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Hosted by volunteers with RefuseFascism.org, a movement of people coming from diverse perspectives. In the name of humanity we refuse to accept a fascist America!
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Anthea Butler: White Evangelical Racism
Sam Goldman interviews Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, columnist for MSNBC and author of a new book, White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America. Order her book here and follow Dr. Butler via her website antheabutler.com or on Twitter at @AntheaButler.
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Caroline Duble: Texas's War on Abortion
Sam Goldman talks to Caroline Duble, the Political Director of Avow Texas (https://avowtexas.org/) about the abortion ban set to go into effect September 1st and the larger fight for abortion rights. Avow Texas' slogan is "Unapologetic Abortion Advocacy" (cheers for that!).
Then, we play the speech given by the valedictorian at Lake Highlands HS in Dallas. 18 yr. old Paxton Smith eloquently and courageously gave voice to all the millions of people affected by this fascist law. We should all take heart from her message that we cannot stay silent.
*For more about the call for a military coup from Michael Flynn (which should have gotten a lot more attention), see https://time.com/6053336/michael-flynn-coup/.
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Walden Bello: The Global Spread of Fascism
Sam Goldman interviews long-time activist and voice of conscience Dr. Walden Bello about Trumpism and the global spread of fascism. Dr. Bello is currently International Adjunct Professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Binghamton and received the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize) in Stockholm in 2003 for his work showing the negative impact of corporate-driven globalization. Read his article Fascism’s Global Spread is Real — As Real as the Spread of COVID-19.
Send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Or leave a voicemail at 917-426-7582 or on anchor.fm/refuse-fascism.
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American Fascism: How the GOP is Subverting Democracy, with Brynn Tannehill
Sam Goldman interviews Brynn Tannehill (@BrynnTannehill) about her new book American Fascism: How the GOP is Subverting Democracy. Then, Coco Das and Sam talk to a couple local organizers with Refuse Fascism chapters in Philadelphia and Texas, summing up their activism under Trump and going forward.
Send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Or leave a voicemail at 917-426-7582.
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Priya Satia: Fascism, Imperialism & the Value of Historical Analogies
Coco Das talks with historian Priya Satia about her recent article for the LA Review of Books: Fascism and Analogies — British and American, Past and Present. Priya Satia is the Raymond A. Spruance Professor of International History at Stanford University, focusing on the history of Britain and its empire. She is the award-winning author of Spies in Arabia (2008) and Empire of Guns (2018). Her new book, Time's Monster: How History Makes History, is out now. Follow her on Twitter @PriyaSatia.
Then, Carl Dix talks about the Jim Crow era and the roots of the current assault on voting rights that is is sweeping the country. His presentation starts with a clip from a speech by Bob Avakian. Carl’s presentation is an excerpt of a longer event held at Revolution Books NYC - you can view the full event here. Follow Carl on Twitter at @Carl_Dix.
Follow Coco Das on Twitter at @Coco_Das. Send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and @RefuseFascism and support:
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Steve Hofstetter: Comedy and Standing Up Against Fascism
Society wide repudiation of American fascism requires people from every corner of society speak up and take a stand. Coco Das (Contributing Editor of RefuseFascism.org) interviews Steve Hofstetter on getting loud in the face of fascist threats & noise. Hofstetter is an outspoken progressive comedian who unfortunately became the cover story of neo-Nazi publications and received hundreds of death threats after notoriously going off on an anti-Semitic heckler at one of his shows. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ERPea0Y78
Follow Steve on Twitter at @SteveHofstetter. Catch him on tour starting this week and through the summer: stevehofstetter.com.
Follow Coco Das on Twitter at @coco_das. Send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman.
Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and @RefuseFascism and support:
Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism
Cashapp: @RefuseFascism
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donate.refusefascism.org
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Customer Reviews
Sam Goldman interviews Dr. Anthea Butler
6/16/21
Another great interview from Sam Goldman. Another book I want to read!
Refuse Fascism episode 60
I always rate these podcasts 5 stars, but sometimes they are unsettling. Seeing the possibility of horrible worldwide suffering, if the fascists prevail, but countered by hope for a new kind of revolutionary society in the future, if the decent people can defeat fascism and make it happen.
Seeds for Good, Difficult convos everyone needs to have
I’ve listened to most episodes, learned a lot, really agree with RF’s take on all this and am often inspired and intrigued by their guests.. But the episode with Dr. Bandy Lee really challenged some deeply-held notions that I had about the role of pathology in all of this. I’ve been so dismissive because I know for a time people pathologized any kind of revolutionary enthusiasm - it was a trademark of lazy anti-communism. But from living through Trump’s rise it’s also so clear that you couldn’t make up the relationship he has with his cult base. The pathology doesn’t drive fascism but fascism doesn’t work without it. It’s a lot more complicated than I had thought and important to recognize. I really appreciate Sam’s willingness to go deep into it with all these folks and how she always seem to bring out the best they have to offer.