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Topic: Social Psychology

A President Donald Trump supporter (R) places her hand in the face of a counter protester during an argument after the election results after President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris were declared winners outside Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's mansion on November 7, 2020 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

What to do when facts no longer matter

Chauncey DeVega
A President Donald Trump supporter waves a MAGA hat at a MAGA Rally in the Toyota Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Addicted to our “destruction narrative"

Chauncey DeVega
A man hold his hand to his heart as a Proud Boys organizer recites the Pledge of Allegiance during a Proud Boys rally at Delta Park in Portland, Oregon on September 26, 2020. (MARANIE R. STAAB/AFP via Getty Images)

How did the "symbolic threat" formed?

Jacqueline Rifkin, Rebecca Ponce De Leon - The Conversation
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Cognitive bias and our post-truth era

Lee McIntyre - MIT Press Reader
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Demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd hold up placards near the White House on June 1, 2020 in Washington, DC.near the White House on June 1, 2020 in Washington, DC. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

The psychology of the reactionaries

Matthew Rozsa
Foam tomahawks line the seats as spectators arrive for an opening day baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres in Atlanta, Friday, April 14, 2017. The Braves are playing their first regular-season game in SunTrust Park, the new suburban stadium that replaced Turner Field. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (AP)

What will sports look like after COVID?

Josh Woods - The Conversation
The calendar countdown and Donald Trump (Getty Images/Salon)

With a new decade — a new hope?

Paul Rosenberg
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Your political views and pronunciation

Zachary Jaggers - The Conversation
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All alone with thousands of friends

Sharon Jayson - KFF Health News
FILE - In this March 5, 2014 file photo, Argentina's Lionel Messi appears to vomit during an international friendly soccer game against Romania on the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania. Messi has vomited at least a half-dozen times with Argentina and club team Barcelona, mystifying doctors and fans alike. (AP Photo, File) ROMANIA OUT (AP)

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Are Trump supporters evil?

Paul Rosenberg
Rick Shenkman (Basic Books)

Trump: The worst of America?

Chauncey DeVega
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New study says dogs can read emotions

Nicole Karlis
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Are Americans more xenophobic?

Allison Skinner - The Conversation
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It's the wealth gap, stupid

Erin Keane
BERKELEY, CA - APRIL 15: A Trump supporter sports Trump socks at a "Patriots Day" free speech rally on April 15, 2017 in Berkeley, California. More than a dozen people were arrested after fistfights broke out at a park where supporters and opponents of President Trump had gathered. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) (Getty/Elijah Nouvelage)

LISTEN: Angst helped Trump win

Chauncey DeVega
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A man holds a colored umbrella as he participates in the Gay Pride Parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. People took part in Rio de Janeiro's 21st Gay Pride Parade to fight for more justice and an inclusive society which recognizes equal rights for the gay community. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) (AP)

William Cox - The Conversation
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Communicating climate change

Rose Hendricks - The Conversation

Fear the power of the people

Allison Skinner - The Conversation
Gay couple sitting in a meadow enjoying the view (Getty/Pekic)

Eric Russell, Marjorie Prokosch, Raymond McKie - The Conversation
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Does fascism have morality?

Paul Rosenberg

Adam Waytz - Pacific Standard
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