Teaching Anti-Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam talks to educator Michael Vavrus, professor emeritus at The Evergreen State College, about his new book Teaching Anti-Fascism: A Critical Multicultural Pedagogy for Civic Engagement. From a review by Noah De Lissovoy (The University of Texas at Austin): “Teaching Anti-Fascism brilliantly […]
Tucker Carlson and Stochastic Terrorism
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam talks to Wajahat Ali about Tucker Carlson’s white supremacist legacy and anticipated next steps in the aftermath of his firing from FOX News. If you’re on Twitter you probably already follow Wajahat @WajahatAli. You can also read his latest book Go […]
Beyond Fake Opposition And Honeyed Words
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Coco Das comments on the recent CNN-hosted Trump Town Hall (aka Klan rally) and Democratic reactions. Read her commentary here: Biden’s Camp Cheers on Trump’s CNN Town Hall: An “Opposition” Party that is Worse than Useless. Follow her on Twitter at @Coco_Das. Plus: […]
The Sweeping and Intensifying Fascist Attack on Trans People
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam talks to Brynn Tannehill, former naval aviator and author of several books including American Fascism: How the GOP is Subverting Democracy and her latest, My Child Told Me They’re Trans … What Do I Do?: A Q&A Guide by Parents of Thriving […]
The Fantasy of the Reasonable Republican with Fred Wellman
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam interviews Fred Wellman, veteran and host of the On Democracy podcast, former executive director of the Lincoln Project about the state of the Republican Party (and its fascist base) and the lessons from recent years of the limitations of “politics as […]
Speedbumps on the Highway to Christian Fascism and the Resistance Still Needed
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Speed Bumps on the Highway to Christian Fascism and the Resistance Still Needed Sam Goldman and Coco Das (@Coco_Das) discuss the latest developments in the plans to institute a full abortion ban (which hit a speedbump on Friday with SCOTUS deciding to maintain […]
The Fascist Attack On Medication Abortion
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. This week we cover the fascist attack on medication abortion mifepristone that has now made its way all the way up to the Supreme Court. Sam talks to Mark Joseph Stern, Senior Writer at Slate.com, who recently wrote The Lawless Ruling Against the Abortion Pill […]
The Post-Dobbs Human Rights Emergency
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam talks to Dr. Christine Ryan, Legal Director at Global Justice Center about the open letter issued by 200 other human rights organizations to the UN about the human rights emergency that is occurring in the US as abortion is criminalized in many states since […]
Jeff Sharlet – The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam talks to Jeff Sharlet, author and journalist (The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy) and now his new book The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War. It’s a must-read for […]
Your Questions Answered
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Coco Das (@Coco_Das) and Paul Street (@Streetwriter17) in conversation with Sam Goldman (@SamBGoldman) answer listener questions on fascism and recent events. Find or organize a protest at Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights: Fascist Judges: Keep Your Hands Off Abortion Medication! Mentioned in this episode: Christian Fascist […]