Sam Goldman: Reflections on the One Year Anniversary of the Overturn of Roe v Wade
Excerpt Refuse Fascism 161 June 25 2023 I’m a little bit hoarse from screaming yesterday. I was back in D.C. outside the Supreme Court on this one year anniversary of the overturn of Roe and we’ve got to talk about it. So before we get into Moms for Liberty and Philly plans, I want to […]
Moms for “Liberty” aka Moms for Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam shares reflections on the one year anniversary of the overturn of Roe. Read the statement from Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights: https://riseup4abortionrights.org/june-24-2023-one-year-without-roe-take-your-fury-back-into-the-streets/ “Moms for Liberty” [sic] will be holding their national summit June 29 – July 2 in Philadelphia (cheers to the […]
Join Me in D.C. 1 Year Post-Roe, June 24, 2023
I’m asking you to get in your car, hop on a train, or whatever it takes to join me in taking our fury back into the streets this Saturday June 24 in Washington D.C. as we mark one year without Roe. Let me tell you why. How else can we mark this devastating anniversary then in […]
SCOTUS, The Shadow Docket, & The Fascist Assault on the Environment
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript Sam interviews Stephen Vladeck, law professor and author of the NY Times bestseller, The Shadow Docket, How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic. Follow Steve on Twitter at @steve_vladeck and sign up for his Substack here: stevevladeck.substack.com. […]
Trump Indicted + Media Complicity in the Rise of Fascism
Click here to listen on Youtube Click here to read Transcript History was made this past week as Trump was finally federally indicted for keeping classified documents, mishandling them and obstructing all attempts to retrieve them from his bathroom and ballroom in Mar-a-Lago (among other places). Sam Goldman comments on this new situation and the […]
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 […]