The Plague of Historical Amnesia in the Age of Fascist Politics by Henry Giroux
Reposted from Counterpunch As the boundaries of the unthinkable become normalized, historical consciousness is replaced by manufactured forms of historical amnesia and ignorance. As white supremacy becomes entrenched at the highest levels of power and in the public imagination, the past becomes a burden that must be shed.[1] Disparaging, suppressing or forgetting the horrors of […]
The Blatant Fascism and Naked White Supremacy of Georgia’s New Voter Suppression Law—More Revealed!
Reposted from revcom.us REVCOM.US EDITOR’S NOTE: Editors’ Note: Last week we reported some of what was involved in the new law passed in Georgia that restricts the access of voters to the polls. We showed how the laws effectively target Black people and other people of color. This law is part of a whole host of proposed laws—over […]
Anti-Trump Protester Attacked by Fascists Now Targeted for Prosecution and Jail by LA DA George Gascon
Press Alert March 19, 2021 Press Liaison: Mari Matsuoka, Contact: 323-671-9839 contact@revclubpress.com Revcom.us, Social Media @therevcoms Press Alert March 19, 2021 Press Liaison, Contact: 323-671-9839 contact@revclubpress.com Revcom.us, Social Media @therevcoms Interviews Available LA District Attorney George Gascon’s office is prosecuting a member of the Revolution Club with misdemeanor battery, a charge which could mean up […]
March, 1 2021: From the Refuse Fascism Editorial Board
RefuseFascism.org was initiated on an emergency basis in the wake of the election of Trump and Pence in 2016. Our founding mission called on all who recognized the catastrophic danger of the Trump/Pence regime to unite and organize to drive the regime out of power through sustained, non-violent mass protest. We pledged to the world […]
Umair Haque: “If you don’t call it fascism…”
Sam Goldman interviews Umair Haque, Founder & Editor of Eudaimonia and Co, Bad Words, a book of nights, Leadership in the Age of Rage, and eudaimonia. You can also find him on Medium where he is a top writer in Life, Politics, Culture, Leadership. Follow him on Twitter @UmairH. This episode was released on the […]
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Dr. Bandy Lee: “The Removal of Trump Wasn’t Enough…”
“In terms of the influence on society we have now already seen that the removal of Donald Trump was not enough because it was not a forced removal and it was not a reckoning of his presidency but rather continuation of enabling in many ways… We see a lot of the effects, what many […]
The Danger of Trump’s Attempt to Overturn the Election
In the tense days leading up to the Senate vote to certify the election, and in the immediate and ongoing aftermath of the attempted fascist coup to overturn the election results, Refuse Fascism organized or participated in several critical forums along with others from a range of pespectives including activists, artists in different realms, religious […]
Declaración sobre la segunda absolución de Donald Trump por el Senado Del Consejo Editorial de Rechazar el Fascismo
Donald Trump fue absuelto en su segundo juicio político. Pero es totalmente culpable de incitar a una turba violenta y encabezar a un movimiento fascista decidido a tomarse el poder a como dé lugar. Una mayoría del Senado, incluidos 7 republicanos, votaron por condenarlo, pero esto no bastaba para dictar una sentencia condenatoria y dar […]
Journalist and Author Sarah Posner on Trump’s Acquittal: An Unpunished Coup Attempt Becomes a Training Exercise
Sam Goldman talks with Sarah Posner (@SarahPosner), journalist and author of Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump about Trump’s impeachment trial. Read Sarah’s recent piece, How the Christian right helped foment insurrection. Upon acquittal, Trump said, “Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just […]