Refuse Fascism
Politics
The Refuse Fascism podcast is an independent and all-volunteer show that produces weekly episodes that expose, analyze, and oppose the very real danger and threat of fascism coming to power in the United States. Hosted by Sam Goldman, produced by volunteers with Refuse Fascism.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Politics
Description:
The Refuse Fascism podcast is an independent and all-volunteer show that produces weekly episodes that expose, analyze, and oppose the very real danger and threat of fascism coming to power in the United States. Hosted by Sam Goldman, produced by volunteers with Refuse Fascism.
Language:
English
Website:
https://refusefascism.org/
Episodes
"White Rural Rage" with Tom Schaller
4/28/2024
It’s been one of those weeks… Sam shares commentary on the wildly fascist logic coming from the Supreme Court this past week (the president is likely immune from prosecution for the attempted coup in Jan 2021, and federal law will likely no longer require emergency rooms to provide life-saving abortions…), the wave of repression sweeping American universities against the courageous students and professors continuing to demand an end to the US-supported genocide in Gaza waged by Israel, plus notes on the indictments released by Arizona against a who’s who list of fascists including the fake electors who attempted to substitute themselves during the 2020 coup attempt.
Then, she talks with Tom Schaller, co-author (along with Paul Waldman) of White Rural Rage. Schaller is a professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. A former columnist for The Baltimore Sun, he has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. He is the author or co-author of four other books.
Mentioned in the episode:
Donald Trump Already Got What He Needed From the Supreme Court by Madiba K. Dennie for Balls and Strikes
Donald Trump had a fantastic day in the Supreme Court today by Ian Millhiser for Vox
The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state by Ian Millhiser for Vox
Supreme Court Justices Hold Lively Debate About How Much Women Should Suffer by Madiba K. Dennie for Balls and Strikes
The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet by Moira Donegan for the Guardian
The Crackdown on Campus Protests Is Happening Everywhere
Fash Supremes Helping Immunize Amerika Against what's Left of Democracy by Paul Street
Supreme "Surprise" by Paul Street
Why did 74 Million Vote for Trump? The simple and basic answer: Because they agree with him. Presentation by Andy Zee
Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes
Carol Anderson: White Supremacy & the Second Amendment
Sarah Posner: The GOP’s Christian Supremacy Problem
The Evangelical Prophets Anointing Trump
The Flag and the Cross and the Little Blue Bird
Samuel Perry: Christian Nationalist Violence Post January 6
Genocide in Gaza, Repression in the US
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Duration:01:02:35
Constitutional Sheriffs, Militias, and Other Local Fascist Initiatives
4/21/2024
Sam talks with three experts on widespread local fascist organizing around the country including the so-called Constitutional Sheriffs movement, the embrace by local governments of right wing militias and fascist efforts to modify the constitution itself.
Devin Burghart (@dburghart) is the Executive Director, at the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights. Carolyn Gallaher is a professor at American University. She has written about rightwing paramilitaries in the U.S. and Northern Ireland. Read more from her here. Follow her on Twitter at @C_OGallachoir or at Bluesky at @cgallaher.bsky.social. CJ Spencer (@ByCJSpencer) wrote How the Far Right-Wing Plans to Obliterate More of Our Constitutional Rights. Read more from them here.
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Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Mentioned in this Episode:
Inside the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University by Lara-Nour Walton (The Nation)
January 6 insurrectionists had a great day in the Supreme Court today (Most of the justices seem to want to make it harder to prosecute January 6 rioters.) by Ian Millhiser (Vox)
The Supreme Court’s confusing new anti-trans decision, explained (The Court mostly reinstates Idaho’s ban on transgender health care for children.) by Ian Millhiser (Vox)
The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states (It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas.) by Ian Millhiser (Vox)
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Duration:01:12:46
Choices: A Post Roe Abortion Rights Manifesto
4/14/2024
Sam talks with Merle Hoffman, long-time abortion rights activist and founder of one of the largest abortion clinics in the country, who has just written a memoir chronicling her decades of experience fighting for abortion rights. Get the book here: Choices: A Post Roe Abortion Rights Manifesto
merlehoffman.com and choicesmedical.com or on Twitter: @MerleHoffman.
