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Experts issue code red warning on US midterm elections

Transcript:The United States is facing a major test of American democracy as experts warn that the Trump administration is dragging the nation into “some form of autocracy,” NPR reports. The U. S. has already crossed the threshold and become an “electoral autocracy,” Staffan I. Lindberg, the direct…

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Election Meltdown, Professor Brendan Nyhan

Brendan Nyhan is a political science professor at Dartmouth College who focuses on misinformation and so-called fake news. His views on how fake news affects election outcomes might surprise you.  Try Slate Plus free: slate.com/amicusplus Podcast production by Sara Burningham. Hosted on Acast. …

Pain, Power, Poets

Police statements about the Atlanta shooter’s motives defined early media reports and earned swift derision. This week, we examine how bad habits in the press undermined coverage of the tragedy. Plus, how we equate presidential power with presidential willpower. And a behind-the-scenes look at a ne…

PURPLE EPISODE 2: “Low Information, High Misinformation Voters"

As part of a month-long campaign called the Purple Project for Democracy, (a strictly non-partisan, apolitical effort that a number of other large news organizations have also contributed to) we are featuring a series of conversations about an alarming loss of trust, faith and devotion by Americans…

Outrage Machine

The book that took D.C. by storm; evaluating our first year under President Trump; the story of the Pentagon Papers, from someone who helped write them; and the latest scholarly research on "fake news" — that is, using the original, vintage meaning of the term. Plus, a live report from the Fake New…

Doubt It

There’s new research about how people process information, errors, and corrections. A look at what those findings tell us about the efficacy of journalism. Plus, how unethical research practices and liberal bias have created a cloud of doubt in the world of social science research. And, eight month…

Democratic Backsliding with Dartmouth’s Brendan Nyhan

America is well beyond democratic erosion and democratic backsliding and now approaching a form of authoritarianism with elements of fascism, says Brendan Nyhan, a professor of government at Dartmouth College. Other scholars are making similar arguments. In the latest episode of Right Now With Perr…

Why MAGA Lose Their Minds Over Facts

You have been in this argument before. You came prepared. You had the sources. You had the data. You had the court documents, the direct quotes, the video evidence. You laid it all out clearly, calmly, step by step. And the person you were talking to looked at everything you presented and said fake…

The Nazis Were Not Socialists

Nazis Were Not Socialists. Conservatives Know It. That Is Why They Keep Saying It. There is a claim that surfaces every time someone draws a comparison between fascism and the modern American right. “The Nazis were socialists. It is right there in the name. National Socialist German Workers’ Party.…

Why Trump Has Never Been Held Accountable For What He Says

There is a trick so simple and so effective that it has worked on every institution in American life. The media. The courts. Congress. The public. All of them. Every single time. And once you understand it you will see it everywhere. In 2005 philosopher Nicholas Shackel at Cardiff University publis…