Fascism
Trump, Fascism, and the Metaphysics of Democracy
Noam Chomsky says Trump is not a fascist, but he's wrong about why. It's not that Trump is failing to seize control of big business. Fascism is "the continuation of capitalism, an attempt to perpetuate its existence by means of the most bestial and monstrous measures." For all Trump's authoritarianism, capital has yet to call on him to take those steps.
Rob Wilkie
October 13, 2020Could Hitler Have Been Stopped by Voting for the “Lesser Evil”?
Trump is continually emboldening white supremacists and terrorist gangs that attack protesters. How do we stop the rise of the Right? The Democrats and their supporters tell us we need to vote for the "lesser evil" to stop fascism. But was that enough to stop Hitler?
Nathaniel Flakin
October 1, 202075 Years After the Liberation of Buchenwald Concentration Camp: The Declaration by the International Communists
75 years ago, the prisoners at the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald in central Germany liberated themselves. Trotskyists from different countries who had been imprisoned in the camp published a declaration calling for a Germany based on workers' councils.
Nathaniel Flakin
April 11, 2020Liberals and Conservatives Ally with the Extreme Right in Germany to Unseat a Democratic Socialist
In what is being called a “political earthquake” in Germany, liberal and conservative parties joined forces with a far-right party with ties to neo-fascist organizations during an election in the state of Thuringia. The aftershocks of these events are being felt at the national level, where Angela Merkel’s party is in chaos over its part in the scandal.
Gustavo Robles
February 13, 2020First as Farce, then as Tragedy
Joker is not just a supervillain origin story. It is also an anticipation of fascism. (Note: This article contains spoilers).
Harrison Fluss
October 13, 2019“Looking for a Fight”: Police Escalate Violence Against Counter-Protesters at Boston’s “Straight Pride”
On August 31, protesters turned out in hundreds to stand up against the homophobic, xenophobic “straight pride parade” in Boston. The state deployed police forces from across Massachusetts to protect the fascist march and violently repress counter-protesters. A participant in the confrontation recounts the events and explains why the left needs its own bodies of self-defense to combat the right and the state.
Violet Glaser
September 11, 2019Bolsonaro: Fascism or Bonapartism?
It is impossible to understand the rise of the social and political phenomenon known as “Bolsonarismo”—the movement around presidential hopeful Jair Bolsonaro—without understanding the huge protests that hit Brazil in June 2013.
Daniel Matos
October 23, 2018The Rise of Bolsonaro and the Position of Brazilian Revolutionaries
Socialist Revolutionaries from Brazil explain how they are organizing against the rise of the far-right and why the call for a ‘critical vote’ to the PT in the coming runoff elections.
Movimento Revolucionário de Trabalhadores
October 17, 2018An Atmosphere of Lynchings as Nazis March in East Germany
Scenes from a nightmare: Thousands of Nazis marching through the city of Chemnitz in East Germany, giving Hitler salutes and attacking people who do not look "German" enough. How could this happen? And how can we stop it?
Nathaniel Flakin
August 29, 2018Noam Chomsky and Chris Hedges Are Wrong – Antifa and Nazis Are Not the Same
Following the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Donald Trump enraged half of the US population once again by blaming both sides (Nazis and anti-Nazis) for the reckless and deliberate killing of the peaceful protester. A few days after condemning the “violence and bigotry on many sides”, he asserted that “there was a group on […]
Isaac Russo
September 2, 2017