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Anthony DiMaggio

Anthony DiMaggio is associate professor of political science at Lehigh University. He is the author of "Rising Fascism in America: It Can Happen Here," just published by Routledge, as well as "Rebellion in America" and "Unequal America." He can be reached at anthonydimaggio612@gmail.com. A digital copy of "Rebellion in America" can be read free here.

Activists rally for Mohsen Mahdawi and protest against deportations outside ICE headquarters in New York, April 15, 2025. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

When fascism hits home: My student fought for peace and justice — then ICE took him

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Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump taking issue with MSNBC (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

What liberal bias? My media research suggests it’s another right-wing myth

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Pro-life supporters gather on the National Mall in Washington, DC ahead of the March for Life on January 20th, 2023. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

War on women: The link between white supremacy, “men’s rights” and anti-abortion politics

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Armed supporters of President Trump chant during a protest on January 6, 2021 in Salem, Oregon. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Jan. 6 as white supremacy: New research on the toxic spread of “great replacement” theory

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Supporters of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Trump’s long game: Executive privilege and the assault on historical memory

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These late nights are not working for me (Getty Images/Witthaya Prasongsin)

“Quiet quitting” is understandable — but it won’t save us from predatory capitalism

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View of the forest fire in the Czech National Park Bohemian Switzerland in Hrensko near the border with Saxony, on 26 July 2022 (Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Is the extreme weather of 2022 the climate tipping point for Americans, at long last?

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Fox News could be in big trouble: Dominion’s huge defamation lawsuit makes a strong case

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Two vaccine syringes (Getty Images/golibtolibov)

Who are the vaccine holdouts? America’s real COVID divide might not be what you think

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Street in Allentown residential district, Pennsylvania, USA (Getty Images/iStock)

How business elites sold the “urban renewal” lie to the Rust Belt

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Donald Trump (AP/Susan Walsh)

Americans are resisting Trump’s authoritarianism

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