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The second step requires a “project of radical change,” like the populist movement of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez in the 1990s, or in the U.S. case Trump’s MAGA movement, which defends white, male privileges and holds prime loyalty for many Republicans.
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The second step requires a project of radical change like Trump's MAGA movement
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News Article
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{
    "decade": "1990s",
    "person": "Hugo Chavez",
    "movement": "MAGA movement"
}
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Politics History
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February 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM (8 months ago)
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February 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM (8 months ago)

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Science Tells Us the U.S. Is Heading Toward a Dictatorship
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-tells-us-the-u-s-is-heading-toward-a-dictatorship/

The article analyzes the potential for the U.S. to descend into autocracy, citing actions by the Trump administration that undermine democratic norms. It references scholarly research on democratic backsliding and identifies steps the U.S. has already taken toward authoritarianism.

Politics Democracy Authoritarianism United States Trump Administration Political Science Civil Liberties

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