Gender Liberation, Radical Defiance & The Power of Street Art
Listen On Youtube Episode 229 Sam recaps some of the fascist developments from this past week and interviews author and activist, Raquel Willis, co-founder of The Gender Liberation Movement (@genderlib). Raquel discusses the current anti-trans landscape, focusing on the implications of the U.S. v. Skrmetti case and the broader cultural backlash against trans rights. Willis highlights […]
Refusing Trump’s Orders: Military Resistance to Mass Deportation
Listen On Youtube Read The Transcript Episode 228 Central to Trump’s fascist agenda is his pledge to carry out the largest mass deportation effort in the nation’s history. Trump has affirmed that efforts will involve a national emergency declaration and the military. To discuss this topic Sam interviews Brittany Ramos DeBarros, an army veteran and Organizer Director […]
“Day One” Dictator & Trump’s Monstrous Mass Deportation Plans
Listen On Youtube Read The Transcript Episode 227 Sam gives an update on Trump’s new appointments to his Revengers cabinet and their implications, shouts out Evan Greer’s disruption of anti-trans bigot Rep. Nancy Mace, and underscores the qualitative changes in governance that fascism represents and calls for collective action against MAGA fascism NOW not waiting […]
Trump’s Opening Salvo, Dems Roll Out The Welcome Mat + Christians Against Christian Nationalism
Listen On Youtube Read The Transcript Episode 226 Sam discusses what to make of Biden’s warm welcome of Trump back to the White House and pledge to “accommodate him,” legislation that gives you a preview of how Trump & Co see their strategy kicking off, Trump’s cabinet of horrors, and more recent developments. Then, Amanda Tyler (@AmandaTylerBJC) is […]
No Election Can Legitimize Fascism! We REFUSE to Accept a MAGA Fascist USA
Listen On Youtube Episode 225 Post-election 2024, we’re not telling you how to feel, we’re just glad you’re feeling something. Hang onto your humanity with us and pledge to refuse to accept a fascist America urgently and visibly in the coming weeks. Paul Street and Andy Zee joined Refuse Fascism host Sam Goldman for an […]
What you Need to Know Before the Election For Whatever Comes Next
Listen On YouTube Read The Transcript Episode 224 With the election in just two days, Sam recaps essential points on refusing fascism in the event of various scenarios that may arise over the next few days and weeks. While there is much that we do not know about what will happen on Tuesday and after, we […]
The 2024 Election: The Future Hangs In The Balance
Listen on Youtube. Read the Transcript. Episode 223 Paul Street and Andy Zee joined Refuse Fascism host Sam Goldman for an online forum informed by listener questions on October 25, 2024 sponsored by Refuse Fascism and The RNL – Revolution Nothing Less – Show. We’re sharing excerpts from the forum which can be watched in its […]
A Word From The Folks Calling Trump Fascist Since 2016
Listen on Youtube. Read the Transcript. Episode 222 This episode is in response to the (very belated) warnings coming from Democratic Party and military leaders that Trump is (in the words of Trump’s former top general Mark Milley) “a fascist to the core.” By popular demand! Get your Refuse Fascism T-Shirt here: bonfire.com/refuse-fascism-pod-shirt Find out […]
Preparing for a Coup: What’s changed, What Hasn’t
Listen on Youtube. Read the Transcript. Episode 221 One month to go before the election, what’s happening? Elon + X going all out to get Trump back in power, mass deportation plans, nakedly Nazi justifications for those horrific plans, voter rolls being purged, multiple climate-change fueled storms pummeling the southeast with storms of […]
Lessons of Kristallnacht, “Civil War,” and Mass Deportation
Listen on Youtube. Episode 220 As we enter the final month before the November 2024 presidential election, Sam recaps recent developments including Jack Smith’s recent court filing detailing the 2020 Trump coup attempt, the fascist disinformation campaign that is actively harming people in need of help and accurate information in the wake of Hurricane […]