Refuse Fascism
The Supreme Court, the Upcoming Elections, and Fascist Momentum
updated
From the Variety review of the film:
“The Christian Nationalist movement was the driving force behind the January 6 insurrection, and what we saw there was a preview of their ideals and methods: a frothing hostility toward the U.S. government, coupled with the willingness to use violence. Russell Moore, the editor of Christianity Today, talks about how the new wave of Christianity is “a church growth movement, but for angry people. A sense of theatrical anger feels, to some, like depth of conviction.” Yet even on Jan. 6, these “rebels,” participating in their own form of action-movie cosplay, were, like Trump himself, at least somewhat constrained. What “Bad Faith” captures is that Christian Nationalists now have the potential to be the shock troops in a second and far more threatening Trump presidency.”
Plus, Sam discusses the increasingly dire situation for women across the country where abortion has been banned, the latest developments for immigrants, the perfidious US-Israeli war crime that just killed 200 Palestinian civilians, and more.
Mentioned In the Episode:
Post-Dobbs, Abortion Bans Have Given Abusers a New Power by Kylie Cheung for Jezebel
jezebel.com/post-dobbs-abortion-bans-have-given-abusers-a-new-power
Implausible Deniability Republicans know exactly what abortion bans are doing by Jessica Valenti
jessica.substack.com/p/implausible-deniability
Refuse Fascism Podcast Ep 197 – Choices: A Post-Roe Abortion Rights Manifesto an interview with Merle Hoffman
refusefascism.org/2024/04/14/choices-a-post-roe-abortion-rights-manifesto
Refuse Fascism Podcast Ep 193 – Rick Perlstein: The Infernal Triangle + Christian Nationalist Project 2025 (an interview with Jenny Cohn)
refusefascism.org/2024/03/11/ep-193-rick-perlstein-the-infernal-triangle-christian-nationalist-project-2025
The Theocratic Blueprint for Trump’s Next Term by Chris Lehman for The Nation
thenation.com/article/society/russell-vought-center-renewing-america-christian-nationalism
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation Podcast Series written by Matthew D. Taylor and produced by Bradley Onishi
open.spotify.com/show/0LfSKWo9ZkUIEVn2pXoSpK?si=80079fb5efdc4cd6
Refuse Fascism Podcast Ep 98 Anne Nelson: Media, Money, & the Secret Hub of the Radical Right
refusefascism.org/2022/02/13/anne-nelson-media-money-the-secret-hub-of-the-radical-right
Refuse Fascism Podcast Ep 93 Samuel Perry: Christian Nationalist Violence Post January 6
refusefascism.org/2022/01/09/samuel-perry-christian-nationalist-violence-post-january-6
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Then, as this guilty verdict has in no way stopped his campaign for power again, she talks with two contributors to the June issue of The New Republic titled What American Fascism Would Look Like. newrepublic.com/series/37/trump-2024-american-fascism-series
Emmanuel Guerisoli discusses his essay The “Day One” Dictatorship (co-authored by Federico Finchelstein). newrepublic.com/article/181224/day-one-dictatorship
Emmanuel is postdoctoral fellow at the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility at the New School. He can be followed at @emmaGuerisoli.
Then, Francisco Goldman discusses his essay From Texas to Massachusetts: On the border in a fascist America. newrepublic.com/article/181225/texas-massachusetts-border
Francisco is a novelist and journalist. His most recent novel is Monkey Boy, a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He can be followed on ex-Twitter at @PacoGoldman or on Instagram @franciscogoldman. He can be followed on ex-Twitter at @PacoGoldman or on Instagram @franciscogoldman.
Mentioned in this episode:
Escalator Redux by Jeff Sharlet (Scenes From a Slow Civil War)
jeffsharlet.substack.com/p/escalator-redux
The United States Looks Like a Sick Joke, The Paul Street Report
paulstreet.substack.com/p/the-united-states-looks-like-a-sick
Trump’s Online MAGA Army Calls Guilty Verdict a Declaration of War by Tess Owen for Wired
wired.com/story/trump-guilty-verdict-online-maga-fanbase-war
Right-Wingers Are Already Promising Vengeance After The Trump Verdict by Matt Shuham and Christopher Mathias for HuffPost
huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-supporters-vow-revenge-criminal-conviction_n_6659e9c2e4b0ca2f37c03020
“Make Them Pay”—The Far Right Responds to Trump’s Conviction By Kiera Butler for Mother Jones
motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/make-them-pay-the-far-right-responds-to-trumps-conviction
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Mentioned in the episode:
The ‘Unified Reich’ Scandal is a Feature Not a Bug of Trump's Brand of American Fascism by Annika Brockschmidt for Religion Dispatches
religiondispatches.org/the-unified-reich-scandal-is-a-feature-not-a-bug-of-trumps-brand-of-american-fascism
Refuse Fascism episode 181: The Evangelical Prophets Anointing Trump with Matthew D. Taylor
open.spotify.com/episode/1Um6kFm8ZdONw9xjuB1zIa?si=5ec1992b29a044bd
Straight White American Jesus Special Episode: Justice Alito Let's His Appeal to Heaven Flag Fly
open.spotify.com/episode/6lEGI66su2zl5BfFpa121S?si=a076985640b04765
The Supreme Court's new voting rights decision is a love letter to gerrymandering by Ian Millhiser for Vox
vox.com/scotus/351406/the-supreme-courts-new-voting-rights-decision-is-a-love-letter-to-gerrymandering
Refuse Fascism episode 197: Choices: A Post-Roe Abortion Rights Manifesto
open.spotify.com/episode/0Nnoj6WkS1kigDAFPoQOmZ?si=ulGyoeP8QUae6ODjyww7FQ
Fascism in America? (Part 1 of a deep dive into the "fascism debate") by Thomas Zimmer
open.substack.com/pub/thomaszimmer/p/fascism-in-america?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
The Anti-Liberal Left Has a Fascism Problem (Part 2 of a deep dive into the "fascism debate") by Thomas Zimmer
open.substack.com/pub/thomaszimmer/p/the-anti-liberal-left-has-a-fascism?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Dr. Clarence Lusane is a political science professor and interim political science department chair at Howard University, and independent expert to the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance. HIs latest book is Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy.
bookshop.org/p/books/twenty-dollars-and-change-harriet-tubman-and-the-ongoing-fight-for-racial-justice-and-democracy-clarence-lusane/17260644?ean=9780872868854
Read more from Dr. Lusane here tomdispatch.com/authors/clarencelusane
Sunsara Taylor (@SunsaraTaylor) is the co-host of the RNL (Revolution Nothing Less) Show @TheRevcoms She helped initiate Refuse Fascism in the aftermath of the election of Trump. Sunsara led tens of thousands into the streets against the overturn of Roe v Wade w/ RiseUp4AbortionRights.
