Podcast: sleepwalking into fascism

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With Trump gaining momentum since surviving an assassination attempt, and the Democrats demoralized and in disarray, the forces of MAGA-fascism seem poised to retake the White Houseā€”and, with Project 2025, are this time armed with the organizational wherewithal to effectively instate their program. Meanwhile, the radicalĀ left, which by rights should be the most intransigent source of anti-fascist resistance, is actually in danger of being coopted by Trumpism in a new Red-Brown alliance, lured by perceived “isolationism” and a shared antipathy to the “liberal order.”Ā In Episode 235Ā of the CounterVortex podcast,Ā Bill Weinbergdesperately scours the American politicalĀ landscapeā€”as well as historical precedents such as Italy in the 1920sā€”for glimmers of hope.Ā Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon.

Production by Chris Rywalt

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