The former U.S. president’s authoritarian rhetoric generated alarm, with one historian noting that the term “iron fist” was favored by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and used to describe Germany’s Nazi Party. Former President Donald Trump’s use of pro-authoritarian language escalated earlier this week when he celebrated the Republican primary victory of Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl—one […]
A member of the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers, Mark Finchem has vowed to end early voting in the state and has called for the 2020 election results to be decertified. In Arizona Tuesday night, state Rep. Mark Finchem became the sixth Republican who denies the legitimacy of the 2020 election results to win a state […]
“Trump and the alt-right already showed us that ‘trolling’ can incite violence,” wrote one critic. “So what the hell is up with this ad?” A Republican candidate for the United States Senate was roundly rebuked Monday after releasing a violent campaign ad showing him “hunting” so-called “Republicans in name only” and inviting supporters to purchase their […]
Activists and Democratic senators were outraged Tuesday after some Senate Republicans skipped a key committee vote, delaying the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s five Federal Reserve nominees to protest his pick for the top banking regulator. [pullquote]”The Federal Reserve is at a critical juncture where it must have the expertise to tackle the compound crisis of […]