Has Trump Brought Authoritarianism to the U.S.?
Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused U.S. President Donald Trump of behaving like a dictator after he deployed federal troops to Los Angeles to quell protests against immigration raids. ...
Tag: Authoritarianism
Don’t Trust Erdogan’s ‘Peace Process’ With the Kurds
After decades of repression, many of Turkey’s Kurds are hopeful that their long struggle for basic rights may finally be nearing a breakthrough. That hope is fueled by newly launched ...
Putin Is a Gambler, not a Grand Master
After centuries of trying to catch up with the West, Russia is now using its influence to reshape the politics of Western countries and erode their foundational commitment to the ...
The Secret Newspapers That Helped Defeat Fascism
In the fall of 1943, Bianca Guidetti Serra, a young anti-fascist partisan, defied the Italian authorities to create her first giornalino—or two-sided mini newspaper—for her neighborhood in the city of ...
Erdogan Risks Overplaying His Hand
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision last month to jail Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his most formidable political rival, touched off the country’s fiercest political protests and boycotts in years. ...
Why Authoritarians Attack Universities First
One of the leading U.S. experts on fascism is so unsettled by the political climate under President Donald Trump that he’s packing up and leaving the country. Jason Stanley, a ...
South Korea’s Far Right Has Been Terrifyingly Radicalized
On April 4, South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously voted to sustain Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment, removing him from the presidency for his illegal declaration of martial law and attempted autogolpe on ...
A Dialogue With Russia’s Dark Side
What do you with former friends who end up on the dark side, who espouse political views that are anathema to you? It has never been an easy question to ...
