Introducing “Fighting Fascism,” a New Podcast Devoted to Resisting Authoritarianism

Nphew Yesork, new York—The nationAmerica’s leading source for progressive politics and culture, our podcast announced today, Fight fascismwith longtime political organizers Aaron Regunberg And Jonathan Smuckerand co-host Matt DaSilvaas your guides to fight against the latest excesses and outrages of the executive which are shaking the country.

The new weekly program will discuss the history of fascist takeovers, the conditions that enabled them, and the resistance movements that defeated them, to draw lessons for today’s fights against Trump, MAGA, and the growing threat of modern authoritarianism. Each week, Regunberg and DaSilva, with frequent appearances by Smucker, will speak with historians, strategists and activists from inside and outside the country. The nation‘s orbit to draw real lessons for the fights happening right now.

“Fight fascism considers anti-fascism not only as a moral posture, but as a strategy rooted in building majorities,” said Nation president Bhaskar Sunkara. “This will be an important part of The nation‘ expands its audio range.

“We are in a moment that demands not only outrage, but also strategy,” the co-host added. Aaron Regunberg. “We all asked ourselves the question: ‘What would you have done in 1930s Germany?’ » Well, here we are. This show is an opportunity to think about what we can do about it.

“I struggled to understand how to combat the daily barrage of nastiness coming from the administration,” the co-host said. Matt DaSilva. “Scrolling and signing petitions online isn’t enough, so I look forward to learning about some concrete steps we can all take to fight the current regime.”

In Episode 1authors Astra Taylor And Marc Bray having a global conversation about what anti-fascist organizing actually looks like right now – and why building a majority coalition isn’t as difficult as it seems: “Let’s fight some fascists.”

In Episode 2, Morris Katzchief campaign strategist for New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, explains why the Democratic Party continues to fumble and how to stop it: “What if the Democrats didn’t suck?»

In Episode 3, Nation journalist David Klion talks about the role Israel played in the rise of American fascism and what it all means for American Jews: “America, Israel and the Jews”.

Upcoming Episodes will feature the historian Eric Rauchway on the first American anti-fascist, FDR; tenant union organizer Tara Ranghuveer; journalist Charlotte Alter on AI and Big Tech; and much more.

The next episodes will be posted online every Monday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and check out our other regular shows and limited series at thenation.com/podcasts.