Joe Lowndes
@joelowndes.bsky.social
Politics
https://joelowndes.org/
https://joelowndes.org/
New Yorkers! Come join us next Monday night when I'll be interviewing the brilliant @chelseaebin.bsky.social on her new book The Radical Mind, about the origins of Protestant and Catholic right-wing movement building. 5:30pm, Instutute for Public Knowledge, NYU. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New Yorkers! Come join us next Monday night when I'll be interviewing the brilliant @chelseaebin.bsky.social on her new book The Radical Mind, about the origins of Protestant and Catholic right-wing movement building. 5:30pm, Instutute for Public Knowledge, NYU. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
I spoke with Community Change co-president @dorianwarren.bsky.social last week about current political perils and how to create the world we want. www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/events/democ...
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I spoke with Community Change co-president @dorianwarren.bsky.social last week about current political perils and how to create the world we want. www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/events/democ...
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@joelowndes.bsky.social on Trump's attempt "to conjure up antifa"—which doesn't really exist!—by baiting Portland "into the mother of all antifascist confrontations."
Why Portland? – Joe Lowndes
The one big problem with Trump's executive order "Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization" is that they haven't demonstrated that sometjhing called antifa actually exists as more than ...
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September 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
@joelowndes.bsky.social on Trump's attempt "to conjure up antifa"—which doesn't really exist!—by baiting Portland "into the mother of all antifascist confrontations."
I have a new piece about the memorialization of Charlie Kirk, American identity, and the coming storm.
The Autumn of Charlie Kirk
What does it mean to turn a far-right activist into a national martyr?
newlinesmag.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I have a new piece about the memorialization of Charlie Kirk, American identity, and the coming storm.
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« The Masculinist Factor » - Chapter 6 of our conversation with @joelowndes.bsky.social.
🎞️ From years of fieldwork (GOP, far right, white supremacists, Blue Lives Matter) and archival research, he traces the rise of right-wing populism since the 90s.
Watch here buff.ly/h6y1IWK
« The Masculinist Factor » - Chapter 6 of our conversation with @joelowndes.bsky.social.
🎞️ From years of fieldwork (GOP, far right, white supremacists, Blue Lives Matter) and archival research, he traces the rise of right-wing populism since the 90s.
Watch here buff.ly/h6y1IWK
July 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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« The Masculinist Factor » - Chapter 6 of our conversation with @joelowndes.bsky.social.
🎞️ From years of fieldwork (GOP, far right, white supremacists, Blue Lives Matter) and archival research, he traces the rise of right-wing populism since the 90s.
Watch here buff.ly/h6y1IWK
« The Masculinist Factor » - Chapter 6 of our conversation with @joelowndes.bsky.social.
🎞️ From years of fieldwork (GOP, far right, white supremacists, Blue Lives Matter) and archival research, he traces the rise of right-wing populism since the 90s.
Watch here buff.ly/h6y1IWK
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🎙️ @joelowndes.bsky.social, expert in U.S. politics and Visiting Distinguished Lecturer at @huntercollege.bsky.social, explores the rise of the far right, from 1990s conservatism to today’s multiracial authoritarian turn.
Race, populism, power—his research cuts deep.
📹 Itw here buff.ly/Gpfoff3
🎙️ @joelowndes.bsky.social, expert in U.S. politics and Visiting Distinguished Lecturer at @huntercollege.bsky.social, explores the rise of the far right, from 1990s conservatism to today’s multiracial authoritarian turn.
Race, populism, power—his research cuts deep.
📹 Itw here buff.ly/Gpfoff3
July 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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🎙️ @joelowndes.bsky.social, expert in U.S. politics and Visiting Distinguished Lecturer at @huntercollege.bsky.social, explores the rise of the far right, from 1990s conservatism to today’s multiracial authoritarian turn.
Race, populism, power—his research cuts deep.
📹 Itw here buff.ly/Gpfoff3
🎙️ @joelowndes.bsky.social, expert in U.S. politics and Visiting Distinguished Lecturer at @huntercollege.bsky.social, explores the rise of the far right, from 1990s conservatism to today’s multiracial authoritarian turn.
Race, populism, power—his research cuts deep.
📹 Itw here buff.ly/Gpfoff3
Diagrammes is a new series that aims to diagnose our contemporary authoritarian condition through conversations with left scholars, journalists, and activists including Melinda Cooper, Thea Riofrancos, and Quinn Slobodian.
I spoke with them about the past and future of the far right in the US.
I spoke with them about the past and future of the far right in the US.
July 12, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Diagrammes is a new series that aims to diagnose our contemporary authoritarian condition through conversations with left scholars, journalists, and activists including Melinda Cooper, Thea Riofrancos, and Quinn Slobodian.
I spoke with them about the past and future of the far right in the US.
I spoke with them about the past and future of the far right in the US.
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“Those who scold protestors for disruptive tactics don’t have a solid basis for their criticism.The highly visible invasion of communities,courthouses,& workplaces by Kevlar-clad, armed ICE agents is bringing thousands more into the streets–evidence that militant resistance is contagious right now.”
Trump, Anti-ICE Protests, and George Floyd Summer – Joe Lowndes
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June 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“Those who scold protestors for disruptive tactics don’t have a solid basis for their criticism.The highly visible invasion of communities,courthouses,& workplaces by Kevlar-clad, armed ICE agents is bringing thousands more into the streets–evidence that militant resistance is contagious right now.”
The great antifascist Leonard Zeskind has died.
Any activist in the U.S. who seriously confronted white nationalism and fascism in the last half century depended on his immense research, writing, and organizing. We are all indebted to him. www.kcur.org/news/2025-04...