For those looking for abortion care visit abortionfinder.org and prochoice.org
For funding abortion agencies nationally visit abortionfunds.org.
About the book:
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade and a country divided, a pioneer in the pro-choice movement and women's healthcare offers an unapologetic and authoritative take on abortion and women's right to choose. Merle Hoffman has been at the forefront of the reproductive freedom movement since the 1970s. Three years before the Supreme Court legalized abortion through Roe v. Wade, she helped to establish one of the United States' first abortion centers in Flushing, Queens, and later went on to found Choices, one of the nation's largest and most comprehensive women's medical facilities.
For the last five decades, Hoffman has been a steadfast warrior and fierce advocate for every woman's right to choose when and whether or not to be a mother. Now, amidst the aftermath of the Dobbs Decision, Hoffman has carefully compiled her decades of analysis, research, and experience into a tour de force manifesto that sheds light on the catastrophic repercussions of overturning Roe, and what we must do moving forward to ensure the safety and legality of abortion nationally. In Choices, Hoffman expresses her views on where we are and what lies ahead. She covers topics ranging from: revamping the healthcare system to support women's rights; combatting rising authoritarianism; the weaponization of religion; fighting the antis; practicing courage; sabotage from within the movement; and activating the next generation in the fight for reproductive justice.
Upcoming Event!
Join us for our next Patron-only Virtual Event:
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes:
Rick Perlstein: The Infernal Triangle + Christian Nationalist Project 2025
Project 2025: Roadmap for Fascist Consolidation
Abortion, Birth Control and What’s Next with Roxy Szal + Commentary From Coco Das
Voices from Abortion Rights Frontlines in Iowa
Speedbumps on the Highway to Christian Fascism and the Resistance Still Needed
The Fascist Attack On Medication Abortion
The Post-Dobbs Human Rights...
Duration:00:51:52
Fascism On Trial with Anthony DiMaggio and Henry Giroux
3/31/2024
Sam welcomes back onto the show Anthony DiMaggio and Henry Giroux to discuss their latest book Fascism on Trial: Education and the Possibility of Democracy. Dr. Henry A. Giroux is a renowned educator and author of multiple books on fascism and pedagogy. He holds the Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Canada. Follow Dr. Giroux on Twitter at @HenryGiroux and visit his website at henryagiroux.com.
Dr. Anthony R. DiMaggio is a Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University, USA. He is the author of Rising Fascism in America: It Can Happen Here. Read his writings at Counterpunch and Salon.
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Previous Episodes with Henry Giroux:
The Nazification of American Education
Trump Is Not Trumpism and Trumpism Is Not Dead
Previous Episodes with Anthony DiMaggio:
The Continuing January 6 Coup
It Can, It Has, It Is Happening Here
The Evidence of Rising Neo-Fascism
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Duration:00:43:52
Fascism Isn't Just a German Problem
3/24/2024
Sam speaks to the Supreme Court facilitating the further erosion of civil rights & foreboding upcoming elections outside of the U.S.
Then, frequent guest and guest host of the show, Coco Das shares reflections on SB4 (Texas' "Show Me Your Papers" law) and talks with award-winning Turkish writer and political thinker Ece Temelkuran discussing her essay in Prospect Magazine, Fascism isn’t just a German problem. Follow Ece on Twitter @ETemelkuran. She'll be speaking at Ways Forward in a Divided World, Georgetown University Global Dialogues April 22-26.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Supreme Court grants Gov. Greg Abbott's wish to turn Texas into a far-right dictatorship by Amanda Marcotte
The Fascist Attack on Medication Abortion
Upcoming Event!
Join us for our next Patron-only Virtual Event:
April 28, 5PM ET
Book Club Chat discussing Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
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Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
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Duration:00:34:51
Genocide in Gaza, Repression in the US
3/17/2024
Sam comments on the downward spiral of the legal cases against Trump and the further consolidation of the RNC and “conservative movement” around MAGA fascism. Then, we share two interviews with people who have been actively resisting the escalating genocide in Gaza.
