“Trump of the Tropics” + 100 Days Post-Roe
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam Goldman interviews historian of fascism, Federico Finchelstein, about the upcoming run-off election in Brazil for incumbent fascist Bolsonaro vs. former president Lula da Silva. Follow Dr. Finchelstein on Twitter @FinchelsteinF. Then, reflections on the 100 days since the federal right to abortion was overturned […]
It Can, It Has, It Is Happening Here
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam talks to Paul Street and Anthony DiMaggio about Trump’s open embrace of the fascist Qanon movement, the kidnapping of Venezuelan migrants by Florida governor Desantis, media and politicians’ normalization of fascism and much more. Paul Street is an historian and member […]
Teddy Wilson on the Metastasizing Fascist Base
Click here to listen on YouTube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam interviews independent journalist and researcher Teddy Wilson about the base for fascism in the US and how they are responding to recent events. Subscribe to Teddy’s regularly updated Substack at radicalreports.substack.com and follow him on Twitter at @reportbywilson. Mentioned in this episode: […]
The GOP: Fascist, Nothing Semi- About It
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. On the occasion of our 125th episode, RefuseFascism.org editorial board members Coco Das and Paul Street share recollections on the mission and analysis of the organization. Follow Coco Das on Twitter @Coco_Das. Read the statement Coco co-authored which was published in The New York […]
The Nazification of American Education
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam interviews Dr. Henry Giroux, renowned educator and author of recently published pieces The Nazification of American Education and The US Is Descending Into a Crisis of Overt Fascism. There’s Still a Way Out. Also see Florida students return to schools reshaped by […]
Highland Park Mass Shooter Crimo Wasn’t A Lone Wolf
Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here to read the Transcript. Sam speaks to the Rachael Wachstein (first interviewed on Episode #35 in December 2020 – find her on Facebook) again, this time to discuss Robert Crimo, Jr., the mass shooter who murdered people at the Highland Park July 4 parade this year, 2022. Wachstein witnessed not […]
The Looming Abortion Rights Disaster & Even Worse To Come From The Supreme Court
Sam Goldman takes a break from protesting outside the Supreme Court to interview writer Jill Filipovic about the looming abortion rights disaster. Follow Jill’s work at jill.substack.com and follow her on Twitter at @JillFilipovic. Then, Sunsara Taylor interviews lawyer and host of the Amicus podcast Dahlia Lithwick about the legal rationale behind overturning the right to abortion and the many […]
Federico Finchelstein: “White Replacement Theory” & Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read the Transcript Sam Goldman interviews Dr. Federico Finchelstein on the recent Op Ed he wrote with Dr. Jason Stanley in the LA Times: White replacement theory is fascism’s new name. Follow @FinchelsteinF on Twitter and check out his newest book, Fascist Mythologies: The History and Politics of Unreason in […]
January 6th Was a Dress Rehearsal
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read the Transcript We share voices from activists with Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights who traveled to Kentucky, the scene of the latest state-level showdown against abortion rights. Then: Trump is shoring up support in local legislatures in preparation for his 2024 run for the presidency while revelations […]
Tony Wolf: Art and Pushing Back Against Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read the Transcript Sam Goldman interviews Tony Wolf, actor and artist (view his diverse resume at tonywolfactor.com) about fascism, culture, and cultivating a variety of forms of pushback against the fascists. His comic essay “Where is Evil?” can be seen at brokenfrontier.com where he writes, “I sought to […]