Trump Indicted for Attempting to Overturn Results of 2020 Election: A Time for Truth, Not Delusion; For Struggle, Not Complacency
from the Refuse Fascism Editorial Board: On August 1, the Department of Justice indicted Trump on four counts of (and related to) conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election. On January 6, 2021 Trump unleashed thousands of his blood-thirsty murderous fascist supporters to violently storm the Capitol attempting to hunt down and hang Mike Pence, […]
We Must Name It, In Order to Deal with It
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript 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 […]
Voices from Abortion Rights Frontlines in Iowa
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam talks to women in Iowa, where a new abortion ban was just signed into law, making essentially all abortion services unobtainable. Lyz Lenz ia a journalist based in Iowa and author of several books including Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant […]
The GOP Embrace of Fascist “Moms for Liberty”
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam talks with David Gilbert, Senior Reporter with Vice.com about his recent coverage of the “Moms for Liberty” movement which just held their National Summit in Philly. Read his recent piece The GOP Is Lining Up to Pay Homage to America’s Newest Extremist Group, […]
SCOTUS Openly Advances Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam talks with Paul Street about the recent rulings from the Supreme Court including overturning affirmative action, legalizing discrimination against LGBTQ (and possibly other?) people, Moore v Harper (the “independent state legislature theory” case) and more. Follow Paul on Substack: https://substack.com/@paulstreet Also listen to […]
Sam Goldman: Reflections on the One Year Anniversary of the Overturn of Roe v Wade
Excerpt Refuse Fascism 161 June 25 2023 I’m a little bit hoarse from screaming yesterday. I was back in D.C. outside the Supreme Court on this one year anniversary of the overturn of Roe and we’ve got to talk about it. So before we get into Moms for Liberty and Philly plans, I want to […]
Moms for “Liberty” aka Moms for Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam shares reflections on the one year anniversary of the overturn of Roe. Read the statement from Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights: https://riseup4abortionrights.org/june-24-2023-one-year-without-roe-take-your-fury-back-into-the-streets/ “Moms for Liberty” [sic] will be holding their national summit June 29 – July 2 in Philadelphia (cheers to the […]
Join Me in D.C. 1 Year Post-Roe, June 24, 2023
I’m asking you to get in your car, hop on a train, or whatever it takes to join me in taking our fury back into the streets this Saturday June 24 in Washington D.C. as we mark one year without Roe. Let me tell you why. How else can we mark this devastating anniversary then in […]
SCOTUS, The Shadow Docket, & The Fascist Assault on the Environment
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam interviews Stephen Vladeck, law professor and author of the NY Times bestseller, The Shadow Docket, How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic. Follow Steve on Twitter at @steve_vladeck and sign up for his Substack here: stevevladeck.substack.com. […]
Trump Indicted + Media Complicity in the Rise of Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript History was made this past week as Trump was finally federally indicted for keeping classified documents, mishandling them and obstructing all attempts to retrieve them from his bathroom and ballroom in Mar-a-Lago (among other places). Sam Goldman comments on this new situation and the […]