المنشقون: صعود اليمين اللاتيني المتطرف وما يعنيه ذلك لأمريكا

An NPR Best Book of 2024 • An exploration from an award-winning journalist into how race, identity, and political trauma have influenced the rise of far-right extremism among Latinos, and how this group could shape American politics. "An in-depth, detailed, and surprisingly personal, exploration of a poorly understood phenomenon in our politics: Latino voters' identification with issues and candidates that may seem, at first glance, unwelcoming to them." -Rachel Maddow. Democrats have long assumed they can count on the Latino vote, but recent elections have called that loyalty into question. In fact, despite his vociferous anti-immigrant rhetoric and disastrous border policies, Trump won a higher percentage of the Latino vote in 2020 than in 2016. Now, journalist Paula Ramos uncovers those voters, crisscrossing the country to uncover what motivates them to vote and support causes that seem diametrically opposed to their interests. From coast to coast, from cities to rural towns, Dissidents introduces readers to fringe GOP candidates, January 6 insurrectionists, evangelical pastors, and culture war mongers, with the goal of identifying the influences behind this rightward shift. Through their stories, Ramos shows how tribalism, traditionalism, and political trauma within the Latino community have been exploited to fuel extremism and convert voters who, like many of their white counterparts, fear losing their place in American society. Multicultural and nuanced, Dissidents highlights how one of America's most powerful and misunderstood voters can shape the future of American politics.