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John Foster / 13 May 2022
Know It When We See It
George Mosse on Fascism
One of the great ironies of today's politics is that when it comes to fascism, it’s often difficult to know what one is talking about.(...)
Fascism
Keith Kahn-Harris / 07 Mar 2022
Putin Comes Clean
From Denial to Invasion
Invasion is an act of commitment. To send troops in, to kill, to seek to dominate, is to rule out alternative courses of action, perhaps forever.(...)
Josh White / 14 Feb 2022
Quick to the Punch
The Sins of The Daily Express
The Daily Express Building still stands at 120 Fleet Street. It's a monument to a different era in British journalism. (...)
Joel Schalit / 08 Feb 2022
Reading Propaganda Posters
Fratelli d’Italia in Torino
They had a different Italy in mind. But the mistake in ad placement was still telling.(...)
John Foster / 03 Dec 2021
The Southern Question
The Rebirth of Italian Communism, by David Broder
Italy occupies a peculiar place in the history of the left.(...)
Joel Schalit / 03 Nov 2021
State and Antisemitism in Germany
The Problem With Police
The rhetoric is increasingly hollow. If only it weren’t that way.(...)
The Battleground / 29 Oct 2021
Letter to Oana Cristina Popa and Catherine Wendt
Montenegrins Petition the European Commission
We are a representative group of concerned Montenegrin citizens – academics, activists, journalists and intellectuals of all genders. We do not represent any single political party or civic group in Montenegro, but we support and defend Montenegro’s status as a secular, multi-ethnic and anti-fascist society, which we believe is being threatened and even dismantled by the current government.(...)
Basilio Korman / 22 Oct 2021
Coronavirus Hijackers
Forza Nuova and the Roma Riots
The Green Pass is the Italian version of the EU Digital COVID Certificate. (...)
Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 28 Jul 2021
Antifascist Montenegro
Eighty Years of Resistance
Montenegro is a study in contrasts: a proudly traditional culture that adopts the latest technology and trends with ease; a rugged, mountainous topology that drops dramatically to the gentle Adriatic Sea via modern highways and old, winding roads; and a climate of baking dry heat in the summer, turning to cooling rain and snow-topped peaks in the winter. (...)
Drasko Duranovic / 15 Jun 2021
The Urine Stench of Freedom
Montenegro in Crisis
His name doesn't matter. He is from Niksic, but he could be from any city of this new "liberated" Montenegro.(...)