First, a conversation with Dr. Nicole Erin Morse, Associate Professor of Media Studies and former Director of the Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Florida Atlantic University. They are a scholar of queer and trans media production and a community organizer in South Florida with Jewish Voice for Peace and the Community Hotline for Incarcerated People. Read their op-ed I Refuse to Endorse Zionism, So I Am Resigning From My Leadership Position.
Then Sam chats with Lela Tolajian, human rights activist and Georgetown University student about the genocide in Gaza, action being taken on college campuses and beyond to stop it, and the efforts to suppress that movement. Read her op-ed We, Jewish students, must not be silent on the genocide in Gaza. Follow her on Twitter at @LTolajian.
Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
You can also send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Record a voice message for the show here. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support:
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes:
Combatting Disinformation
Susan Neiman on Universalism Against Nationalism
Stop the Genocide in Gaza
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Duration:01:00:06
Rick Perlstein: The Infernal Triangle + Christian Nationalist Project 2025
3/10/2024
Sam talks with historian Rick Perlstein, author of multiple books about the US conservative movement including Nixonland, about his latest work on the contemporary era and the nexus between the fascists, the media, and the Democratic Party; what he calls "the infernal triangle." Subscribe to his newsletter at prospect.org and follow him on Twitter at @rickperlstein.
Then, Sam talks to journalist Jennifer Cohn about the full Christian Nationalist theocratic program. Follow her on Twitter at @jennycohn1 and read her writings at crownewsletter.substack.com and buckscountybeacon.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
Democracy Now: “American Fascism”: Historian Rick Perlstein on Trump’s Grip on the GOP & Chances of a Second Jan. 6
Shocking Online Manifesto Reveals Project 2025’s Link To A Coordinated ‘Christian Nationalism Project’ by Jennifer Cohn
The Far-Right Playbook for American Authoritarianism Project 2025 by Global Project Against Hate and Extremism
Five Four Pod on Trump v Anderson (SCOTUS CO ballot case)
Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
You can also send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Record a voice message for the show here. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support:
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes:
The Cataclysm of a Second Trump Term
The Institutions Still Won't Save Us
Civil War Historians: Trump Is Disqualified + Report from Eagle Pass, TX
The Evangelical Prophets Anointing Trump
Project 2025: Roadmap for Fascist Consolidation
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Duration:01:10:02
The Cataclysm of a Second Trump Term
3/3/2024
Sam comments on SCOTUS hearing Trump's presidential immunity claim and Trump and Biden visits to the Texas-Mexico border.
Then, she talks with Dr. Clarence Lusane to discuss the catastrophe for humanity of a second Trump presidency & lessons from the international rise of fascism.
Dr. Lusane is a professor and Director of the International Affairs program at Howard University. He is an independent expert to the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance. His latest book is Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy. Read more from him here.
Plus: journalist Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup17), who was banned from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) joins us to provide insight on the neo-Nazis and other far-right figures she witnessed waltz unimpeded into CPAC. You can follow her work here.
Mentioned In the Episode:
The Catastrophe of a Second Trump Presidency by Clarence Lusane
I Was Banned From CPAC, but the Extremists Weren’t by Amanda Moore
Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
You can also send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Record a voice message for the show here. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support:
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes:
Fascist Fringe and Fascist Mainstream
The Institutions Still Won't Save Us
Civil War Historians: Trump is Disqualified + Report From Eagle Pass Texas
The White Power Movement in 2024
The Nightmare Immigrants Face At The Texas Border
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Duration:00:58:04
Combatting Disinformation
2/26/2024
Sam talks with Dr. Lee McIntyre, philosopher and author of numerous books including How to Talk to A Science Denier and his latest, On Disinformation:
"Drawing on his twenty years of experience as a scholar of science denial, McIntyre explains how autocrats wield disinformation to manipulate a populace and deny obvious realities, why the best way to combat disinformation is to disrupt its spread, and most importantly, how we can win the war on truth."
