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Party Like It’s 1939

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On February 13, 2017
Attempts to connect our current situation with the 1930s are coming out pretty regularly (and more will follow). But when two leading historians of fascism speak up, it's worth listening. Timothy Snyder sat down with Süddeutsche Zeitung last week, while Richard Evans weighed in with...
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Enjoy fascism everyone. President Trump has officially declared the day of his inauguration a national day of patriotism. Trump's inaugural address on Friday frequently referred to patriotism as the salve that would heal the country's divisions. “When you open your heart to patriotism, there is...
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The Watchlist

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On December 13, 2016
I wrote a piece for The Nation about what it's like to be on the Professor Watchlist:  We have been down this road before. During the widespread crackdown on civil liberties during and immediately after World War I, with the Espionage Act and the...
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Protesting Trump

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On March 12, 2016
I thought this tweet summed up why the anti-Trump protests in Chicago had to happen and have to keep happening. Someone always has to be the one to stand up and do something. ACT-UP did it then. Chicago did it last night. 7/7.— Cara Lynch...
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