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The Politics of Us vs. Them: Violence in the Age of Trump, Brazil Elects Bolsonaro; and Yale Professor Jason Stanley on How Fascism Works

0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch – Antonia, Brian and Mitch share reactions to the violence over the weekend.

0:34 – Steven Gardiner is a senior research analyst at Political Research Associates (@PRAEyesRight), which produces investigative research and analysis on the U.S. Right to support social justice advocates and defend human rights. He joins us to discuss the Florida bomber, what he calls “scripted violence,” and the recent mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.

1:08 – The election results are in: Brazil elects right-winger Jair Bolsonaro. Pedro Paulo Zahluth Bastos is a professor of political economy at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, and joins us to discuss the elections. 

1:34 – Author interview: Jason Stanley (@jasonintratoris a professor of Philosophy at Yale University. His latest book is How Fascism Works.

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