wake up, or will the Trump...
At the beginning of the 1880s, Democratic and Republicans candidates observed a tradition of reserve and silence...
Limits are rare and Congressional restraint is a challenge. By Kristen H. Fowler, J.D. Originally published by...
The election will not stop the rise of hypernationalism, crisis cults, and other signs of an empire’s...
Trump’s jackboots sow disorder wherever they’re deployed. That’s the point. Federal troops may be standing down in...
Russian-affiliated Twitter accounts changed what they posted about in ways that shed light on how they work....
Rumors of secret alliances, bank deals, and double-crossings were rampant in early American elections. From claims that...
Electoral campaigns require a majority of voters. Non-electoral strategies do not. All disruptive social movements are met...
A list that sees new additions each and every day. By Ben Parker, Stephanie Steinbrecher, Kelsey Ronan,...
We should not fool ourselves: It could happen here. By Barbara Miner On Sept. 11, 1973, I...
To begin, a disclaimer for this article: This is not an attempt to sanitise the legacy of...
Many people who participate in disinformation campaigns are unwitting accomplices. The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned an infodemic,...
A new terrorism case shows how the two extremist movements attract the same people. From a military...
This is a time for anyone with a conscience and a pulse to join this extraordinary movement....
All the money left over after covering costs goes to the company, not the doctors who treated...
It shouldn’t be surprising that the reality of masks and other pandemic control measures is the precise...
In his Tulsa speech and an interview Trump previews his hate-fueled, if incoherent, 2020 campaign strategy. By...
Denialism has its roots in what psychologists call ‘motivated reasoning.’ Bemoaning uneven individual and state compliance with...
Observed each year on July 11, the World Population Day is a unique event. Unlike Teachers’ Day...
Trump and Barr are at the forefront, trying to scare the citizenry with tales of anarchy and...