{"id":43917,"date":"2025-09-14T21:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T04:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=43917"},"modified":"2025-09-14T21:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T04:32:45","slug":"heather-cox-richardson-on-the-history-of-the-republican-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/14\/heather-cox-richardson-on-the-history-of-the-republican-party\/","title":{"rendered":"HEATHER COX RICHARDSON ON THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Republicans Are Killing Democracy | Heather Cox Richardson\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6WBUzxnaLu0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DemocracyDocket\">Democracy Docket<\/a>&nbsp;204,527 views Sep 8, 2025&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLyWBtUNDtcR3B58aThpuHxgtsmDJNETv1\">Defending Democracy with Marc Elias<\/a>&nbsp;Historian Heather Cox Richardson joins us today to explain how fascism is on the rise in America. As one of the country\u2019s foremost experts on the Civil War, she\u2019ll reveal how the GOP went from the party of Lincoln to the party of Trump. Support independent journalism by becoming a Democracy Docket premium member:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa29ZVG81T0RZc3hEQmo5blBXR29PbFowMWxEd3xBQ3Jtc0trLUZoNjFqX0t2NnhpMkhOdlFrNnRFTHhWTUVkN1l3Tk1BQVZYc0ZvbnhDNmNZaXpGNUhFYU52eFdBSjF3TmZ6S1hsTm1hUl9NSXU1MmFJVl9rZG5vVWpUMVFTSTVaNzVKMzRNQW1Kb3VMUFFSN1pVdw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsletters.democracydocket.com%2Fmember-youtube&amp;v=6WBUzxnaLu0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/newsletters.democracydocket.c\u2026<\/a>&nbsp;Stay up to date on the fight for democracy with our free newsletter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjNUVG5neU9yMFRKRlJOTHhYT3ljamN1MUQ1UXxBQ3Jtc0tsd2tka2p2Slh6eFRaUGRBVTMtdmxRb253U2xQa0tWb3hrNGR3U1BfRkJWNmhlLUhfeHRJRkk0Z1Z6UXNLVkd2SzI3MWlzLUFtSEhzYlhYZ192cGZMcDJJNkd2VklHV0RWaXg4WlhPRlFxYVFkLXc2aw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fhubs.ly%2FQ03jcbrc0&amp;v=6WBUzxnaLu0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/hubs.ly\/Q03jcbrc0<\/a>&nbsp;Books by Heather Cox Richardson: Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFJjMUtJTXhvNDJyNk15Z0hCeldEeXFGdG9id3xBQ3Jtc0ttMlEya2lzOVhKcG4tbUFZWXMxakJKeTRiWmlzTVJwWW9oZUtFLW03ZDdkbVJmWFhPUXBUUDVGaUF6MEtmamhrbkJ5YTRSUkwxV0NTbzJmQW5xQk5vMTZGcTQ5S25MZzJrMzQ0QTE3UmRXTGgwZlhrNA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.penguinrandomhouse.com%2Fbooks%2F717588%2Fdemocracy-awakening-by-heather-cox-richardson%2F&amp;v=6WBUzxnaLu0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/bo\u2026<\/a>&nbsp;To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTU1SERvRndldGNFazlPS2lrZnVCbTlzY2dYd3xBQ3Jtc0tsLUNrcXdDRngteVVkcjlybmZKNEt0UmdCVk50R3VsOTlyVEk4MUx2TWVvNXpZQ0dMZzU3eTFVcTh6eG5INmdlR2dNbVRuTzFJWkQ3QmJnSWZXcVVqUl9uYmdUcnRTVXFpeVAtM2VFUFU3QzAyZGZpTQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hachettebookgroup.com%2Ftitles%2Fheather-cox-richardson%2Fto-make-men-free%2F9780465024315%2F%3Flens%3Dbasic-books&amp;v=6WBUzxnaLu0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/tit\u2026<\/a>&nbsp;How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3pFc29ZWTdBdjU5TXZtbUdTVUhIWVVFM1N2Z3xBQ3Jtc0trRzNsM3EtTklFb0FvcU5PU05WZEpfVVBBVDd5dF82RnJIOUlLbERmRC14dkd2MWxyanhpaGg3SU1IOFQ3czRmRnJkSXdoX1Q5WG0yOWJuelZGSTB3cFhRaFIzMkU3YW5ZS0hsMDNjTlVXWGJlb05Nbw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fglobal.oup.com%2Facademic%2Fproduct%2Fhow-the-south-won-the-civil-war-9780190900908&amp;v=6WBUzxnaLu0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/produ\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democracy Docket&nbsp;204,527 views Sep 8, 2025&nbsp;Defending Democracy with Marc Elias&nbsp;Historian Heather Cox Richardson joins us today to explain how fascism is on the rise in America. 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