Novara FM: Welcome to the Age of ‘Disaster Nationalism’
How far-right movements place the blame for real catastrophes on invented enemies.
Tag: fascism
Opinion: We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’
Rivkah Brown
The far-right riots have exposed the racist core of Britain’s immigration panic. Angela Rayner has shown the right instinct by seizing this moment to chip away at the hostile environment, writes Rivkah Brown.
Report: Tensions Simmer As Police Clampdown on Far Right Protest
Richard Hames reports from Barnsley where antifascists mobilised against the far right.
Report: Racists Massively Outnumbered in Crawley
On Friday a handful of thugs turned up in Crawley, they were massively outnumbered by antiracists.
Report: Far-Right Party ‘Thrilled’ by ‘Remarkable Achievement’ of Losing Election
Simon Childs
The far-right Homeland party released a statement praising the ‘successful campaign’ of its candidate Roger Robertson, who lost the Hart district council election.
ACFM: Microdose: Reactionary Democracy
How do politicians and pundits end up normalising the far-right? Aaron Winter and Aurelien Mondon explain in a Microdose interview.
ACFM: Trip 42: Fascism
The ACFM gang investigate the use and abuse of the F-word, with help from Hannah Arendt, Antonio Gramsci and Black Sabbath.
Novara FM: Fascism Is Not the Exception
To understand the threat we need to look beyond 20th century histories, explains Alberto Toscano.
Analysis: The March Against Antisemitism Is a Far-Right Dream
Rivkah Brown
Rather than telling Tommy Robinson to ‘fuck off’, the march against antisemitism should question why he was there in the first place, writes Rivkah Brown.
Opinion: The 2000s Are Back, Baby – And So Are the Fash
Juliet Jacques
Those celebrating the return of smooth-talking centrists to frontline politics seem to have forgotten the far-right they brought with them, writes Juliet Jacques.
Report: Yolanda Díaz Is Showing How You Fight the Far Right
Eoghan Gilmartin
Rather than indulge Vox’s nationalism, Spain's new leftwing Sumar alliance is offering policies that will actually make people's lives better - starting with €20,000 for all 18-year-olds, funded by a wealth tax. Eoghan Gilmartin reports.
Obituary: Berlusconi Didn’t Pave the Way for Italian Fascism – Liberal Technocrats Did
Matteo Tiratelli
Far more dangerous than the tangerine tyrant was Italian liberals' response to him, writes Matteo Tiratelli.
Feature: Asylum Seekers in South London Are Resisting Removal to a Bedfordshire Hotel Targeted by the Far Right
Charlotte England
A group of asylum seekers has been resisting eviction from a south London hotel for the last three weeks. But layers of outsourcing mean they don't even know who's trying to move them. Charlotte England reports.
Feature: Italy’s ‘Fascist’ Government Is Imprisoning Anarchists Using Anti-Mafia Laws
Jack Harmsworth
Alfredo Cospito is imprisoned under '41-bis', a system so brutal even an American court compared it to 'torture'. Jack Harmsworth reports.
Report: Tory Councillor Steps Down As Recording Reveals He Was ‘Admirer’ of Fascism
Simon Childs
Andy Weatherhead claimed he was associated with a fascist group ‘in the spirit of education and curiosity’, but in a recording he said, ‘I've always been an admirer of Benito Mussolini and Sir Oswald Mosley’.
Report: Tory Councillor Attended Fascist Meetings ‘in the Spirit of Education and Curiosity’
Simon Childs
Councillor Andy Weatherhead has been suspended after a picture emerged of him wearing a fascist-style blackshirt.
Downstream: Can Lula Take Brazil Back From Bolsonaro? Aaron Meets Sabrina Fernandes
On 2nd October, Brazil will be faced with a stark choice. The incumbent president, Jair Bolsonaro, has overseen economic calamity and nearly 700,000 Covid deaths in his first term. His challenger, Lula Da Silva, is hoping to regain the presidency – just three years since being freed from prison. To discuss the state of Brazilian […]
Analysis: As the Far Right Rises, Italy’s Left is Missing in Action
Matteo Tiratelli
The results of the Italian election are bleak: a landslide victory for the far right, collapsing turnout, and the ongoing absence of a left alternative. Matteo Tiratelli explains.