The ominous path towards fascism is very much a choice during Tuesday's election.
The answer, I believe, is easy – very serious indeed. We as a left must build a politics of broad, working-class solidarity to defeat fascism either now or farther down the road than we can currently envision.
The attack on Mr. Pelosi comes after right-wing figures have frequently advocated violence against the House speaker. In the first 12 hours after Musk acquired Twitter, the use of the n-word increased nearly 500%. Both are attacks on US democracy.
The victory completes a stunning political revival for Mr. da Silva — from the presidency to prison and back — that had once seemed unthinkable.
"I’m not sure Bolsonaro would be successful in a coup attempt, but I am sure that, if he loses, he’s not going to accept the results. And he’s going to incite his supporters to go onto the streets."
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