How the GOP’s ‘war on public schools’ creates the ‘basis for authoritarianism

In his new book, “Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future,” Jason Stanley explains how the control of information and education is directly correlated to the struggle for power. “Universities are the primary targets of authoritarians,” Stanley tells Ali Velshi. He adds that all of the book bans and attacks on libraries, professors, and teachers have a clear goal: “chill dissent to make sure that this critical engagement with our past no longer continues.”

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