‘The Brink’ Lays Bare the Banality of Steve Bannon’s Evil
Mar 28, 2019 Filmmaker Alison Klayman documents what she learned about Donald Trump’s former adviser after spending a tumultuous year with him.
Trump’s Love Affair With Violence in the Age of Fascist Nihilism
Nov 5, 2018 This is a worldview that reinforces a contempt for human rights in the name of financial expediency and the cynical pursuit of political power.
As Far-Right Groups Incite Violence on Both Coasts, Officials Struggle to Respond
Oct 16, 2018 As Proud Boys and counterprotesters clash in New York, the mayor of Portland, Ore., announces belated measures to combat their influence.
White House Speechwriter Linked to White Nationalists Is Fired
Aug 20, 2018 Darren Beattie was a panelist at a 2016 conference described by a civil rights advocacy group as “a safe space for professors to vent their racist views,” a CNN inquiry finds.
Dispatches From D.C.: On the Scene at the ‘Unite the Right 2’ Rally
Aug 12, 2018 On the anniversary of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., Truthdig correspondent Michael Nigro reports from Washington, D.C., the site of a white nationalist event on Sunday that turned out to be smaller than expected.
Revisiting the Horror of Charlottesville 2017
Aug 11, 2018 On the eve of the first anniversary of the deadly violence in Virginia, and a day before a new white nationalist rally in Washington, D.C., Truthdig is reposting Michael Nigro's acclaimed photo essay of the 2017 demonstration. He was the first person struck by an automobile driven into the crowd there.
Henry Giroux Puts a Lens on the Nightmare of Neoliberal Fascism
Jun 11, 2018 The author explains why we must understand the historical and contemporary context of fascism to understand what we are up against.
The President’s BFFs Are the World’s Greatest Human Rights Abusers
Mar 26, 2018 Trump's across-the-board scorn for human rights is on display as he buddies up with the world’s most notorious autocrats.
Anti-Fascist Organizing Explodes on U.S. Campuses
Feb 17, 2018 Since the arrival of alt-right groups on campuses across the country, student activists are turning ad hoc protests into lasting organizations designed to tackle the phenomenon.
The Ghost of Fascism in the Age of Trump
Feb 15, 2018 Ideological extremism and a stark indifference to the lies and ruthless policies of the Trump administration have turned the GOP into a party of collaborators.
