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5 Ways To Stop Fascism with Paul Mason
Journalist and author Paul Mason breaks down 5 ways we can stop fascism and resist the rise of the far right. Order your copy of How To Stop Fascism here: https://amzn.to/3w6jGad The far right is on the rise across the … Continue reading
Global Capitalism: What Trump 2.0 Means
Global Capitalism: What Trump 2.0 Means We are thrilled to share the replay of Democracy at Work and The Left Forum’s special live, in-person Global Capitalism event, held this past Saturday at Women Building Up (WBU). Professor Wolff gave his … Continue reading
Democracy doesn’t exist in the United States: Chris Hedges | UpFront
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, many are raising concerns about the possible decline of liberal democracy. What then would a second Trump term mean for the next four years for the United States? And what impact will … Continue reading
Silhouette – The Man Erased from History
Étienne de Silhouette is a man so thoroughly erased from history that only his name remains. His enemies twisted his name into a joke to mock him, and used it so often it became a synonym for “ridiculous”. It also … Continue reading
Timothy Snyder: a Trump victory threatens freedom | Media Confidential
Alan and Lionel are joined by Yale history professor and leading scholar of Soviet Russia, Tim Snyder. Snyder’s new book, On Freedom, explores the risks to shared freedom in a ‘post-truth’ world. He argues that a rise of disinformation and … Continue reading
The media is ‘sanewashing’ Trump’s gibberish | Rebecca Solnit on Media Confidential
According to the writer, historian and activist Rebecca Solnit, US media are failing to cover Donald Trump properly. “His incapacity to be coherent is pretty much hidden from the public, unless they’re listening directly or reading alternative media,” she says. … Continue reading
Anne Applebaum on the dictators who want to run the world | Tortoise ThinkIn
Anne Applebaum has been tracking the slide away from democracy for decades. But, she says, what is happening right now is unprecedented. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist joined us in the Tortoise to discuss her latest book, Autocracy, Inc., … Continue reading
