How new fascism operates

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Sep 16, 202600:54:08Society & Culture

Historian Marci Shore doesn't hesitate to use the word 'fascism' to describe the present moment. The former Yale professor left the U.S. after President Trump was re-elected. She now teaches at the University of Toronto...

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