Follow his work at leemcintyrebooks.com and @leecmcintyre and get involved with The Mental Immunity Project.
Mentioned in this episode:
Alabama justice who ruled embryos are people says American law should be rooted in the Bible by Mike Hixenbaugh
Alabama's targeting of IVF is the Christian right's attempt to control motherhood by Amanda Marcotte
Alabama’s IVF Ruling Is Christian Theology Masquerading as Law by Elie Mystal
Alabama’s embryos ruling is a terrifying preview of another Trump presidency by Sarah Posner
Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
You can also send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Record a voice message for the show here. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support:
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes:
The Evangelical Prophets Anointing Trump
Teach Truth Not Lies with Dr. Marvin Dunn
Trump Indicted + Media Complicity in the Rise of Fascism
The Nazification of American Education
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Duration:00:58:27
The Fascist Fringe + Fascist Mainstream
2/19/2024
Sam speaks to developments in Trump's trials, the "pendulum swing" of political power, Gaza and the 2024 election, and more. Then, she talks with Jared Holt, Senior Research Analyst with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. His writing can be found in various outlets including: The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Columbia Journalism Review, HuffPost and GEN Magazine and his Substack is postthroughit.substack.com. Read his recent piece Election 2024: A rematch for the fate of US democracy
Mentioned in this episode:
From “Man Bites Dog” and “Oh My God” to “Dog Bites Man” and “Oh Well” On the Trivialization and Normalization of Fascism and Other Evils
Earth to Media: Try to Get It—Nice, Ordinary People Can Be Fascists by Brynn Tannehill
Project 2025: How Trump Loyalists and Right-Wing Leaders Are Paving a Fast Road to Fascism
Trump and the GOP’s Fascist Rhetoric Has Broad Appeal: Poll by Tim Dickinson
Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
You can also send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Record a voice message for the show here. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support:
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes:
The Fantasy of the Reasonable Republican
Project 2025: Roadmap for Fascist Consolidation
The White Power Movement in 2024
The GOP: Fascist, Nothing Semi- About It
Danielle Moodie: How to Stand Up to Fascist Bullies
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Duration:00:47:44
The Institutions Still Won't Save Us
2/11/2024
Sam talks with historian, activist and RefuseFascism.org editorial board member Paul Street about the coming year and his take on all the wild things happening as well as to come. Follow Paul's work on Substack at paulstreet.substack.com.
Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus! Sam recently joined TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
You can also send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Record a voice message for the show here. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support:
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
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Duration:00:48:01
Civil War Historians: Trump Is Disqualified + Report from Eagle Pass, Texas
2/5/2024
Sam talks with Dr. Manisha Sinha, historian of the US Civil War and Reconstruction and one of 25 historians who signed onto the amicus brief supporting Colorado's decision to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot according to the 14th amendment (which bars insurrectionists from public office).
Read the brief here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/298895/20240126151819211_23-719%20Brief.pdf
Learn more about Dr. Sinha's work at manishasinha.com and read her book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. Follow her on Twitter at @ProfMSinha.
Then, we share a bit of a report from Coco Das, who has gone to Eagle Pass, Texas (epicenter of the conflict at the border between Abbott-controlled National Guard troops and federally controlled Border Patrol) as part of an effort to investigate the situation and bring the message "we don't have an immigration problem, we have an imperialism problem!" The full interview with Coco from The RNL Show can be viewed here. Coco is a member of the Refuse Fascism editorial board, however this trip was not on behalf of Refuse Fascism. Follow Coco on Twitter at @coco_das.