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Then, we share an interview with acclaimed historian and returning guest Dr. Federico Finchelstein to discuss his latest book The Wannabe Fascists: A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy. Dr. Finchelstein serves as Professor of History at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College in New York City. He is also the author of From Fascism to Populism in History (published 2017/2019) A Brief History of Fascist Lies, (published in 2020) and Fascist Mythologies The History and Politics of Unreason in Borges, Freud, and Schmitt (published in 2022). Follow him on Twitter at @FinchelsteinF.
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Featuring: Jeff Sharlet, Jason Stanley, Michael Coard, Coco Das, Walden Bello, Thomas Zimmer, Annika Brocksmidt, Andy Zee, Federico Finchelstein, Jared Yates Sexton, Henry Giroux, Richard Marini, Anthony DiMaggio, Wajahat Ali, Anthea Butler, Bradley Onishi, Dahlia Lithwick, Ruth Ben Ghiat, Umair Haque, Paul Street, and Lina Thorne.
Hosted by Sam Goldman
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Then, she talks with Tom Schaller, co-author (along with Paul Waldman) of White Rural Rage
whiteruralrage.com
Schaller is a professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. A former columnist for The Baltimore Sun, he has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. He is the author or co-author of four other books.
Mentioned in the episode:
Donald Trump Already Got What He Needed From the Supreme Court by Madiba K. Dennie for Balls and Strikes
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/trump-supreme-court-case-already-got-what-he-needed
Donald Trump had a fantastic day in the Supreme Court today by Ian Millhiser for Vox
vox.com/scotus/24140309/supreme-court-donald-trump-immunity-jack-smith
The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state by Ian Millhiser for Vox
vox.com/scotus/24139251/supreme-court-abortion-emtala-idaho-united-states-moyle
Supreme Court Justices Hold Lively Debate About How Much Women Should Suffer by Madiba K. Dennie for Balls and Strikes
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supreme-court-emtala-case-how-much-should-women-suffer
The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet by Moira Donegan for the Guardian
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/25/supreme-court-idaho-anti-abortion-case
The Crackdown on Campus Protests Is Happening Everywhere
thenation.com/article/activism/gaza-solidarity-encampments-campus-crackdown-palestine
Fash Supremes Helping Immunize Amerika Against what’s Left of Democracy by Paul Street
paulstreet.substack.com/p/fash-supremes-helping-immunize-amerika
Supreme “Surprise” by Paul Street
paulstreet.substack.com/p/supreme-surprise
Why did 74 Million Vote for Trump? The simple and basic answer: Because they agree with him. Presentation by Andy Zee
refusefascism.org/2020/12/13/why-did-74-million-vote-for-trump-the-simple-and-basic-answer-because-they-agree-with-him
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Devin Burghart (@dburghart) is the Executive Director, at the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights (irehr.org/). Carolyn Gallaher is a professor at American University. She has written about rightwing paramilitaries in the U.S. and Northern Ireland. Read more from her (politicalresearch.org/bio/carolyn-gallaher). Follow her on Twitter at @C_OGallachoir or at Bluesky at @cgallaher.bsky.social. CJ Spencer (@ByCJSpencer) wrote How the Far Right-Wing Plans to Obliterate More of Our Constitutional Rights (msmagazine.com/2024/03/13/republicans-congress-constitutional-convention/). Read more from them here (radiofreenation.substack.com/).
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bookshop.org/p/books/choices-a-post-roe-abortion-rights-manifesto-merle-hoffman/19011257?ean=9781510776791
merlehoffman.com and choicesmedical.com or on Twitter: @MerleHoffman.
For those looking for abortion care visit abortionfinder.org and prochoice.org
For funding abortion agencies nationally visit abortionfunds.org.
About the book:
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade and a country divided, a pioneer in the pro-choice movement and women's healthcare offers an unapologetic and authoritative take on abortion and women's right to choose. Merle Hoffman has been at the forefront of the reproductive freedom movement since the 1970s. Three years before the Supreme Court legalized abortion through Roe v. Wade, she helped to establish one of the United States' first abortion centers in Flushing, Queens, and later went on to found Choices, one of the nation's largest and most comprehensive women's medical facilities.
For the last five decades, Hoffman has been a steadfast warrior and fierce advocate for every woman's right to choose when and whether or not to be a mother. Now, amidst the aftermath of the Dobbs Decision, Hoffman has carefully compiled her decades of analysis, research, and experience into a tour de force manifesto that sheds light on the catastrophic repercussions of overturning Roe, and what we must do moving forward to ensure the safety and legality of abortion nationally. In Choices, Hoffman expresses her views on where we are and what lies ahead. She covers topics ranging from: revamping the healthcare system to support women's rights; combatting rising authoritarianism; the weaponization of religion; fighting the antis; practicing courage; sabotage from within the movement; and activating the next generation in the fight for reproductive justice.
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Dr. Anthony R. DiMaggio is a Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University, USA. He is the author of Rising Fascism in America: It Can Happen Here. Read his writings at Counterpunch and Salon.
