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George Cicariello-Maher is professor of political science at Drexel University and author of several books, including Building the Commune: Radical Democracy in Venezuela, published by Verso as part of the Jacobin Series. He recently drew the ire of white supremacist, "alt-right" trolls after a mocking tweet about "white genocide," including death threats to his family. Perhaps more concerning was the response from Drexel Administration, which almost immediately released a statement calling his tweets “utterly reprehensible, deeply disturbing,” and stating that they “do not in any way reflect the values of the University.” Drexel eventually backed off after a public campaign in defense of Cicariello-Maher. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} He discusses the incident as well as issues of violence and free speech in the United States.