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Tag Archives: Tea Party

David Neiwert’s book “Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump”

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Vassilis Lambropoulos

Chapter Five of this forthcoming book (Verso 2017) discusses the rise of the Tea Parties and the Birther conspiracy theories that helped fuel them.

Posted in In The News, revolt, Uncategorized

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Vassilis Lambropoulos
C. P. Cavafy Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies and Comparative Literature
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