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Then, frequent guest and guest host of the show, Coco Das shares reflections on SB4 (Texas’ “Show Me Your Papers” law) and talks with award-winning Turkish writer and political thinker Ece Temelkurian discussing her essay in Prospect Magazine, Fascism isn’t just a German problem prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/far-right/64775/fascism-isnt-just-a-german-problem
Follow Ece on Twitter @ETemelkuran. She’ll be speaking at Ways Forward in a Divided World, Georgetown University Global Dialogues April 22-26.
https://globaldialogues.georgetown.edu/
Mentioned in this Episode:
Supreme Court grants Gov. Greg Abbott’s wish to turn Texas into a far-right dictatorship by Amanda Marcotte
salon.com/2024/03/21/grants-gov-greg-abbotts-wish-to-turn-texas-into-a-far-right-dictatorship
The Fascist Attack on Medication Abortion
refusefascism.org/2023/04/16/the-fascist-attack-on-medication-abortion
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First, a conversation with Dr. Nicole Erin Morse, Associate Professor of Media Studies and former Director of the Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Florida Atlantic University. They are a scholar of queer and trans media production and a community organizer in South Florida with @JewishVoiceforPeace and the Community Hotline for Incarcerated People. Read their op-ed I Refuse to Endorse Zionism, So I Am Resigning From My Leadership Position.
truthout.org/articles/i-refuse-to-endorse-zionism-so-i-am-resigning-from-my-leadership-position
Then Sam chats with Lela Tolajian, human rights activist and Georgetown University student about the genocide in Gaza, action being taken on college campuses and beyond to stop it, and the efforts to suppress that movement. Read her op-ed We, Jewish students, must not be silent on the genocide in Gaza. aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/2/4/we-jewish-students-must-not-be-silent-on-the-genocide-in-gaza
Follow her on Twitter at @LTolajian.
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Then, Sam talks to journalist Jennifer Cohn about the full Christian Nationalist theocratic program. Follow her on Twitter at @.jennycohn1 and read her writings at crownewsletter.substack.com and buckscountybeacon.com
Mentioned In This Episode:
“American Fascism”: Historian Rick Perlstein on Trump’s Grip on the GOP & Chances of a Second Jan. 6
democracynow.org/2024/1/22/ron_desantis_drops_out_2024
Shocking Online Manifesto Reveals Project 2025’S Link To A Coordinated ‘Christian Nationalism Project’
buckscountybeacon.com/2024/03/shocking-online-manifesto-reveals-project-2025s-link-to-a-coordinated-christian-nationalism-project
The Far-Right Playbook for American Authoritarianism
Project 2025
globalextremism.org/project-2025-the-far-right-playbook-for-american-authoritarianism
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Dr. Lusane is a professor and Director of the International Affairs program at Howard University. He is an independent expert to the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance. His latest book is Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy. Read more from him here salon.com/writer/clarence-2
Plus: journalist Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup17), who was banned from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) joins us to provide insight on the neo-Nazis and other far-right figures she witnessed waltz unimpeded into CPAC. You can follow her work here turtlediaries.net
Mentioned In the Episode:
The Catastrophe of a Second Trump Presidency by Clarence Lusane
thenation.com/article/politics/the-catastrophe-of-a-second-trump-presidency
I Was Banned From CPAC, but the Extremists Weren’t by Amanda Moore
thenation.com/article/politics/cpac-far-right-nazis
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Follow his work at leemcintyrebooks.com and @leecmcintyre and get involved with The Mental Immunity Project.
Mentioned in this episode:
Alabama justice who ruled embryos are people says American law should be rooted in the Bible by Mike Hixenbaugh
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alabama-justice-embryos-biblical-seven-mountains-rcna139969
Alabama’s targeting of IVF is the Christian right’s attempt to control motherhood by Amanda Marcotte
salon.com/2024/02/23/alabamas-targeting-of-ivf-is-the-christian-rights-attempt-to-control-motherhood-and-theocracy
Alabama’s IVF Ruling Is Christian Theology Masquerading as Law by Elie Mystal
thenation.com/article/society/alabama-ivf-ruling
Alabama’s embryos ruling is a terrifying preview of another Trump presidency by Sarah Posner
msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/alabama-ivf-embryo-ruling-trump-rcna139649
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Mentioned in this episode:
From “Man Bites Dog” and “Oh My God” to “Dog Bites Man” and “Oh Well” On the Trivialization and Normalization of Fascism and Other Evils
refusefascism.org/2024/02/16/from-man-bites-dog-and-oh-my-god-to-dog-bites-man-and-oh-well-on-the-trivialization-and-normalization-of-fascism-and-other-evils
Earth to Media: Try to Get It—Nice, Ordinary People Can Be Fascists by Brynn Tannehill
newrepublic.com/article/178824/trump-rallies-maga-ordinary-people-fascists
Project 2025: How Trump Loyalists and Right-Wing Leaders Are Paving a Fast Road to Fascism
politicalresearch.org/2024/02/14/project-2025
Trump and the GOP’s Fascist Rhetoric Has Broad Appeal: Poll by Tim Dickinson rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-gop-fascist-rhetoric-broad-appeal-poll-1234966157
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Read the brief here: supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/298895/20240126151819211_23-719%20Brief.pdf
Learn more about Dr. Sinha's work at manishasinha.com and read her forthcoming book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920
bookshop.org/p/books/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-second-american-republic-reconstruction-1860-1920-manisha-sinha/20076258?ean=9781631498442
Then, we share a bit of a report from Coco Das, who has gone to Eagle Pass, Texas (epicenter of the conflict at the border between Abbott-controlled National Guard troops and federally controlled Border Patrol) as part of an effort to investigate the situation and bring the message "we don't have an immigration problem, we have an imperialism problem!" The full interview with Coco from The RNL Show @TheRevcoms Coco is a member of the Refuse Fascism editorial board, however this trip was not on behalf of Refuse Fascism. Follow Coco on Twitter at Coco_Das
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It's been quite the week! Sam recaps some of the stories we're watching most closely: the Texas + other fascist controlled states v. federal government confrontation in the wake of a SCOTUS decision the fascists actually don't like (shockingly, Roberts and Coney Barrett agreed that the federal government has the authority to remove the murder wire that the state of Texas is strewing all over the border and in the Rio Grande), the latest on Trump's legal troubles (which, spoiler alert: do not portend a solution to our fascism troubles), and the ICJ ruling on the escalating genocide in Gaza.
