Podcast: sleepwalking into fascism

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[10]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 House—and, with Project 2025 [11], are this time armed with the organizational wherewithal [12] to effectively instate their program. Meanwhile, the radical left, which by rights should be the most intransigent source of anti-fascist resistance, is actually in danger of being coopted [13] by Trumpism in a new Red-Brown alliance [14], lured by perceived "isolationism [15]" and a shared antipathy [16] to the "liberal order." In Episode 235 [17] of the CounterVortex podcast [18], Bill Weinberg desperately scours the American political landscape—as well as historical precedents such as Italy in the 1920s [19]—for glimmers of hope. Listen on SoundCloud [17] or via Patreon [20]. (Photo via CEPR [19])

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 House—and, with Project 2025 [11], are this time armed with the organizational wherewithal [12] to effectively instate their program. Meanwhile, the radical left, which by rights should be the most intransigent source of anti-fascist resistance, is actually in danger of being coopted [13] by Trumpism in a new Red-Brown alliance [14], lured by perceived "isolationism [15]" and a shared antipathy [16] to the "liberal order." In Episode 235 [17] of the CounterVortex podcast [18], Bill Weinberg desperately scours the American political landscape—as well as historical precedents such as Italy in the 1920s [19]—for glimmers of hope. Listen on SoundCloud [17] or via Patreon [20].

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