Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains how leaders attempt illegal self-coups to cling to power.
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Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains how leaders attempt illegal self-coups to cling to power.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat: “People are always in denial-they’re unprepared, & they think it can’t happen here.”
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat: “People are always in denial-they’re unprepared, & they think it can’t happen here.”
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Throughout history, change is most effective when people speak up. I am encouraged by the increasing number of people, especially those in the sports world, who are speaking out — and hope we can inspire more to do the same. | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Throughout history, change is most effective when people speak up. I am encouraged by the increasing number of people, especially those in the sports world, who are speaking out — and hope we can inspire more to do the same. | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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The Real Reason Dictators Fire People on TV | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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The Real Reason Dictators Fire People on TV | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Why Dictators Target Everyday Citizens | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Why Dictators Target Everyday Citizens | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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The Day That BROKE the GOP | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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The Day That BROKE the GOP | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Gaslit Nation // Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Authoritarians Legalize, Institutionalize and Glorify Lawlessness
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Oligarchs usually operate outside government. But under the Trump administration, they moved inside — accelerating the dismantling of the civil service by using anti-democratic tactics. | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Why Trump Will Always Put Himself First
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Nothing threatens authoritarian regimes more than act of nonviolent protest — people standing together, choosing empathy and courage, and refusing to be afraid. From my conversation with @joyce_white_vance on Lucid.Substack.com | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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'Autocrat' Trump Is Only Truthful About How Little He Cares
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Discussing Project 2025 with Ali Velshi on MSNBC, February 24, 2024. | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Cruelty as an Authoritarian Tool
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Why Nonviolent Protest Works
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The Primary Rules of Resistance | Ruth Ben-Ghiat - KetteringDemocracy Prize
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Why Authoritarianism Always Destroys Itself | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Dictators Become Obsessed With This One Thing | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Why Autocrats Are Terrified of Truth | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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The Dark Neuroscience of Trump Propaganda | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Why Regimes Target Your Children | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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The Fanatical Rhetoric of Modern Extremism | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Why Authoritarians Attack Academic Institutions
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Why Authoritarians Target Schools | AFT Book Club
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) on X
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The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are part of the autocratic war to control the narrative. The more lawless governments become, the more they seek to silence inconvenient facts and people and invent the reality they need. Now, they are not just going after corporate media: they are going after independent journalists too. But always remember, there are more of us than there are of them, and they can’t silence all of us. Keep speaking out, keep telling the truth. | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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I’m learning that Donald Trump is an Autocrat 🤔
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The Dangers of a Tech Oligarchy | One Decision
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Autocrats don’t just attack educational institutions; they seek to turn them into “a place that breeds the values of authoritarianism, suspicion, hostility,” Ruth Ben-Ghiat tells Anne Applebaum. Listen to the full episode of “Autocracy in America”: https://theatln.tc/V9YiFX9x | The Atlantic
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Audience Question: When does FEAR turn to ANGER?! | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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