Then, Sam talks with Kathleen Belew, historian and author of Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America about her work and her evaluation of that movement as it's developed in 2024. Follow her at kathleenbelew.com, Twitter: @kathleen_belew, and TikTok: kathleen.belew.
Mentioned in this episode:
Eagle Pass Republi-Fascist Neo-Nullificaton v. Federal State Authoity at the Southern Texas Border by Paul Street
paulstreet.substack.com/p/eagle-pass
Far-Right Extremists Are Organizing an Armed Convoy to the Texas Border by David Gilbert
wired.com/story/extremists-far-right-armed-convoy-texas-border
Right-Wing Talk Of An ‘Invasion’ And ‘Civil War’ Risks Rise In Vigilantism, Experts Say by Chris Mathias
huffpost.com/entry/texas-vigilantism-invasion-immigrants-greg-abbott_n_65b3f960e4b0d407294f09d9
Protest Convoy Headed to Southern Border Is Calling Itself an ‘Army of God’ by Tess Owen
vice.com/en/article/5d9adk/trucker-convoy-eagle-pass-texas-border-dispute-christian-nationalism
Research Letter: Rape-Related Pregnancies in the 14 US States With Total Abortion Bans
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2814274?guestAccessKey=e429b9a8-72ac-42ed-8dbc-599b0f509890&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=012424
Enforcing the Law to Disqualify a Violent Insurrectionist Is Good, Actually by Michael Liroff
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/trump-colorado-supreme-court-enforcing-the-law-is-good-actually
Recommended Reading/Watching:
“Trump Is the Nominee. Fascism Is on the Ballot.” Author Jeff Sharlet on New Hampshire & Beyond
American Fascism by Rick Perlstein (sign up for his newsletter!)
prospect.org/politics/2024-01-24-american-fascism-john-ganz
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On this episode, we share Jessica Valenti’s testimony before Senate Democrats on the state of abortion rights ahead of the Roe v. Wade anniversary.
Sam provides commentary highlighting the Supreme Court's efforts to expand their power & destroy the "administrative state" (aka upend functioning federal government), Trump taking Iowa, the state-federal standoff in Texas, what fascism is, why we can’t turn away and more.
Then, Sam talks with Jennifer Evans and Brian Griffith, co-editors of The New Fascism Syllabus, a collection of writings on the history of fascist, authoritarian, and populist movements and governments during the 20th and 21st centuries.
Mentioned in this episode:
Abortion On Demand and Without Apology Poster
refusefascism.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/11x17_AOD_Placard.pdf
Why Right-Wing Activists Have Strong Opinions About the Supreme Court’s Big Fishing Regulations Case by Madiba Dennie
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/loper-bright-conservative-groups-amicus-briefs
Trump Just Keeps Doing Appalling Things, and the Ranks of the Disengaged Are Growing by Michelle Goldberg
nytimes.com/2024/01/19/opinion/trump-news-disengaged.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O00.3I0D.NSt4jielloyK&smid=url-share
The Law Alone Cannot Curb Donald Trump’s Lawlessness by Dahlia Lithwick
slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/01/donald-trump-trials-not-enough.html
Metaphors Journalists Live By written by Rick Perlstein
prospect.org/politics/2024-01-17-metaphors-journalists-live-by-part-i
On the Erudite Idiocy of the Liberal-Centrist Intelligentsia by Paul Street
paulstreet.substack.com/p/on-the-erudite-idiocy-of-the-liberal
The Supreme Court Is About to Seize Way More Power From Democratic Presidents by Mark Joseph Stern
slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/01/supreme-court-democrats-president-chevron-precedent.html
The GOP Doesn’t Want to Punish Trans People—It Wants to Eradicate Them by Brynn Tannehill
newrepublic.com/article/178175/republican-anti-trans-laws-punish-eradicate
My Prepared Remarks to Senate Dems by Jessica Valenti
jessica.substack.com/p/my-prepared-remarks-to-senate-dems
Related episodes:
Ruling Through The Courts When They Don’t Have The Votes With Dahlia Lithwick
The Nightmare Immigrants Face At The Texas Border with Faisal Al Juburi
2023: The Year In Review
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Related listening:
Fascist “Operation Lone Star” + Trump Indictment
Mentioned in this episode:
Did an Abortion Ban Cost a Young Texas Woman Her Life?
newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/15/abortion-high-risk-pregnancy-yeni-glick
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Then, Sam talks with Ian Millhiser, senior correspondent at Vox, about just some of the Trump trials, some attempts for accountability through the legal system and Trump's strategy to dodge it. He is the author of two books on the Supreme Court: Injustices: The Supreme Court's History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted and The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court Is Reshaping America. Follow Ian on Threads at Ian.millhiser and read his articles on Vox vox.com/authors/ian-millhiser
Mentioned in This Episode:
Deja Coup: Donald Trump and the Slow Civil War (Dahlia Lithwick interviews Jeff Sharlet on the latest episode of Amicus)
slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2024/01/donald-trump-january-6-capitol-riot-ashli-babbitt
CBS News poll on Jan. 6 attack 3 years later: Though most still condemn, Republican disapproval continues to wane
cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-opinion-poll-republican-disapproval-wanes-2024-01-06
A quarter of Americans believe FBI instigated Jan. 6, Post-UMD poll finds
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/04/fbi-conspiracy-jan-6-attack-misinformation
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(Just Some) Related Episodes on the attempted Trump Coup:
The Fantasy of the Reasonable Republican With Fred Wellman
Jeff Sharlet- The Undertow: Scenes From a Slow Civil War
The Continuing January 6 Coup
Proud Boys and The New Era of American Fascism
Bradley Onishi: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism and What Comes Next
Elie Honig: The January 6th Insurrection Isn’t Over
Ruth Ben-Ghiat: The GOP is Now the Party of Autocracy
Henry Giroux: Trump is not Trumpism and Trumpism is not Dead
Sunsara Taylor Hosts Roundtable Discussion With Rosie O’Donnell, Jason Stanley, and Andy Zee: "Trump & the Whole Fascist Cabal Must Go Now!"
