Italian and British governments conspired to brand Violet Albina Gibson ‘insane’ as it was politically expedient.
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Loyalty outranks expertise, and reality bends to the leader’s word. From Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, fascist war machines collapse on the same contradictions.
Banning abortion instantly oppresses a huge swath of society. And enforcing abortion bans begets a police state − an upside for dictators from Mussolini to Ortega.
Bella Ciao is a traditional Italian folk song known for its association with the anti-fascist resistance in Italy during the second world war.
Those asking how to counter the far right might look at the communities in Italy where partisan resistance was strong.
A series about Mussolini’s rise, a film about a terrorist attack, a book about a massacre and more
M. Son of the Century is a powerful and timely dramatisation of the early political years of Mussolini
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?
Over the past 15 years, the world has seen a financial crisis, the rise of populist politics and a fracturing of the world economic order. Sounds all a bit pre-WWII, right?
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
A century since the dictator staged a coup, a party with fascist roots is once again in power.
It’s difficult for regimes to galvanize public opinion or maintain people’s willingness to accept the sacrifices associated with a war waged for questionable reasons.
Governments could use dubbing to censor ideas they didn’t like or insert messages in line with their propaganda.
Given the current, often erroneous, use of the term ‘fascist’ to describe political movements and leaders, it’s important to determine what fascism is and is not.
It was 100 years ago this month that Benito Mussolini created the fascist party in Italy. Today, his life offers cautionary lessons for contemporary politics.
In this video, Bruce Isaacs looks at Rome, Open City. Made in 1945, it was Roberto Rossellini’s neorealist response to the end of German occupation, and Italy’s history of Fascism under Benito Mussolini.
From the Temple of Heliopolis to the centre of Rome, the massive stone column has boosted the egos of several powerful men.
A forest that is also a disturbing memorial to Mussolini recently burned down.
Politicians hope that a “museum of fascism” in Benito Mussolini’s hometown can help the country face its demons. Historians aren’t so sure.
At a festival intertwined with France’s national identity, the tension of art, politics and commerce always looms.
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