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Pro-Palestinian protesters march along Wayne State University's campus in Detroit on May 23, 2024.

The Metro: Expert on authoritarianism sounds alarm on arrest of Palestinian student

Robyn Vincent, David Leins, The Metro March 12, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. College campuses have long been wellsprings for free speech and social...

Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather outside a rally in Clinton Township on September 27, 2023.

Is Donald Trump a fascist? A fascism scholar says he certainly sounds like one

Russ McNamara February 23, 2024

Fascism simmers underground with nationalist rantings, the demonization of minorities and anti-democratic sentiment. That bubbling has been getting closer to...