

Tiago Rodrigues da Costa
- May 28, 2019
- 8 min
Far-right v. far-left in today's politics: Where did the middle ground go?
Across the globe, politics are changing, and with it, new ideologies in politics change the way people live as well. Politics became truly important in our society, because policy have great impact in people’s life. However, dissatisfaction toward traditional politicians is real and seem to influence many others on social media. This reality opens space for populists to rise and influence those in the working class who are confused on which party, or person, should they vote.
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Tiago Costa
- May 6, 2019
- 8 min
Emotional politics: Trump's Twitter shows evidence of illiteracy, angry rhetoric and authoritari
Understanding the differences between “emotional state of anger and angry rhetoric” is important to evaluate emotional politics. With the presidency of Donald Trump, the American people have seen a leader who encourages violence and threatens democracy. Even without being a dictator, some studies show Trump has the identity of an authoritarian. Henry Giroux, an American-Canadian scholar, says Trump represents a new form of authoritarianism; the one who promotes illiteracy and
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