Defeating Fascism

Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert on the history of fascism and authoritarianism, answers questions from George and Team Takei.

A two-part analysis of the benign modern Left when contrasted to the factually dangerous Right.

Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.

On Episode #44 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Paul Mason.Paul is a journalist, writer and film-maker, actively engaged in the struggle for s...

Many on the left were pointing out that the Democratic Party was dangerous, due to their mendacity and hollow promises. The voicing of this concern was not to enhance the reactionary right but to save any shreds that could keep fascism at bay. The concern was that we would land exactly where we are, whether in this election cycle or the next. It could have happened after any neo-liberal administration, and the left was warning of this very salient fact. A

In this video, I explore the historical ties between fascism and loneliness. Using studies and statistics and the work of political theorists such as Hanah A...

To resist the forces of fascism, we need an alternative approach to the crisis that’s based on a social justice agenda.

Fascism won’t be defeated with reactive organizing. We need long-term strategy.

The story of a Norwegian schoolteacher's resistance during World War II has lessons for Americans today: It's time to tell the fascists 'no.'

Behind the confusion and debates about fascism lies a simple truth: it’s a power game driven by economic elites. Communists recognized that fascism’s form is shaped by class dynamics — an insight we shouldn’t forget.

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Empower Your Resistance: A Practical Guide to Revolutionary Optimism, Mutual Aid, and Defying Totalitarians

40 Ways to Fight Fascists is a collaboration between anti-fascist researcher Spencer Sunshine and Po...

A union exists whenever a group of people work together to solve a problem they couldn’t alone, says Shane Burley.

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

What is it that makes a person want to have fewer freedoms, less choice, and pay tribute to conformity above individuality? The answer to this question is rooted in our psychology.

A groundbreaking study conducted in the wake of the Second World War by a group of scholars rocked the academic world when it was published in 1950 — but fell out of favour. Now a new generation of scholars is reviving the lessons of The Authoritarian Personality to understand the politics of our time.

Unite to Defeat the Right Poilievre’s Plan Follows Ford’s Footsteps A career politician, Poilievre’s extreme policies would: Weaken union bargaining power in negotiations with your employer Cut wages, benefits, and pensions of both union and non-union workers Reduce workplace safety and union representation Cut good jobs for the next generation Weaken defence of public services, […]

John Geddes: The convoy chaos suggests Canadians are just as susceptible to Trump-like forces as Americans. Our real advantages lie in our political system.

Younger Canadians are more susceptible to Donald Trump’s call to make the country a 51st state because school systems stopped teaching Canadian history.

Timothy Snyder, a leading historian of authoritarianism, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, joins Scott to discuss the threats to American democracy, echoes of 193...

🔥 May 6, 2025 - From The Slow Burning Fuse - The ruling class thrives on our exhaustion. They profit from our compliance, our silence, and our belief that resistance is futile. But what if dismantling their systems could be easy? What if it could even be fun? For anarcho-communists, sabotage is not a fringe tactic—it is a liberatory practice…