Why Is Accountability Important?
What Just Happened?
"Trump Will Not Concede - Americans Need to be Vigilant"
The First Few Days After A Coup Are Critical
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Wendy Via
Coco Das
Jeff Sharlet
Paul Street
Thomas Zimmer
Fred Wellman
Sarah Posner
Brynn Tannehill
David Gilbert
Marvin Dunn
Faisal Al-Juburi
Keyanna Jones
Susan Neiman
Mark Joseph Stern
Dahlia Lithwick
Madiba Dennie
Mark Jacob
Janet Ward
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Mentioned in the Episode:
The Supreme Court Just Took on Abortion Again. It Won’t End Well.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/12/supreme-court-mifepristone-abortion-pill-case.html
Jason Stanley on "undermining propaganda" with fascism: "Trump is robbing democracy of any meaning"
salon.com/2023/12/11/jason-stanley-on-undermining-propaganda-with-fascism-trump-is-robbing-democracy-of-any-meaning
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Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, is a Senior Scholar and the Protestant Scholar at the Institute for Islamic. Christian, Jewish Studies where he specializes in Muslim-Christian dialogue, Evangelical and Pentecostal movements, religious politics in the U.S., and American Islam. His forthcoming book “The Violent Take It By Force: The Christian Movement that Is Sabotaging Our Democracy" will be released in September 2024. On a podcast series “Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation” Taylor takes on the history of the New Apostolic Reformation the leaders and ideologies that fueled the siege of the capitol.
straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/series/charismatic-revival-fury
Follow him on Twitter @TaylorMatthewD. He is also on Substack (substack.com/@matthewdtaylor).
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Dr. Neiman's latest book is Left Is Not Woke. Her first work of fiction, Nine Stories: A Berlin Novel, will be published in 2024.
She has written two recent thought provoking essays for the The New York Review of Books:
She has written two thought provoking essays for the The New York Review of Books:
Historical Reckoning Gone Haywire
Germans’ efforts to confront their country's criminal history and to root out antisemitism have shifted from vigilance to a philosemitic McCarthyism that threatens their rich cultural life. October 19
nybooks.com/articles/2023/10/19/historical-reckoning-gone-haywire-germany-susan-neiman
"Germany on Edge: In recent weeks, Germany’s reflexive defenses of Israel and suppression of its critics have assumed a fevered pitch." November 3
nybooks.com/online/2023/11/03/germany-on-edge-israel-palestine
More recently she authored
The universalist tradition has been forgotten, the Enlightenment betrayed
The Hamas attack has devastated progressive Jews who are not prepared to celebrate the carnage as an act of liberation. Published by the Newstatesman on November 29
newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/11/universalist-tradition-forgotten-enlightenment-betrayed
Mentioned in this episode:
A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending. by Robert Kagen
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/30/trump-dictator-2024-election-robert-kagan
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza by Yuval Abraham
972mag.com/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza
“The Only Democracy in the Middle East” Is a Fascist State by Paul Street
paulstreet.substack.com/p/the-only-democracy-in-the-middle
What the “Pause” in the Fighting in Gaza Has Not Paused: The Ongoing U.S.-Backed Palestinian Genocide by Israel from Revcom.us
revcom.us/en/what-pause-fighting-gaza-has-not-paused-ongoing-us-backed-palestinian-genocide-israel
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Mentioned in this episode:
The Republi-Fascist Specter Looms by Paul Street
counterpunch.org/2023/11/17/the-republi-fascist-specter-looms
Biden’s Camp Cheers on Trump’s CNN Town Hall: An “Opposition” Party that is Worse than Useless by Coco Das (May 13, 2023, still relevant)
refusefascism.org/2023/05/13/bidens-camp-cheers-on-trumps-cnn-town-hall-an-opposition-party-that-is-worse-than-useless
Behind the Curtain: Trump allies pre-screen loyalists for unprecedented power grab by Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen (Axios)
axios.com/2023/11/13/trump-loyalists-2024-presidential-election
Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025 Immigration Plans by Charlie Savage, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (NYT) nytimes.com/2023/11/11/us/politics/trump-2025-immigration-agenda.html#:~:text=Trump%20is%20planning%20an%20extreme,they%20wait%20to%20be%20expelled.
The “Is Donald Trump a Fascist?” Debate Has Been Ended—by Donald Trump by Chris Lehmann (The Nation) thenation.com/article/politics/donald-trump-fascist-vermin
Donald Trump Is A Fascist from Stephen Colbert
youtube.com/watch?v=koPmZ0VSUk8
Donations have surged to groups linked to conservative Project 2025 by Katherine Doyle (NBC)
nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/donations-surged-groups-linked-conservative-project-2025-rcna125638
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Related Episodes:
The Nightmare That Is House Speaker Mike Johnson
Ruling Through The Courts When They Don’t Have The Votes With Dahlia Lithwick
Fascism in America: Past and Present
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Plus, commentary on the latest developments post-November 2023 elections and other recent news.
Mentioned in this episode:
My life has been defined by genocide of Jewish people. I look on Gaza with concern by Jason Stanley
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/11/my-life-has-been-defined-by-genocide-of-jewish-people-i-look-on-gaza-with-concern#:~:text=This%20past%20has%20defined%20my,the%20stories%20of%20my%20ancestors.
