Paul Mason: History, Ideology & Resistance to Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam Goldman interviews writer Paul Mason about his new book: How To Stop Fascism: History, Ideology, Resistance. From the publisher: The far right is on the rise across the world. From Modi’s India to Bolsonaro’s Brazil and Erdogan’s Turkey, fascism is not a horror […]
Wajahat Ali: The Death March of White Supremacy
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Coco Das (@Coco_Das) guest hosts; Sam Goldman interviews Wajahat Ali, author of the new book Go Back to Where You Came From. Pre-order the book at wajali.com. Read his columns for the Daily Beast here and follow him on Twitter at @WajahatAli. […]
Three Things Last Week That Showed the January 6 Attack Was an Attempted Fascist Coup
Reprinted from revcom.us As we brought out last week in Three Things This Week That Tell You The Rulers of This Country Are in Deep Shit, “the sharp divisions among the ruling powers in the U.S. can no longer be resolved within the framework of capitalist democracy that has existed for the past 150 years.” This […]
Tim Wise: White Supremacy, the Right and their War on Pluralism
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Trigger warning: this episode contains Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn’s testimony regarding what he encountered as a Black officer defending the Capitol during the January 6 failed fascist coup attempt. His testimony contains racial slurs which he was subjected to that are disturbing/triggering. […]
Teri Kanefield: Democracy & Oligarchy + Derenda Hancock: Roe v. Wade on the Line
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam interviews Teri Kanefield, lawyer and author of multiple books and articles which you can read about at terikanefield.com. Follow Teri on Twitter at @Teri_Kanefield. Then, Sunsara Taylor interviews Derenda Hancock, abortion rights activist and defender of the one abortion clinic in the […]
Mia Bloom: Inside the Mind of QAnon
Click here listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam Goldman talks with Dr. Mia Bloom, member of the Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group, professor of communication and Middle East studies at Georgia State University and a fellow with New America’s International Security program. Her new book, co-authored with Sophia Moskalenko is Pastels and Pedophiles: […]
David Atkins: What Happens When Republicans Simply Refuse to Certify Democratic Wins?
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. David Atkins writes, “What will the institutions of liberal democracy do when Republican officials simply refuse to concede Democratic victories? The question isn’t as far-fetched as it may seem, and the reckoning may be coming far sooner than most expect.” Sam Goldman […]
The Abortion Rights Emergency
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam Goldman interviews Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Vice President and Executive Editor at Rewire News and co-host of the podcast Boom! Lawyered. Follow her on Twitter at @Hegemommy. Then, The RNL Show’s Sunsara Taylor interviews long-time abortion provider Dr. Warren Hern. Follow Sunsara at @SunsaraTaylor and watch The RNL Show […]
Dahlia Lithwick: The Price of No Consequences for Trump
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam Goldman interviews Dahlia Lithwick, columnist for Slate.com and host of the podcast Amicus about the Supreme Court. Read her recent piece The Price of No Consequences for Trump. Send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Or leave a voicemail at 917-426-7582. Connect with […]
Chanelle Wilson: Critical Race Theory and Anti-Racist Education
Click here to listen to this podcast on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcription. Sam Goldman interviews Chanelle Wilson, assistant professor of education and the director of the Africana Studies program at Bryn Mawr College. Dr. Wilson has been vocally arguing for anti-racist approaches in education and uses critical race theory as a tool […]