A Comparison of Two Large, Lapsed, Democracies
The similarities and differences in the authoritarian projects in two countries.
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Fascism | Online Blog | USA
Trump’s “21st-Century Fascist Regime” So Far: A Terrible Record
Some horrific facts from the recent history of the man who Noam Chomsky rightly identified five years ago as “the most dangerous criminal in human history.”
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On the Roots of Neo-Fascism in East Germany – 2 Articles
‘The Roots of Neo-Fascism in East Germany’: The fall of the Berlin Wall enabled neo-fascist activity to spill over into East Germany, laying the groundwork for the strengthening of right-wing forces today. Also: ‘You Can’t Keep Imposing Austerity and Expect the Corporate Party to Last Forever’.
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Capitalism | Fascism | Online Blog | USA
Trump’s Assault on Working People – 9 Articles
Trump’s relentless assault on working people; Trump budget gives $1 trillion to military while slashing programs for working class; Efforts to ‘bring the press into line’; Defunding of NPR and PBS; Slashing education funding; Threatens to take away Harvard’s tax-exempt status; US economy shrinks for first time since 2022; Anti-Trump nationwide May Day protests.
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CPM and Fascism – 2 Articles
‘Why Karat Lets Modi-RSS Off the Fascism Hook?’; and: ‘Fascism or Neo-Fascism: Whatever You Call it, Fight It!’.
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Capitalism | Fascism | Online Blog | USA
American Universities Surrendering to Authoritarianism; Academics Protest – 2 Articles
‘Surrendering to Authoritarianism’: Liberal institutions, including universities, traditionally surrender without a fight to the dictates of autocrats. US institutions are no exception. Also: ‘More Than 1,800 Academics Say They Will Boycott Columbia—and the Number is Growing’.
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Constitution | Fascism | India | Online Blog
Protecting Constitutional Rights: Lessons from India’s Founding Fathers
Let us hope and trust that the future has stored a better India, with a strong democracy and complete and truthful enforcement of fundamental and constitutional rights, says the senior advocate.
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Constitution | Fascism | India | Online Blog
The Indian Constitution Has Always Been the Hurdle in the BJP’s Path
Long before the BJP came into existence, nearly four decades ago, the Sangh Parivar has many times betrayed its uneasiness with the Constitution. In fact, many of the sarsangchalaks of the RSS took a public stand for scrapping the Constitution.
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Culture | Dictatorship | Fascism | India | Online Blog
How a Modi-Era Ecosystem of Official & Unofficial Censorship Is Transforming India’s Film Industries
A right-wing, pro-government, Islamophobic wave has swept India’s films, especially from Bollywood, after 2014. Although the Tamil and Malayalam film industries, in addition to independent and documentary filmmakers, are pushing back against the trend, self-censorship and extra-judicial pressure to conform to unwritten restrictions is now routine across India.
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Dictatorship | Fascism | India | Online Blog
One Nation, One Voice: Dissent, Diversity and Other Enemies in Modi’s India
As the BJP’s obsession with conformity gathers pace, it is challenged by India’s defiant nature and lived heterogeneity.
