White supremacist conspiracy theories about non-white migrants replacing white people and precipitating the downfall of the nation have percolated for over a century. Its modern incarnation, the “great replacement theory,” had previously been confined to the dark corners of American politics, but in the last few years, politicians and...
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The prevalence of synthetic fentanyl is a serious and urgent issue driving the grim record-breaking number of overdose deaths in America. It is a complex, multifaceted problem encompassing many issue areas, including trade, international crime syndicates, drug industry complicity, addiction, health care, and economic distress. But fentanyl is not...
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Thursday, August 3, 2023, will mark four years since a man from Allen, Texas, drove hundreds of miles to a Walmart in El Paso and murdered 23 people and injured 22 others, subscribing to false white nationalist conspiracy theories about a supposed “great replacement” and a “Hispanic invasion.” In...
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Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville appeared to defend white nationalism on CNN on Monday night when Kaitlan Collins asked to explain his position on the issue. A shocking moment that caught the nation’s attention and led Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to condemn the move on the Senate floor,...
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Week of June 5, 2023 THREE OPPOSITION MESSAGES FROM THE WEEK In a gift to the MAGA base, House Republicans move forward on a sham DHS Secretary impeachment effort: In an apparent deal to secure the votes from the extreme MAGA wing to not send the country into default,...
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The right-wing’s effort to build and disseminate the latest chapter in their nativist narrative is on full display this week as they execute another clearly planned maneuver to fearmonger about our undocumented neighbors. Through the establishment of seemingly innocuous non-profit organizations, collaboration with elected Republicans, and eager right-wing media...
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THREE OPPOSITION MESSAGES FROM THE WEEK A Return to the Racist Attack on Birthright Citizenship: Donald Trump announced this week that on “day one” he would sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, a legally dubious proposal that attacks the Constitution and strikes the...
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May 26, 2023
Week of May 22, 2023 THREE OPPOSITION MESSAGES FROM THE WEEK Despite failed predictions of an apocalypse, right-wing doomsayers continue to fearmonger about the border: While forced migration flows are always changing and never the result of one factor, it is true, despite predictions about the number of migrants...
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Rep. María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) provided a critical vote to help deliver the passage of H.R. 2, also known as the Child Deportation Act, in early May 2023. The bill is not a serious policy proposal for addressing the challenges at the border. It’s all politics that is far...
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Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) provided a critical vote to help deliver the passage of H.R. 2, also known as the Child Deportation Act, in early May 2023. The bill is not a serious policy proposal for addressing the challenges at the border. It’s all politics that is far too...
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