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Authoritarianism, Fascism, & State Repression

Political Research Associates
Authoritarianism is a form of top-down political system that concentrates state power in the hands of a single leader and/or a small group of close allies; fascism is an especially virulent form of…
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Religion Dispatches

Exalted Insurrectionists, Kremlin-Friendly Bombast, and a Smattering of Nazi Salutes — Notes from CPAC 2025

Matt and Mercedes Schlapp opened this year’s CPAC by celebrating: “Last year I said globalism was going to die,” Matt boomed, “and then it happened!” Then he turned to the audience and announced: “…
Annika Brockschmidt
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Religion Dispatches

Even RFK's More Benign-Sounding Rhetoric is Rooted in the Dangerous Ideology Set to Guide U.S. Health Policy

Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Measles-dismisser, nepo-baby, bear cub-dumper , and vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was one of the president’s more questionable…
Susannah Crockford
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Religion Dispatches

Auntie Fa?

Media Scrambles to Find Absolute Dumbest Way to Smear Mamdani as Finish Line Approaches
“What do you call someone from Japan?” “ Japanese .” “What do you call someone from England?” “ English .” “What do you call someone from India?” “ Auntie or Uncle .” I doubled over laughing as my…
Sajida Jalalzai
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Religion Dispatches

The Right Memes While Millions Face Food Insecurity

Why feed kids when you can spread racist content about the "EBT Community" rioting
Last Friday, October 24, the Department of Agriculture announced that there would be no emergency plan to provide for the 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps and, due to the government…
Carmen Celestini
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Religion Dispatches

Islamophobia Is Back on the Menu

With Mamdani leading NYC mayoral race, opponents of both parties reach for anti-Muslim tactics
In a few days, Zohran Mamdani is poised to become the first South Asian Muslim mayor of New York. Helped by ranked choice voting and a platform laser-focused on affordability, Mamdani’s unlikely…
Ambereen Dadabhoy
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Religion Dispatches

'Clever Girl' Explains Why Dinosaurs are Queer and Feminist — and Jurassic Park is a Toolkit for the Apocalypse

Everything happens so much these days, and so very much of it is very bad indeed. In the last few weeks alone, we’ve had another school shooting , the passing of a social justice icon , the VP’s…
Megan Goodwin
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Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism

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Religion Dispatches
Evan Derkacz Executive Editor of Religion Dispatches since its founding in 2008, Evan was previously an editor for AlterNet and Tikkun magazine. Megan Goodwin Senior Editor Megan Goodwin specifically…
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Religion Dispatches

Peter Beinart's 'Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza' Expertly Dismantles Pro-Israel Propaganda — But Does it Adequately Reckon with the Genocide?

The ambitious intentions of Peter Beinart’s new book are evident from the title: Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. Responding to the current moment, Beinart has written nothing…
Brant Rosen
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