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 […]
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 […]
Katelyn Burns: The True Aims of the Anti-Trans Movement
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam talks with journalist Katelyn Burns about the fascist offensive against trans people. Follow her work here and on Twitter at @transscribe and listen to her podcast Cancel Me, Daddy. Mentioned in the episode: LGBTQ Institute in Germany Was Burned Down by Nazis Anti-Gender Campaigns in Europe: […]
The Fascist State of Florida & Student Resistance
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. What’s happening in Florida to education under fascist governor Ron DeSantis, and how are students responding and resisting? Featuring interviews with: Rafael Kadaris, a correspondent on the Revolution Nothing Less Show. Articles and resources he mentions can be found at Revcom.us. Ben and Stephanie are student […]
Carrie Baker: Looming Decision That Could Ban Abortion Medication
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam talks to Dr. Carrie Baker, Professor at Smith College and contributing editor of Ms. magazine about the lawsuit that could be decided in the coming days which would potentially eliminate access to medication induced abortions in the US. Follow her work at […]
Foundation 451: Defying DeSantis’ Book Bans
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam interviews Adam Tritt, teacher and founder of Foundation 451, an organization formed in response to the bans on books in Florida schools. Find out more at their website foundation451.org and donate to support their free banned books campaign here. Recommended reading: Biden’s Abortion Aside by […]
The Fascist “Freedom” Caucus
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam talks with Werner Lange, retired educator and pastor, Chair of the Ohio Peace Council and author of Onward Christian Soldiers: the MAGA March toward a Fascist America about the historical and modern day fascist movement. Read his recent piece, “A Lesson for America […]
The Insurrectionist House of Representatives
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Back by popular demand! Sam talks with Dr. Thomas Zimmer, historian at Georgetown University and co-host of the podcast Is This Democracy? Follow him on Twitter at @tzimmer_history and subscribe to his substack at thomaszimmer.substack.com where you can read his latest commentary: “On the Murder of Tyre […]
On the 50th Anniversary of Roe
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Coco Das reads the statement from Rise Up for Abortion Rights on the 50th anniversary of Roe. Follow Coco on Twitter at @Coco_Das and connect with Rise Up for Abortion Rights on all platforms at riseup4abortionrights.org. Then, Sam interviews Julie F. Kay, human rights lawyer for […]