Until the last year or two, most people had never heard of the alt-right. But the lead up to the election of Donald Trump has highlighted its noxious influence, including in the corridors of power. Is the term the “alt-right” just a fig leaf for neo-Nazism? Or is the alternative right a new formation of … Continued
We speak with organizers and protesters in San Francisco, protesting the Trump Inauguration. Later we speak with Alison Mata about the upcoming Women’s March happening in Oakland, California on Saturday.
We speak with Kali Akuno about the coming of Donald Trump and how to survive is fascist regime.
we speak with Cat Brooks, a member of the ONYX Organizing Committee and the co-founder of the Anti Police–Terror Project (APTP) about Resist Fascism & Reclaim MLK – 120 Hours of Direct Action, in resistance to the fascist Trump agenda. This Monday, activists throughout the Bay Area will be holding a series of protests as … Continued
we speak with activist Pastor McBride about the era of Trump and Fraternal Order of Police. Later we discuss resisting fascism with Xochitl Outlaw and political prisoner and commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal discusses Dylan Roof.
Rinku Sen of Race Forward and ColorLines, Rachel Herzing, cofounder of Critical Resistance and codirector of Center for Political Education, and Rebecca Gordon, author and professor at University of San Francisco, discuss strategies and lessons for the current crisis.
A flamboyant billionaire, who used the media as his vehicle, presenting himself as an outsider, who could clean up politics; a person known for his populist promises, along with his sexist insults and scapegoating of immigrants. Donald Trump? No, Silvio Berlusconi — the media tycoon who dominated Italian politics in the 1990s and 2000s. Scholar … Continued
Robert O. Paxton, Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University and author of The Anatomy of Fascism. About The Anatomy of Fascism: What is fascism? Many authors have proposed definitions, but most fail to move beyond the abstract. The esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question for the first time by focusing on the … Continued