Mentioned in the episode:
Texas Is Spoiling for a Civil War by Elie Mystal
Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus! Sam recently joined TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
You can also send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Record a voice message for the show here. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support:
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes:
The White Power Movement in 2024
The Year Ahead and the New Fascism Syllabus
The Nightmare Immigrants Face At The Texas Border
Ian Millhiser on Trump’s Trials + Paul Street on Jan 6 Anniversary
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Duration:00:49:03
Civil War Historians: Trump Is Disqualified + Report from Eagle Pass, Texas
2/5/2024
Sam talks with Dr. Manisha Sinha, historian of the US Civil War and Reconstruction and one of 25 historians who signed onto the amicus brief supporting Colorado's decision to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot according to the 14th amendment (which bars insurrectionists from public office).
Read the brief here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/298895/20240126151819211_23-719%20Brief.pdf
Learn more about Dr. Sinha's work at manishasinha.com and read her book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. Follow her on Twitter at @ProfMSinha.
Then, we share a bit of a report from Coco Das, who has gone to Eagle Pass, Texas (epicenter of the conflict at the border between Abbott-controlled National Guard troops and federally controlled Border Patrol) as part of an effort to investigate the situation and bring the message "we don't have an immigration problem, we have an imperialism problem!" The full interview with Coco from The RNL Show can be viewed here. Coco is a member of the Refuse Fascism editorial board, however this trip was not on behalf of Refuse Fascism. Follow Coco on Twitter at @coco_das.
Mentioned in the episode:
Texas Is Spoiling for a Civil War by Elie Mystal
Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus! Sam recently joined TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
You can also send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Record a voice message for the show here. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support:
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes:
The White Power Movement in 2024
The Year Ahead and the New Fascism Syllabus
The Nightmare Immigrants Face At The Texas Border
Ian Millhiser on Trump’s Trials + Paul Street on Jan 6 Anniversary
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Duration:00:49:03
Civil War Historians: Trump Is Disqualified + Report from Eagle Pass, Texas
2/5/2024
Sam talks with Dr. Manisha Sinha, historian of the US Civil War and Reconstruction and one of 25 historians who signed onto the amicus brief supporting Colorado's decision to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot according to the 14th amendment (which bars insurrectionists from public office).
Read the brief here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/298895/20240126151819211_23-719%20Brief.pdf
Learn more about Dr. Sinha's work at manishasinha.com and read her book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. Follow her on Twitter at @ProfMSinha.
Then, we share a bit of a report from Coco Das, who has gone to Eagle Pass, Texas (epicenter of the conflict at the border between Abbott-controlled National Guard troops and federally controlled Border Patrol) as part of an effort to investigate the situation and bring the message "we don't have an immigration problem, we have an imperialism problem!" The full interview with Coco from The RNL Show can be viewed here. Coco is a member of the Refuse Fascism editorial board, however this trip was not on behalf of Refuse Fascism. Follow Coco on Twitter at @coco_das.
Mentioned in the episode:
Texas Is Spoiling for a Civil War by Elie Mystal
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes:
The White Power Movement in 2024
The Year Ahead and the New Fascism Syllabus
The Nightmare Immigrants Face At The Texas Border
Ian Millhiser on Trump’s Trials + Paul Street on Jan 6 Anniversary
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Duration:00:49:03
The White Power Movement in 2024
1/29/2024
It's been quite the week! Sam recaps some of the stories we're watching most closely: the Texas + other fascist controlled states v. federal government confrontation in the wake of a SCOTUS decision the fascists actually don't like (shockingly, Roberts and Coney Barrett agreed that the federal government has the authority to remove the murder wire that the state of Texas is strewing all over the border and in the Rio Grande), the latest on Trump's legal troubles (which, spoiler alert: do not portend a solution to our fascism troubles), and the ICJ ruling on the escalating genocide in Gaza.
Then, Sam talks with Kathleen Belew, historian and author of Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America about her work and her evaluation of that movement as it's developed in 2024. Follow her at kathleenbelew.com, Twitter: @kathleen_belew, and TikTok: kathleen.belew.
