Nationalism is the bedrock of fascism, but not all nationalists are even right-wing, let alone extremist.
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Those asking how to counter the far right might look at the communities in Italy where partisan resistance was strong.
The inventor of the lovable but imperfect Moomins created the characters and their world as a way of bringing light after the dark days of the second world war.
Amy Buller’s Darkness of Germany describes the difficult decisions Germans faced as fascists took over their country – including whether to flee or stay and fight.
Mussolini’s rise shows that strongmen are only as powerful as the democratic opposition allows. Failing to take them seriously enables their success.
From the first world war to the invasion of Iraq, left-wing soldiers have questioned our involvement in wars. Yet we rarely hear these dissenting veteran’s voices.
This is not the first time that Trump or someone close to him has been accused of sending fascist messages. Nor even is it the first time a prominent Trump supporter has made that gesture.
M. Son of the Century is a powerful and timely dramatisation of the early political years of Mussolini
Hateful language used to demonize particular groups of people had been used long before the era of Donald Trump, including by the Nazis.
When Elon Musk performed a gesture that many saw as a fascist gesture, his supporters claimed it was a Roman salute. So what’s the difference?
An enemies list isn’t a weapon against ‘the Deep State.’ It was a tool Richard Nixon used to create a deep state of his own.
All fascists are authoritarians. But not all authoritarians are fascists. It’s crucial to understand there are other types of authoritarianism – and how they differ.
Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump a fascist, but does this stand up?
Calling these acts of fascist violence terrorism may feel cathartic, but it’s not that simple.
One hundred years after the Italian opposition leader’s murder, documents long locked away at the London School of Economics could shed new light on Mussolini’s involvement in his death
Extremists benefit when we use euphemisms that confer on them an air of legitimacy.
This is the story of how music became a battleground in the 1980s and 1990s, as antifascists fought fascism with guitars and microphones.
Putin’s ideological propaganda leans heavily on Russian history
Instead of giving Trump’s fascist rhetoric a wider audience, news organizations must simply point out he’s attempting to dehumanize his fellow citizens, create a path to violence and destroy democracy.
Brothers of Italy want streets named after fascist figures and the far-right’s ‘contribution’ to democracy recognised on national days of memory.
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