Institute for Middle East Understanding imeu.org
Block Cop City blockcopcity.org
Thread from Sunsara Taylor about abortion rights
https://x.com/SunsaraTaylor/status/1722497572634554541?s=20 t
Recommended Reading:
Trump and allies plot revenge, Justice Department control in a second term
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/05/trump-revenge-second-term
Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025 Immigration Plans
nytimes.com/2023/11/11/us/politics/trump-2025-immigration-agenda.html
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Read Sarah's book UNHOLY: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, And the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind, get her latest commentary on MSNBC msnbc.com/author/sarah-posner-ncpn1221976 and follow her on sarahposner.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
Mike Johnson’s Christian nationalist track record isn’t a mystery — it’s a tragedy by Sarah Posner on MSNBC
msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna122219
Mike Johnson, theocrat: the House speaker and a plot against America by Marci A. Hamilton in The Guardian
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/04/mike-johnson-theocrat-house-speaker-christian-trump
White Christian Nationalism, Now with a Gavel in a Tailored Suit by Robert P. Jones
whitetoolong.net/p/white-christian-nationalism-now-with
Related episodes:
The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet
The Insurrectionist House of Representatives with Thomas Zimmer
The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism --And What Comes Next with Bradley Onishi
American Crusades & the Supreme Court with Andrew Seidel
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Recommended Signs of Hope
If Not Now
American Jews organizing our community to end U.S. support for Israel's apartheid system and demand equality, justice, and a thriving future for all.
Join the protest in DC on Wednesday October 25 calling for a ceasefire or find an event near you:
ifnotnowmovement.org/upcoming-events
Jewish Voice for Peace
On Wednesday afternoon, thousands of American Jews and allies showed up to Capitol Hill to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israeli genocide of Palestinians.
jewishvoiceforpeace.org/2023/10/thousands-of-jews-and-allies-shut-down-capitol-hill
Hyerpallergic: Art Organizations Around the World Go on Strike in Support of Gaza
Artists, galleries, and museums are closing their doors to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israeli strikes have killed upwards of 4,200 Palestinian people.
hyperallergic.com/851962/art-organizations-around-the-world-go-on-strike-in-support-of-gaza
Open letter to President Biden: we call for a ceasefire now
from Judith Butler, Masha Gessen, Rachel Kushner, Ben Lerner, V (formerly Eve Ensler) and others
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/19/biden-jewish-americans-israel-gaza-call-for-ceasefire
Artists Call for Ceasefire Now
from Dua Lipa, James Schamus, Mark Ruffalo, Quinta Brunson, Rosario Dawson, Shailene Woodley and many others
artists4ceasefire.org
An Open Letter From the Art Community to Cultural Organizations
artforum.com/columns/open-letter-art-community-cultural-organizations-518019
Bassem Youssef on Piers Morgan's Show
youtube.com/watch?v=4idQbwsvtUo
History and Analysis
When the Devil Is Your Own: The horrifying continuity between 9/11 and 10/7
by Sarah Kendzior
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/when-the-devil-is-your-own
Revcom.us on the history of Palestine in Israel and imperialism
revcom.us/en#palestine
The RNL — Revolution, Nothing Less! — Show episode 169:
youtube.com/watch?v=Sb9U3dKAGPU
US right heats up inflammatory rhetoric on Palestine as Muslim groups worry
Outpouring of extreme statements from Republican politicians threatens safety of Arab Americans, groups warn
theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/19/extreme-republican-palestine-conflict-us-muslim-safety
Professor Ilan Pappé: Israel Has Chosen to be a “Racist Apartheid State” with U.S. Support
democracynow.org/2014/7/28/professor_ilan_pappe_israel_has_chosen
As Gaza war rages, West Bank faces violent collective punishment
Gaza’s Last Stand? The Dangers of a Second Nakba
by Jamie Stern-Weiner
bylinetimes.com/2023/10/16/gazas-last-stand-the-dangers-of-a-second-nakba
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Mentioned in this episode:
A Monumental SCOTUS Term Begins: Our Reluctant Curtain-Raiser
slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2023/09/this-scotus-term-opener-is-about-much-more-than-the-cases-the-supreme-court-has-chosen-to-hear
This Supreme Court Term’s Grimmest Cases Share One Thing in Common
slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/new-supreme-court-term-bad-cases.html
5-4 Podcast 2023-2024 Term Preview with Chris Geidner
fivefourpod.com/episodes/2023-2024-term-preview-with-chris-geidner
ProPublica: We Don’t Talk About Leonard Podcast
propublica.org/article/we-dont-talk-about-leonard-podcast
Related Episodes:
The Court is Wrong; Colorblindness Serving White Supremacy
SCOTUS Openly Advances Fascism
SCOTUS, The Shadow Docket, and The Fascist Assault on the Environment
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paulstreet.substack.com
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America needs to talk about the right’s ‘Red Caesar’ plan for U.S. dictatorship by Will Bunch
inquirer.com/opinion/red-caesar-right-american-dictatorship-20231005.html
Trump’s Bloody Campaign Promises by David Remnick
newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/trumps-bloody-campaign-promises
Related episodes:
Fascism In America: Past and Present
Trump Indicted and Media Complicity in the Rise of Fascism
The Fantasy of the Reasonable Republican
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Plus commentary from Coco Das ( @Coco_Das) about GOP front-runner Donald Trump's attacks on the U.S. military, a basis for optimism for the future, and more.
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Gavriel D. Rosenfeld is President of the Center for Jewish History and Professor of History at Fairfield University. He is the author or editor of eight books on the Nazi era, including The Fourth Reich: The Specter of Nazism since World War II (2019) and Hi Hitler! How the Nazi Past Is Being Normalized in Contemporary Culture (2014).
Janet Ward is an American Council on Education Fellow
at Yale University, and Brammer Presidential Professor of History and Faculty Fellow for Strategic Initiatives (DFCAS) at the University of Oklahoma. Past President of the German Studies Association, she is the author or co-editor of seven books, including Post-Wall Berlin: Borders, Space and Identity (2014) and the forthcoming Sites of Holocaust Memory. Find Dr. Rosenfeld on Twitter at @ gavrieldrosenfe website is
gavrielrosenfeld.com.
