Donald Trump has been a populist president. Understanding populism’s roots in the US and elsewhere is essential for addressing its rise and threat to democracy.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inPerspective, Politics
What a pro-worker Republican Party really looks like
I’m all for the GOP placing workers in the center of its policy agenda. But the party’s current populist agenda is not focused on workers, and much of it would actually hurt them.
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Posted inPerspective, Politics
After Trump, what’s next for the West’s far right?
Analysts expect Joe Biden’s ascent to power to bolster liberal, internationalist forces across the Atlantic.
Posted inPerspective
QAnon and the storm of the U.S. Capitol: The offline effect of online conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theories spread online are the backbone of Donald Trump’s falsehoods about his loss in the U.S. election. The real world consequences of those conspiracies have now exploded.
Posted inHealth
How quickly do I need a second COVID-19 vaccine shot?
The first COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. and U.K. require two doses a few weeks apart
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Aides consider resignations, removal options as Trump rages against perceived betrayals
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao became the first Cabinet secretary to resign after Wednesday’s mob attacked the Capitol.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
As lawmakers wait for order to be restored, GOP asks Trump loyalists to abandon election challenge, sources say
As they wait out the Capitol siege in an undisclosed location, Republican leaders and members are pleading with Trump’s staunchest defenders to end their objection of the electoral college results.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
If I’ve already had the coronavirus, can I get it again?
If you’ve already had the coronavirus, it’s possible you could get it again but such cases seem to be rare
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
How Congress will count Electoral College votes Wednesday
Wednesday’s congressional joint session to count electoral votes is taking on added importance this year
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Josh Hawley says ‘Antifa scumbags’ terrorized his family’s Virginia home. Protesters say they held a peaceful vigil.
Demonstrators with the group Shutdown DC, which organized the protest, denied Hawley’s claims that they engaged in any vandalism outside his house on Monday night.