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Chauncey DeVega is a senior politics writer for Salon. His essays can also be found at Chaunceydevega.com. He also hosts two weekly podcasts, The Chauncey DeVega Show and The Truth Report. Chauncey can be followed on Twitter and Facebook..

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Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Historian Timothy Ryback on Kamala Harris’ rise: “If only Germans had had such an alternative”

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US Vice President Kamala Harris looks on during a political event at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on July 17, 2024. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

The familiar traits that trigger Trump’s toxic rage against Kamala Harris

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Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

What unites Trump and Hitler: “Fierce determination and self-imposed blindness”

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Former US President and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stands up to depart after answering questions as moderator and journalist Rachel Scott (R) looks on during the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago, Illinois, on July 31, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Unpacking Trump’s “birther” attack on Kamala Harris: It’s even worse than it looks

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Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump walks on stage to speak on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Cult expert Steve Hassan: “The silencing of critics” is crucial to Trump’s “authoritarian control”

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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a community roundtable at the 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan, on June 15, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

“The savior of Israel”: Antisemitism expert on what Trump’s “good Jew and bad Jew sorting” signals

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U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum on July 24, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Historian Timothy Ryback: “Hitler could only have dreamed” of Trump’s fanatical support

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Former US President and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives to speak at a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 15, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

The MAGA principle tested: Trump grows “more and more radical with each passing day”

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Donald Trump holding a bible (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump is scrambling to find his religion again

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US President Joe Biden participates in a CNN Town Hall hosted by Don Lemon at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 21, 2021. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

The clarity of Joe Biden’s legacy-defining choice

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US pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan rips his shirt off to reveal a Trump-Vance campaign shirt during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

“Trump-a-mania run wild”: The messy union of Donald Trump and Hulk Hogan

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Joe Biden’s leadership test: An American legacy in jeopardy

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Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as (L-R) U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Republican Vice Presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and his wife KellyJohnson watch during the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“The Fourth Estate is failing America”: RNC showcases how Trump exploits an “incompetent” media

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Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (REBECCA DROKE/AFP via Getty Images)

“Trump is able to turn bullets into gold”: Experts on MAGA’s “mythology of Trump the superman”

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in the 2024 election at Erie Insurance Arena on July 29, 2023 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Attack on Trump exploited: “An opportunity to shame dissenters from the MAGA movement into silence”

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Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his campaign rally in Wildwood Beach on May 11, 2024 in Wildwood, New Jersey. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trumpism’s powerful weapon against Western democracies is antisemitism

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Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The death of the American Dream birthed Trumpism

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the NRA ILA Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting & Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 18, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s debate rout feeds his dictatorial desires

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump (L) gestures, flanked by former First Lady Melania Trump and son Barron Trump, as they prepare to leave after he delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican Party nomination for reelection during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on August 27, 2020. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Day two of Donald Trump’s dictatorship

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on February 7, 2023 in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images)

Joe Biden desperately needs to rebrand

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Former President Donald Trump departs after speaking at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Who is afraid of Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions? Joe Biden

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Donald Trump | Migrants walk on the US side of the border wall in Jacumba Hot Springs, California on June 5, 2024, after walking crossing from Mexico. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A UFC takeover: Donald Trump’s dreams of a migrant fighting league are no joke

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Members shop at the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn. Formed in 1973, the Coop is one of the oldest and largest food cooperatives in America. PSFC has more than 15,500 members, most of whom work once every four weeks in exchange for a 20 – 40% savings on groceries. Only members may shop at the PSFC. (James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images)

“Middle class” is an outdated misnomer: It’s now “a minimum standard of living”

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Dr. Phil McGraw, Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend the David Foster Dinner at Bon Appetit Supper Club and Cafe on October 29, 2008 in New York City. (Jemal Countess/WireImage for Bon Appetit Magazine/Getty Images)

Dr. Phil’s staged interview with Donald Trump is a sign of the grim political theater to come

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