Trump in the Garden
Eight years into the fascism debate, few skeptics seem willing to admit that they were wrong.
Spring 2025
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What’s the Matter With the Democrats?
Two new books reveal the shortcomings at the heart of the liberal critique of Trump voters.
Know Your Enemy: Why the Right Loves Foreign Dictators
Matt and Sam talk to Jacob Heilbrunn about his new book, America Last: The Right’s Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators.
Fighting Fire and Fascism in the American West
Ecological crisis, rural deindustrialization, and real estate speculation have created conditions in which the far right thrives.
The Dawn of Austerity
An interview with Clara E. Mattei, the author of The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism.
Economic Stagnation and the Rise of Giorgia Meloni
The Italian far right has capitalized on the country’s profound economic dysfunction. But Meloni’s government will only bring more hardship to Italian workers.
Self-Determination and the War in Ukraine
We cannot know how Ukraine will develop after the war. But we know there will be horrible consequences if Russia wins.
What Was the Fascism Debate?
The clash over whether the Trump era represented the rebirth of fascism represents a disagreement about the role of language and history in shaping contemporary political agendas.
Know Your Enemy: Did It Happen Here?
Is Donald Trump a fascist? A breakdown of the long-roiling debate.
The Rise of Border Fascism
Far-right groups threaten violence amid a contested election. How did we get here?
In Uno, Plures: How New Yorkers Fought Fascism in the 1930s
While nativists used economic depression and global conflict to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment, a movement emerged in New York City’s liberal and left-wing circles to combat racism and forge connections between ethnic groups.
Neoliberalism’s World Order
Since its inception, neoliberalism has sought not to demolish the state, but to create an international order strong enough to override democracy in the service of private property.
Dic Lit
In his survey of the writing of dictators, Daniel Kalder is so dismissive of the tyrants’ actual ideas that it becomes difficult to understand why they had any power in the first place.
The Ghost in The Ballot Box: Catalonia’s Crisis in Context
Franco’s legacy and the memory of authoritarian rule in Spain loomed over last week’s Catalan independence referendum—a pivotal episode in a century-long conflict.
The Red and the Rainbow: The Life and Work of Daniel Guérin
An uncompromising champion of the labor movement, sharp critic of authoritarianism both left and right, and early proponent of “intersectionality,” French activist and writer Daniel Guérin is an essential companion to today’s debates on the left.
