Politics Feb 19 How 2020 election denialism became a litmus test for the GOP By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat
Politics Feb 13 Watch 6:45 How AI-generated misinformation threatens election integrity From robocalls to deep fakes, artificial intelligence is already playing a role in the 2024 election. Last week the Federal Communications Commission made AI-generated voice calls illegal. Laura Barrón-López has been covering AI’s impact on the upcoming election and discussed… By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat
Nation Feb 01 Watch 7:17 What is Christian nationalism and why it raises concerns about threats to democracy White Christian nationalism has been in the headlines quite a lot as of late. Brad Onishi is a former evangelical minister who once identified as a Christian nationalist himself. He left the church in 2005 and began studying religion and… By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane
Politics Jan 26 Watch 6:28 Trump deploys racist tactics as Biden rematch appears likely Republicans are increasingly coalescing around former President Trump, even as the likely GOP presidential nominee continues to use racist and incendiary language. From circulating baseless conspiracies about his presidential rivals to demonizing immigrants — Trump’s rhetoric has reshaped the party’s… By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat
Politics Dec 19 Watch 10:55 How media organizations are facing the task of covering Trump’s anti-democratic rhetoric Former President Trump has said he’d be a dictator for one day, echoed anti-immigrant words of Adolf Hitler, called for terminating the Constitution, lied about America’s election system and vowed to use the power of the Justice Department as his… By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura
Dec 14 Watch 8:04 How some evangelical leaders are combating political radicalization in their congregations By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane Evangelical Christian leaders have sounded the alarm in recent years about problems of polarization and radicalization in their churches. Laura Barrón-López spoke to one pastor trying to shift the conversation. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 7:25 ‘Tyranny of the Minority’ writers say Constitution not strong enough to protect democracy By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori America’s democracy is in an uncharted and fragile place, according to two Harvard government professors. In their new book, “Tyranny of the Minority,” Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt say politicians are welcoming anti-democratic extremists into their party ranks and part… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 8:07 Far-right violence a growing threat and law enforcement’s top domestic terrorism concern By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan The Proud Boys played a critical part in carrying out the Jan. 6 attack, but the group is just one part of a trend of increased white supremacist and far-right violence. Top U.S. law enforcement officials say those extremist movements… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 7:19 Trump conspiracies inspire threats against judges, jurors and election workers By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori Threats of violence have escalated after the fourth criminal indictment of former President Trump. In Georgia, grand jurors’ names, addresses and images were released online by Trump allies and a racist death threat against the judge presiding over the federal… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 6:56 GOP presidential candidates appear at far-right Moms for Liberty event By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman In the past few years, many Republican-led states have enacted new laws rolling back the teaching of race and LGBTQ+ rights in classrooms and banning books on those subjects. And in many cases, the push for these new restrictions is… Continue watching