Articles for Political Rhetoric

GOP leaders say Harris calling Trump a fascist is ‘irresponsible rhetoric’
2 months ago

GOP leaders say Harris calling Trump a fascist is ‘irresponsible rhetoric’

LA Times  

House Speaker Mike Johnson attacked Kamala Harris for calling Donald Trump a fascist. Two key GOP leaders — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — made a pitch for civility on Friday, accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of using “irresponsible rhetoric” and “escalating the threat environment” when she said she believed former President Trump was a …

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Attacks on Trump are just a start. Imagine what'll follow the election
3 months, 1 week ago

Attacks on Trump are just a start. Imagine what'll follow the election

LA Times  

Last week, we gathered with other scholars at Ground Zero for a summit on terrorism and political violence. There is a distinct and frightening possibility of a violent wave of assassination attempts and domestic terrorism now breaking, not only against the former president but also against Democratic officials and groups, Trump scapegoats and Trump supporters. If Vice President Kamala Harris …

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‘Fight, fight, fight!’ or ‘UNITE’? At historic moment, Trump faces rhetorical choice
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Fight, fight, fight!’ or ‘UNITE’? At historic moment, Trump faces rhetorical choice

LA Times  

When Jennifer Mercieca published a book four years ago titled “Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump,” some of her friends immediately questioned the title. Robert C. Rowland, a professor of rhetoric at the University of Kansas and author of the book “The Rhetoric of Donald Trump: Nationalist Populism and American Democracy,” said he would be shocked if …

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Trump shooting points to growing threats of political violence
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump shooting points to growing threats of political violence

LA Times  

The would-be assassin’s gunfire that wounded former President Trump and sent panic through a Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday was unleashed at a time of increasing hostilities in American politics that have roused extremes on the left and the right and further inflamed divisions ahead of the November election. “I see parallels with the left-wing groups of the 1970s like …

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AAP, BJP spar over slum rehabilitation in Delhi
10 months, 1 week ago

AAP, BJP spar over slum rehabilitation in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday alleged that the Centre and its agencies have carried out a series of demolition drives at slum, or JJ, clusters in Delhi over the last year, and that no rehabilitation has been carried out in these cases. Saurabh Bharadwaj The Bharatiya Janata Party hit back, accusing the AAP government in Delhi of not doing …

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Agriculture Reforms: Ignore Political Rhetoric, Embrace Prosperity Economics
4 years, 3 months ago

Agriculture Reforms: Ignore Political Rhetoric, Embrace Prosperity Economics

News 18  

A visibly low-hanging economic reform contains within it several vested interests. In fact, it must start communicating directly with small farmers — the middlemen in the closed agricultural chain are the same that ensure exploitative politics on farms. This law beaks the monopsony of Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees, overseen by state governments, and enables farmers to sell their produce to …

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