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27 January 2021 David Ost

The Right Normalizes Fascism. The Best Response: Normalize It Back

Fascism is not just about violence. It’s also about politics.David OstDavid Ost is currently a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, working on a book project titled “Workers, The Fascist Allure, and the Transformation of the Left.” Normally he teaches politics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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12 January 2021 J.G. Michael

The January 6th ‘putsch’, QAnon, and the mythopoetics of the far-right

Storytelling from rampage’s aftermath.J.G. MichaelJ.G. Michael is the producer and host of Parallax Views, a program covering an eclectic variety of topics ranging from politics and pop culture to history and philosophy as well as everything in between. Previously he worked for Zero Books as the co-host of the Alternatives

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18 July 2019 Boyan Stanislavski

Nur für Heterosexuelle? Major Polish pro-government media outlet launches a shocking Nazi-esque campaign

One of the strongest pillars of the Polish government’s propaganda machine, the weekly magazine Gazeta Polska, got carried away and seems to have demonstrated the true identity and aspirations of the Catholic fundamentalist right currently in power. The outlet announced on social media that they will soon be giving out

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10 July 2019 Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat

Another ‘war hero’ honored in Lithuania: A nazi-collaborating priest, of course

The anti-communist paranoia in Lithuania deepens. A new ‘hero’ from WWII has been put on a pedestal. In the town of Vilkija on the Nemunas river a special plaque was mounted to commemorate Zenonas Ignatavičius – the chaplain of the 12th Lithuanian Auxiliary Police Battalion which fought on the side

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28 January 2019 Boyan Stanislavski

Desecrated anniversary: Polish proto-fascists and anti-Semites march at the gates of Auschwitz

The official celebration of the 74th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp by the Red Army was an utter disgrace. Not only were extreme right-wingers and open anti-Semites allowed to stage a rally and shout slogans like “It’s time to stand against Jewry and free Poland,” but

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21 May 2018 Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat

Should Polish left be afraid?

A few days after scandalous police intervention during academic conference on Karl Marx and his legacy, Polish Minister of Interior offered an apology to the university. Polish left-wing activists met this with joy, but they soon got more reasons to be worried instead. Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-FigatPolish journalist, expert in the field

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31 August 2017 Boyan Stanislavski

Will the Polish ‘Mein Kampf’ be out soon? No, not a translation – a new book

A leading Polish neo-fascist, idol of the Polish radical youth and ex-priest announced he has just started writing a book with the title ‘Moja Walka’ which translates to ‘My Struggle’. Sounds familiar?Boyan StanislavskiBulgarian and Polish activist, journalist, editor, publisher and translator. In the late `90 active in the Polish left

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22 December 2020 Maria Cernat

Bad joke! The far-right will lead the Romanian Parliamentary Commission for Equal Opportunities!

Postcard from Romania #3 Maria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the

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19 November 2020 Boyan Stanislavski

Chaos, desperation and violence

Postcard from Poland #7Boyan StanislavskiBulgarian and Polish activist, journalist, editor, publisher and

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16 November 2020 Maria Cernat

Union Save Neoliberalism

Postcard from Romania #2Maria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty

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3 November 2020 Boyan Stanislavski

Poland: Time to abolish the codgerstate

Postcard from Poland ️#6Boyan StanislavskiBulgarian and Polish activist, journalist, editor, publisher and

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