Federico Finchelstein, author of From Fascism to Populism in
History, writes "This book is an essential contribution to debates on the history of fascism in the US and its relationship to the present. It is a must read for all those interested in the issues facing democracy today."
Mentioned in this episode:
Fighting Fascism: A Symposium on Jewish Responses From the Interwar Period to the Present Day
ajhs.org/events/fighting-fascism
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The interview was recorded on September 12.
Mentioned in this episode:
Atlanta Solidarity Fund atlsolidarity.org
Block Cop City mass nonviolent direct action Nov 10-13 in Atlanta:
blockcopcity.org
Previous episode about the uprising in Iran: Women, Life, Freedom
podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/refuse-fascism/episodes/Women--Life--Freedom-e1pbt30/a-a8mth5u
For more background on this topic:
Atlanta Community Press Collective: Georgia Attorney General brings RICO indictments against 61 activists
atlpresscollective.com/2023/09/05/georgia-attorney-general-brings-rico-indictments-against-61-activists
The Nation: How Georgia Indicted a Movement
thenation.com/article/society/cop-city-indictment-atlanta
Revolution: RICO Indictment Against Cop City Protesters:
An Ominous and Illegitimate Fascist Assault on Legitimate and Righteous Protest
revcom.us/en/rico-indictment-against-cop-city-protesters-ominous-and-illegitimate-fascist-assault-legitimate-and
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Mentioned in the episode:
Georgia Attorney General brings RICO indictments against 61 activists
atlpresscollective.com/2023/09/05/georgia-attorney-general-brings-rico-indictments-against-61-activists
RICO indictments for 61 people alleged to be part of the Stop Cop City Movement
fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/View/2156/CRIMINAL-INDICTMENT
Proud Boys Didn't Just Crash An Election. They Upended The Next One Too.
huffpost.com/entry/proud-boys-elections_n_64f1eee9e4b03bdff3ae2237
Trump plans to become a dictator — denial will not save you
salon.com/2023/09/07/plans-to-become-a-dictator--denial-will-not-save-you
Related Episodes:
Proud Boys and a New Era of American Fascism
The Flag and the Cross and the Little Blue Bird
Fascist Violence Accelerated
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Mentioned in this episode:
Educational Intimidation
pen.org/report/educational-intimidation
It's Not Just Florida: Four New 'Don't Say Gay' Laws Passed in 2023
pen.org/4-new-dont-say-gay-laws-passed-in-2023
Check out this call to protest!
Oppose the lynch-mob celebrating Jason Aldean concert in Tinley Park, IL (suburb of Chicago) on Saturday Sept 9. Learn more from Revolution Club Chicago (@revclub.chi on Instagram):
Related Episodes:
The GOP Embrace of Fascist "Moms for Liberty"
The Fascist State of Florida and Student Resistance
Foundation 451: Defying DeSantis' Book Bans
The Nazification of American Education
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From Terry Matalas:
"Like Mike Rothschild’s incredible deconstruction of QAnon in The Storm Is Upon Us, Jewish Space Lasers takes a thoroughly engrossing deep dive into the absurd conspiracy theories surrounding Judaism’s ‘royal family.’ It unpacks that age-old stereotype ‘the Jews control everything’ and brilliantly examines the mysterious dynasty credited for being at the center of it all. It’s a globe-trotting breakdown of antisemitism throughout history to the very chilling moment we are in now. Absorbing, entertaining, and exhaustively researched—a must-read.”
Find out more about the book here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733925/jewish-space-lasers-by-mike-rothschild
Follow Mike on Twitter: twitter.com/rothschildmd
Plus: commentary on the fascist murders that took place this month from coast to coast, the GOP debate, Trump’s arraignment in the Georgia case & more!
Mentioned in this episode:
Beyond Wishful Thinking and Wrong Conviction by Paul Street
paulstreet.substack.com/p/beyond-wishful-thinking-and-wrong
Related episodes:
Mia Bloom: Inside the Mind of Qanon
open.spotify.com/episode/5zY6UO57M6CtU6hIOVYACg
Fascist Lies with Federico Finchelstein
open.spotify.com/episode/6ELkgDtqzhqzbyagTtjKKw
Teddy Wilson: Fascist Violence Accelerated
open.spotify.com/episode/2BjVPdGlluT7zeBuHwLsQG
Carol Anderson: White Supremacy & the Second Amendment
open.spotify.com/episode/4YFYpNanTHgCwPQS9Bpx6p
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Plus more commentary on the brewing crisis escalated by the most recent indictments of Trump.
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Plus: commentary on the latest batch of Trump indictments which finally point out his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
Read the statement from the RefuseFascism.org Editorial Board: Trump Indicted for Attempting to Overturn Results of 2020 Election: A Time for Truth, Not Delusion; For Struggle, Not Complacency
refusefascism.org/2023/08/05/trump-indicted-for-attempting-to-overturn-results-of-2020-election-a-time-for-truth-not-delusion-for-struggle-not-complacency
Mentioned in this episode:
Reading the Indictment of Donald Trump (WNYC)
wnyc.org/story/reading-indictment-donald-trump
The Trump Jan. 6 Indictment, Annotated (NYT)
nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/01/us/politics/trump-jan-6-indictment-2020-election-annotated.html
Texas DPS separates families at border in apparent policy shift (Houston Chronicle)
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/abbott-border-parent-separations-18272489.php
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Sam talks with Dale Anderson, an organizer with Choose Democracy Now about what’s happening at the ground level in Sarasota, Florida as a case study of the spreading fascism in the US. Find out more about their work at choosedemocracynow.org.
Plus commentary from C. Clark Kissinger excerpted from the recent Q&A discussion with hosts of the show and Refuse Fascism patrons.
