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Phoenix residents watch presidential candidate Donald Trump speak at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

Why a growing number of Trump supporters are experiencing voter’s remorse

Most Trump supporters remain in his camp, but some independents, young people and Black Americans who voted for the president in 2024 would not do so again in an election do-over.
Right-wing influencer Nick Fuentes, center, speaks in front of flags that say ‘America First’ at a pro-Trump march on Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File

Nick Fuentes is a master of exploiting the current social media opportunities for extremism

In 1946, young men in khaki shirts marched through Atlanta performing Nazi salutes and promising racial vengeance. They lasted 10 months. Today’s fascists aren’t as easily banished.
President Donald Trump waves goodbye to reporters following a meeting with the Teamsters in 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Trump administration has proven no friend to organized labor, from attacking federal unions to paralyzing the National Labor Relations Board

Donald Trump isn’t the first GOP president to have courted segments of the labor movement, dividing a key Democratic constituency, only to take actions that make unions weaker.
Texas state lawmakers board a bus following a press conference at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters in Carol Stream, Ill., on Aug. 3, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images

3 reasons Republicans’ redistricting power grab might backfire

The attempt by Texas Republicans to gerrymander more GOP legislative districts could backfire and deliver the party dummymandered districts. A political scientist explains the stakes.
Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller administers the oath of office to William McKinley during his presidential inauguration in 1897, as outgoing President Grover Cleveland looks on. AP Photo/Library of Congress

A warning for Democrats from the Gilded Age and the 1896 election

Effective Republican organizing and intraparty divisions among Democrats solidified GOP political dominance until the 1930s.
This is a photo collage of the books on our 2024 ‘Don’t Call Me Resilient’ holiday booklist. Each book connects with a past episode of the podcast, and is written or edited by a guest from that episode.

This holiday season, ‘Don’t Call Me Resilient’ brings you a booklist with your playlist

Thought-provoking reads for the critical thinker on your gift list. Each book connects with a past Don’t Call Me Resilient episode. Listen alongside reading to bring the scholar & their ideas to life.
Will local Republican Parties again serve as megaphones for election disinformation, as they did in 2020? AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File

Swing‑state GOP leaders amplified election denial in 2020 − and may do so again

In 2020,the #StopTheSteal movement built over months of false claims of fraud, culminating in the violence of Jan. 6, 2021. Is the same foundation being laid by local GOP activists today?

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