Any activist in the U.S. who seriously confronted white nationalism and fascism in the last half century depended on his immense research, writing, and organizing. We are all indebted to him. www.kcur.org/news/2025-04...
Famed anti-racist expert Leonard Zeskind, who warned of fascism's rise, has died
A Kansas City resident, Zeskind began studying the white nationalist movement more than 40 years ago and published his findings in his 2009 book, “Blood and Politics.” His work showed uncanny foresigh...
www.kcur.org
April 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The great antifascist Leonard Zeskind has died.
Any activist in the U.S. who seriously confronted white nationalism and fascism in the last half century depended on his immense research, writing, and organizing. We are all indebted to him. www.kcur.org/news/2025-04...
Any activist in the U.S. who seriously confronted white nationalism and fascism in the last half century depended on his immense research, writing, and organizing. We are all indebted to him. www.kcur.org/news/2025-04...
A powerfully grim, informative, and essential new piece by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on the bizarre and horrifying Armageddonist fascism we all now face:
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A powerfully grim, informative, and essential new piece by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on the bizarre and horrifying Armageddonist fascism we all now face:
New Yorkers, come out tomorrow!
April 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
New Yorkers, come out tomorrow!
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Micah and I recently published an essay about this in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social. Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Pop Culture and the Evolving Politics of the Right: The Potential of Interpretive Methods for Studying Gender, Race, and Politics | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Pop Culture and the Evolving Politics of the Right: The Potential of Interpretive Methods for Studying Gender, Race, and Politics
www.cambridge.org
April 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Micah and I recently published an essay about this in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social. Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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I've been studying the growth of the multiracial right with Dan HoSang, @joelowndes.bsky.social and Micah English for the last few years. This work has included attending far right conferences and rallies, listening to right-wing media (especially podcasts), and interviewing key influencers.
April 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I've been studying the growth of the multiracial right with Dan HoSang, @joelowndes.bsky.social and Micah English for the last few years. This work has included attending far right conferences and rallies, listening to right-wing media (especially podcasts), and interviewing key influencers.
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The machinery of mass deportation has been set in motion in a nightmarish fashion. It is meant to be impossible to stop—or at least to appear that way. Still, history teaches us that this machine, like any other, can be brought to a halt.
My latest @thenation.com.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest @thenation.com.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Trump’s Deportation Machine
March 20, 2025 A Step-by-Step Guide to Trump’s Deportation Machine The machinery of mass deportation is meant to be impossible to stop. But any machine can be brought to a halt, if only we understand ...
www.thenation.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The machinery of mass deportation has been set in motion in a nightmarish fashion. It is meant to be impossible to stop—or at least to appear that way. Still, history teaches us that this machine, like any other, can be brought to a halt.
My latest @thenation.com.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest @thenation.com.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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“The Left thought that cultural, linguistic, representational shifts would inure us from reactionary authoritarian politics. The Right has shown they can retool it & make it work for their ends.” @alfatau.bsky.social @joelowndes.bsky.social & Dan HoSang on the troubling rise of the multiracial right
Trump and the Rise of the Multiracial Right
Scholars Daniel Martinez HoSang and Joseph E. Lowndes on the plastic politics of race in today’s GOP.
inthesetimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“The Left thought that cultural, linguistic, representational shifts would inure us from reactionary authoritarian politics. The Right has shown they can retool it & make it work for their ends.” @alfatau.bsky.social @joelowndes.bsky.social & Dan HoSang on the troubling rise of the multiracial right
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How do you protect yourself online? In this video we’ll walk you through some steps we take to protect our online safety, and give you tips on how to strengthen yours… www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9uF...
Digital Safety - How to protect your online identity
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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February 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
How do you protect yourself online? In this video we’ll walk you through some steps we take to protect our online safety, and give you tips on how to strengthen yours… www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9uF...
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@joelowndes.bsky.social giving us a tiny bit of hope in Oakland
February 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
@joelowndes.bsky.social giving us a tiny bit of hope in Oakland
Dan HoSang and I did an interview with New Politics about Trump’s victory and the multiracial right. newpol.org/issue_post/a...
America’s Multiracial Right - New Politics
Daniel Martinez HoSang and Joseph Lowndes argue that support for the far-right is gaining among people of color, reframing the politics originally rooted in white supremacy.
newpol.org
February 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Dan HoSang and I did an interview with New Politics about Trump’s victory and the multiracial right. newpol.org/issue_post/a...
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The discourse around the pervasive tendency among our political, media, and business elites to accommodate Trump and signal compliance is, in my opinion, focused too much on the idea that they are “obeying because they’re cowards” - as opposed to the idea that many don’t think Trump is all that bad.
December 16, 2024 at 2:51 PM
The discourse around the pervasive tendency among our political, media, and business elites to accommodate Trump and signal compliance is, in my opinion, focused too much on the idea that they are “obeying because they’re cowards” - as opposed to the idea that many don’t think Trump is all that bad.
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“If you really wanted to drive a wedge, a deep wedge, into the union movement — and there already were strong cracks in it prior to this election — this would be a hell of a way to do it,” @joelowndes.bsky.social told me earlier today about Rep LCD as Labor Sec.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Will labor have a place on Trump’s team?
www.politico.com
November 23, 2024 at 12:42 AM
“If you really wanted to drive a wedge, a deep wedge, into the union movement — and there already were strong cracks in it prior to this election — this would be a hell of a way to do it,” @joelowndes.bsky.social told me earlier today about Rep LCD as Labor Sec.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...