Mentioned in this episode:
Trump’s Attacks on the Legal System Are a Preview of How He Plans to Govern by Sasha Abramsky
truthout.org/articles/trumps-attacks-on-the-legal-system-are-a-preview-of-how-he-plans-to-govern
The Center Cannot Hold by Paul Street
counterpunch.org/2023/07/28/the-center-cannot-hold
People Aren’t Facing Up to the Horrors a New Trump Term Would Bring by Brynn Tannehill
newrepublic.com/article/174535/people-arent-facing-horrors-new-trump-term-bring
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Lyz Lenz ia a journalist based in Iowa and author of several books including Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women. Find her on Twitter twitter.com/lyzl or her website lyzlenz.com/.
Allison Simpson founded We Won’t Go Back - Dubuque Area and Bridgett Kearney is active with the group (which you can join if you are nearby, details on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/2868970886743644)
*No new episode next week but we are hosting a discussion for Patrons with editors of RefuseFascism.org Coco Das, Paul Street and Sam Goldman on Sunday July 23 at 4pm ET. Details / sign up for $5/month to join at patreon.com/refusefascism
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Read his recent piece The GOP Is Lining Up to Pay Homage to America's Newest Extremist Group, Moms for Liberty and follow him on Twitter twitter.com/daithaigilbert and Instagram instagram.com/davidgilbertwriter/.
Mentioned in this episode:
Annika Brockschmidt: At Moms for Liberty Summit 'Mama Bears' Declare Spiritual War on the 'Radical Left'
religiondispatches.org/at-moms-for-liberty-summit-mama-bears-declare-spiritual-war-on-the-radical-left
Anthea Butler: Nothing about Moms for Liberty is new. That’s why it's effective.
msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/moms-for-liberty-republican-politics-rcna92395
Nicole Hemmer: What history reveals about the biggest new power player in US politics
cnn.com/2023/07/07/opinions/moms-for-liberty-conservative-women-history-hemmer
Dr. Gillian Frank: Moms Can Do Anything...Even Shape An Election
wearethemeteor.com/moms-for-liberty-history-white-supremacy
ICYMI Related episode: Moms for "Liberty" aka Moms for Fascism
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/refuse-fascism/id1522364165?i=1000618282540
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Also listen to episode 160: SCOTUS, The Shadow Docket, & The Fascist Assault on the Environment open.spotify.com/episode/1nddQh2o8s3Cpka64Dmm8s
Mentioned in this episode:
Homophobic businesses in the US have a powerful ally: the US supreme court by Moira Donegan
theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2023/jun/30/homophobic-businesses-ally-us-supreme-court
The GOP Is Lining Up to Pay Homage to America's Newest Extremist Group, Moms for Liberty by David Gilbert
vice.com/en/article/4a3a3w/moms-for-liberty-summit-ron-desantis-trump
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“Moms for Liberty” [sic] will be holding their national summit June 29 - July 2 in Philadelphia (cheers to the protestors). Producer Mark Tinkleman shares some commentary on this fascist movement.
Then, Sam interviews Karen Svoboda, CEO of Defense of Democracy about the Moms. Follow Defense of Democracy at defenseofdemocracy.org/.
Join Refuse Fascism in protesting in Philly - follow along on our socials (@RefuseFascism).
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Then, we talk to Julian Gonzalez, senior legislative counsel Earth Justice about the recent ruling that undermines the Clean Water Act and related attacks on the environment coming from the Supreme Court. Learn more about the work of Earth Justice at earthjustice.org.
Next weekend, join us in the streets of DC on the one year anniversary of the Dobbs decision which overturned abortion rights demanding legal abortion nationwide: riseup4abortionrights.org/june-24-2023-one-year-without-roe-take-your-fury-back-into-the-streets
Starting June 29 - July 2 the fascist anti-LGBTQ group "Moms for Liberty" will be holding their summit in Philly. Stay tuned for details on how to mobilize to defend people targeted for attack by this group, particularly the trans community.
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Then, Sam interviews Mark Jacob, a former editor at the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times, about the way the media has handled and in some ways assisted the growth of the fascist movement in the US. Follow Mark on Twitter at @MarkJacob16
Recommended Reading:
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Then, Sam interviews Mark Jacob, a former editor at the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times, about the way the media has handled and in some ways assisted the growth of the fascist movement in the US. Follow Mark on Twitter at @MarkJacob16
Recommended Reading:
refusefascism.org/2023/06/10/the-federal-trump-indictments-and-the-living-fascist-menace-curb-the-liberal-happy-dancing
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A Critical Multicultural Pedagogy for Civic Engagement tcpress.com/teaching-anti-fascism-9780807766965%E2%81%A0
From a review by Noah De Lissovoy (The University of Texas at Austin):
“Teaching Anti-Fascism brilliantly excavates the historical and contemporary sources of fascism in colonialism, anti-Blackness, and monopoly capitalism, and demonstrates that authoritarianism is embedded both in far-right movements and in the institutions of liberal democracy. Crucially challenging the hesitancy in education to confront fascist politics, Vavrus shows that multicultural teaching must take on an anti-fascist commitment in order to be true to its own values and vocation. For all who refuse the illusory consolation of ‘it can’t happen here,’ this book outlines a comprehensive program of critical and engaged civic education that we simply cannot do without.”
Then, Coco Das comments on the official start of the contest between Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump for top dog fascist as well as the fascist persecution of the courageous Indiana abortion doctor Caitlin Bernard. Follow Coco at @Coco_Das
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Then, Coco Das talks to open source researcher Aric Toler who uncovered the details of the Allen Texas mass shooter’s fascist ideology. Read
bellingcat.com/news/2023/05/09/tracing-the-odnoklassniki-profile-of-the-texas-mall-shooter and follow Aric at @AricToler
Recommended Reading for this week:
What the Debt Limit Fight Is Actually About: It’s not about debt at all. It’s about turning back the political clock 100 years. by Jon Schwarz
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