Mentioned in this episode:
Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab recommended by Kathleen Belew
Eagle Pass Republi-Fascist Neo-Nullificaton v. Federal State Authoity at the Southern Texas Border by Paul Street
Far-Right Extremists Are Organizing an Armed Convoy to the Texas Border by David Gilbert
Right-Wing Talk Of An ‘Invasion’ And ‘Civil War’ Risks Rise In Vigilantism, Experts Say by Chris Mathias
Protest Convoy Headed to Southern Border Is Calling Itself an ‘Army of God’ by Tess Owen
Research Letter: Rape-Related Pregnancies in the 14 US States With Total Abortion Bans
Enforcing the Law to Disqualify a Violent Insurrectionist Is Good, Actually by Michael Liroff
Recommended Reading/Watching:
“Trump Is the Nominee. Fascism Is on the Ballot.” Author Jeff Sharlet on New Hampshire & Beyond
American Fascism by Rick Perlstein (sign up for his newsletter!)
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related Episodes:
The Year Ahead and The New Fascism Syllabus
The Nightmare Immigrants Face at the Texas Border
Fascists in the U.S. Military with Will Carless
Proud Boys and The New Era of American Fascism
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Duration:01:01:20
The Year Ahead and the New Fascism Syllabus
1/22/2024
We want to hear from listeners! What are some of your most urgent questions keeping you up at night as 2024 begins? Let us know via this survey: https://bit.ly/rf-pod-survey
On this episode, we share Jessica Valenti’s testimony before Senate Democrats on the state of abortion rights ahead of the Roe v. Wade anniversary.
Sam provides commentary highlighting the Supreme Court's efforts to expand their power & destroy the "administrative state" (aka upend functioning federal government), Trump taking Iowa, the state-federal standoff in Texas, what fascism is, why we can’t turn away and more.
Then, Sam talks with Jennifer Evans and Brian Griffith, co-editors of The New Fascism Syllabus, a collection of writings on the history of fascist, authoritarian, and populist movements and governments during the 20th and 21st centuries.
Mentioned in this episode:
Abortion On Demand and Without Apology Placard
Why Right-Wing Activists Have Strong Opinions About the Supreme Court’s Big Fishing Regulations Case by Madiba Dennie
Trump Just Keeps Doing Appalling Things, and the Ranks of the Disengaged Are Growing by Michelle Goldberg
The Law Alone Cannot Curb Donald Trump’s Lawlessness by Dahlia Lithwick
Metaphors Journalists Live By written by Rick Perlstein
On the Erudite Idiocy of the Liberal-Centrist Intelligentsia by Paul Street
The Supreme Court Is About to Seize Way More Power From Democratic Presidents by Mark Joseph Stern
The GOP Doesn’t Want to Punish Trans People—It Wants to Eradicate Them by Brynn Tannehill
My Prepared Remarks to Senate Dems by Jessica Valenti
Related episodes:
Ruling Through The Courts When They Don’t Have The Votes With Dahlia Lithwick
The Nightmare Immigrants Face At The Texas Border with Faisal Al Juburi
2023: The Year In Review
Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus! Sam recently joined TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
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Duration:00:59:07
The Nightmare Immigrants Face At the Texas Border
1/15/2024
Sam talks with Faisal Al-Juburi from RAICES Texas to get an update on what has changed (and what hasn't) for our siblings seeking refuge as of January 2024 at the deadly US border. Follow their work and get involved at https://www.raicestexas.org/.
We want to hear from listeners! What are some of your most urgent questions keeping you up at night as 2024 begins? Let us know via this survey: https://bit.ly/rf-pod-survey
Related listening:
Fascist “Operation Lone Star” + Trump Indictment
Mentioned in this episode:
Did an Abortion Ban Cost a Young Texas Woman Her Life?
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
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Duration:00:47:07
Ian Millhiser on Trump’s Trials + Paul Street on Jan 6 Anniversary
1/7/2024
Paul Street, member of the RefuseFascism.org Editorial Board shares reflections on January 6, three years later. Read his reflections: On January 6 Three Years Later: The Trump Republi-Fascist Menace is Alive and Well. Subscribe to the Paul Street Report to read and hear more from Paul.
