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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2021 · 39 MIN

Ruth Ben-Ghiat: The GOP is Now the Party of Autocracy

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of history at New York University and the author of Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present talks with Sam Goldman about the continuing effects of Trump's lies and how the entire GOP has changed in the aftermath of the Trump years and Jan 6th coup attempt. Sign up for her new newsletter "Lucid," follow her on Twitter at @RuthBenGhiat, and check out her website ruthbenghiat.com. Send  your comments to [email protected] or @SamBGoldman. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism   Cashapp: @RefuseFascism   paypal.me/refusefascism  donate.refusefascism.org Thanks to everyone who has been supporting the show! This week, donors who give $25 or more will receive an "I AM Human" pin by Cyber Amaris. Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of history at New York University and the author of Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present talks with Sam Goldman about the continuing effects of Trump's lies and how the entire GOP has changed in the aftermath of the Trump years and Jan 6th coup attempt. Sign up for her new newsletter "Lucid," follow her on Twitter at @RuthBenGhiat, and check out her website ruthbenghiat.com. Send  your comments to [email protected] or @SamBGoldman. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism   Cashapp: @RefuseFascism   paypal.me/refusefascism  donate.refusefascism.org Thanks to everyone who has been supporting the show! This week, donors who give $25 or more will receive an "I AM Human" pin by Cyber Amaris. Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.

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