In 1936, Nazi Germany hosted the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, amidst international calls to boycott. It was an enormously consequential event in the politics of the times, granting Hitler an international spotlight to promote the Third Reich. Much less known, as writer Michael Waters argues, is how Nazi eugenics and paranoia about transgender athletes … Continued
At a time when media ownership was held in a few hands, rightwing press barons combined celebrity coverage with xenophobic and nationalist politics, lauding authoritarian leaders and playing down the threat of fascism. In the lead up to World War Two, the likes of William Randolph Hearst and Robert McCormack in the U.S., and Lords … Continued
The Republican Party is gripped by a hatred of immigrants. But geographer Reece Jones argues it has not always been so. Instead, one man, the late John Tanton, was responsible for making nativism appear a central concern of conservatives, by propagating scores of anti-immigrant organizations, some which eventually helped staff the Trump Administration. And, as … Continued
Kamala Harris is Biden’s pick for Veep. We discuss. PLUS: Cultural historian H. Bruce Franklin on the past, present and U.S. future of fascism. Hosted by Kris Welch.
From Climate Change to Nuclear War, Noam Chomsky Warns of Literal Threats to Our Survival; Noam Chomsky: Trump’s Victory Recalls Memories of Hitler & Fascism’s Spread Across Europe; “Welcome to the Fourth Reich”: Legendary Actor Harry Belafonte on the Election of Donald Trump; Patti Smith Dedicates Song to Oakland Fire Victims & Young People Who … Continued
From Climate Change to Nuclear War, Noam Chomsky Warns of Literal Threats to Our Survival; Noam Chomsky: Trump’s Victory Recalls Memories of Hitler & Fascism’s Spread Across Europe; “Welcome to the Fourth Reich”: Legendary Actor Harry Belafonte on the Election of Donald Trump; Patti Smith Dedicates Song to Oakland Fire Victims & Young People Who … Continued