Then, Sam talks with Ian Millhiser, senior correspondent at Vox, about just some of the Trump trials, some attempts for accountability through the legal system and Trump's strategy to dodge it. He is the author of two books on the Supreme Court: Injustices: The Supreme Court's History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted and The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court Is Reshaping America. Follow Ian on Threads at Ian.millhiser and read his articles on Vox here.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Deja Coup: Donald Trump and the Slow Civil War (Dahlia Lithwick interviews Jeff Sharlet on the latest episode of Amicus)
CBS News poll on Jan. 6 attack 3 years later: Though most still condemn, Republican disapproval continues to wane
A quarter of Americans believe FBI instigated Jan. 6, Post-UMD poll finds
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
(Just Some) Related Episodes on the attempted Trump Coup:
The Fantasy of the Reasonable Republican With Fred Wellman
Jeff Sharlet- The Undertow: Scenes From a Slow Civil War
The Continuing January 6 Coup
Proud Boys and The New Era of American Fascism
Bradley Onishi: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism and What Comes Next
Elie Honig: The January 6th Insurrection Isn’t Over
Ruth Ben-Ghiat: The GOP is Now the Party of Autocracy
Henry Giroux: Trump is not Trumpism and Trumpism is not Dead
Sunsara Taylor Hosts Roundtable Discussion With Rosie O’Donnell, Jason Stanley, and Andy Zee: "Trump & the Whole Fascist Cabal Must Go Now!"
Why Is Accountability Important?
What Just Happened?
"Trump Will Not Concede - Americans Need to be Vigilant"
The First Few Days After A Coup Are Critical
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Duration:00:54:31
2023: The Year In Review
12/31/2023
As we close out 2023 and head into 2024 many of us are feeling a sense of deja vu - but with higher stakes. Take a trip through the events of 2023 with an eye to the future with some guests from this past year.
THANK YOU to all the patrons and supporters who help make this show possible in 2023. Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus! Sam recently joined TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf.
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Guests featured on this episode:
Wendy Via Project 2025: Roadmap for Fascist Consolidation
Coco Das Q&A With The Refuse Fascism Editorial Board
Jeff Sharlet The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War
Paul Street Your Questions Answered
Thomas Zimmer The Insurrectionist House of Representatives
Fred Wellman The Fantasy of the Reasonable Republican with Fred Wellman
Sarah Posner The Nightmare That Is House Speaker Mike Johnson
Brynn Tannehill The Sweeping and Intensifying Fascist Attack on Trans People
David Gilbert The GOP Embrace of Fascist “Moms for Liberty”
Dr. Marvin Dunn Teach Truth Not Lies
Faisal Al-Juburi Fascist “Operation Lone Star” + Trump Indictment
Keyanna Jones Stop Cop City
Susan Neiman On Universalism Against Nationalism
Mark Joseph Stern The Fascist Attack On Medication Abortion
Dahlia Lithwick Ruling Through The Courts When They Don’t Have The Votes
Madiba Dennie The Court Is Wrong; Color-Blindness Serving White Supremacy
Mark Jacob Trump Indicted + Media Complicity in the Rise of Fascism
Janet Ward Fascism in America: Past and Present
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Duration:01:28:17
Q&A With The Refuse Fascism Editorial Board
12/17/2023
As we close out the year and look towards 2024, members of the RefuseFascism.org Editorial Board answer questions submitted by supporters of the pod. You can become one of those supporters at patreon.com/refusefascism.
Follow Coco Das at @Coco_Das, Paul Street at paulstreet.substack.com and Sam at @SamBGoldman on Twitter or @samgoldmanrf on TikTok.
Mentioned in the Episode:
The Supreme Court Just Took on Abortion Again. It Won’t End Well.
Jason Stanley on "undermining propaganda" with fascism: "Trump is robbing democracy of any meaning"
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Related episodes:
Project 2025: Roadmap to Fascist Consolidation
The Fascist Attack on Medication Abortion
Ruling Through The Courts When They Don't Have The Votes
The Post-Dobbs Human Rights Emergency
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Duration:00:43:03