Color drawing of smiling dog leaning on the letters "DOGE," with American flags, and with words "Department of Government Efficiency" arching above.

The DOGE and the neoreactionaries

Matthew N Lyons

While MAGA movement ideology centers on right-wing populism, DOGE’s attack on the administrative state is guided by neoreactionaries, whose ideology glorifies elites and rejects populist appeals in principle. And while the first Trump administration was backed by an unstable coalition of competing capitalist interests, now high technology capitalists closely aligned with neoreactionary politics are at the head of the pro-Trump business bloc. These changes have helped make the second Trump presidency more dangerous than the first, but they also point to potential divisions and conflicts within the Trump coalition.

Antifascist, business and politics, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, neoreaction, tech capitalists


Video: John Rich’s “Shuttin’ Detroit Down”

from Kasama. Posted by Mike E. Check out this sharp example of ”rightwing populism.” John Rich wrote anthems for John McCain during the election (”Raising McCain“) and pro-military anthems (”The Good Lord and the Man“). …

Country Music, Detroit, Populism

G20 and Anger Amid the Capitalist Crisis

We will be posting up bits from the G20 as they emerge – mainstream articles and videos as well as news and analysis seen from the radical lens. Despite growing global frustration and rage against …

Anti-capitalism, capitalism, financial crisis, G20, radical left

International conference on secularism and women’s rights

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Azar Majedi, chairperson of the Organization for Women’s Liberation and a member of the Worker-Communist Party of Iran (WPI) leadership, has circulated the following report: The International Conference on Why is Secularism Necessary? A complete …

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The Guardian UK: Britain faces summer of rage

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Police are preparing for a “summer of rage” as victims of the economic downturn take to the streets to demonstrate against financial institutions, the Guardian has learned. Britain’s most senior police officer with responsibility for …

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Paretsky responds to Thinking and Acting

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originally a comment, Paretsky’s thoughtful and challenging comments deserve more attention, so we post them up as their own post. – c. alexander It’s taken me a while to assemble some comments on Don’s challenging …

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Responding to Thinking and Acting in Real Time and a Real world

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posted at BTR Hi Don, First of all, thanks for doing this. We certainly need some clarityabout the crisis and what may be coming down the road. I had a fewcomments – not really any …

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Notes on Trump/MAGA 2024

Matthew N Lyons

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Even more than in the past, Trump and the MAGA movement have brought key elements of fascist politics into the Republican Party, and a second Trump presidency is likely to be significantly more authoritarian than the first one.

Antifascist, Donald Trump, MAGA movement, US presidential elections

Who’s Afraid of Luigi Mangione? A Response to Alexander Reid Ross

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Luigi Mangione’s recent alleged killing of an insurance CEO touched a wedge issue that cuts across class and across the political spectrum—the massive corruption of the health insurance industry—and created an opening for the left. A recent article by ex-leftist Alexander Reid Ross, which dismisses Mangione as expressing an American proclivity for violence, represents a counterinsurgency action in defense of the state.

Alexander Reid Ross, Anti-capitalism, counter insurgency, health care, health insurance industry, liberal antifascism, Luigi Mangione

Reading Adam Shatz on the war in Gaza

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by Matthew N. Lyons How do we forcefully make the case to defend the Palestinian people in Gaza against Israel’s increasingly genocidal assault, and also honor the conflict’s heartbreaking contradictions? This is a question I’ve …

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Burn the foundation and all that it upholds: an antifascist review of “Tell Me I’m Worthless” by Alison Rumfitt

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“The House spreads. Its arteries run throughout the country. Its lifeblood flows into Westminster, into Scotland Yard, into every village and every city. It flows into you, and into your mother. It keeps you alive. …

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Review of “Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism”

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Shane Burley and Ben Lorber offer a thoughtful radical analysis of how antisemitism works, how it fuels supremacist politics more broadly, and how the charge of antisemitism is misused to attack Palestine solidarity and the left. To combat antisemitism they argue for a strategy based on mass mobilization, dialog, and an intersectional critique of oppressions.

Anti-Zionist, Antifascist, antisemitism, Israel


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The Gilad Atzmon and David Rovics Antisemitism Controversy, Explained

by Shane Burley Editors’ note: Ideological hatred of Jews is centered in the far right, yet too many leftists continue to tolerate and even promote antisemitic themes when they’re packaged to look and sound radical.

Anti-Racist Action vs. Madeleine Albright in ’98

by Kdog Members of Anti-Racist Action unfurl banner during Albrights  speech. photo for educational use only. courtesy of GettyImages and CNN “1-2-3-4 We Don’t Want Your Racist War!” In February 1998 Anti-Racist Action and others

Antifascist Resources on Ukraine

Moscow protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 24 February 2022The sign at left reads “No war! Putin go away!” In this post we offer an annotated list of resources on Russia’s February 2022 invasion of

Convoys, Rallies, and a Three-Way Fight Approach within a Union Context

Freedom Convoy advertisement. Graphic and photo by unknown. Used here for educational purposes. The author, DZ, has opted to use his initials because he is discussing active union business at his local.  (This article details

Caution doesn’t make us safe: A review of PRA’s report on the MAGA movement

Million MAGA March Rally at Freedom Plaza, Washington DC, 14 November 2020 The January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol represented a watershed for the U.S. far right. For the first time in U.S.

North Shore’s “Trip Report” on the Freedom Convoy

The anarchist website North Shore Counter-Info recently posted an insightful eyewitness commentary on the Freedom Convoy truckers’ revolt in Canada. “Trip Report: Ottawa on Saturday, February 5” offers no illusions about the protest’s right-wing character but tries to present

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The DOGE and the neoreactionaries

While MAGA movement ideology centers on right-wing populism, DOGE’s attack on the administrative state is guided by neoreactionaries, whose ideology glorifies elites and rejects populist appeals in principle. And while the first Trump administration was backed by an unstable coalition of competing capitalist interests, now high technology capitalists closely aligned with neoreactionary politics are at the head of the pro-Trump business bloc. These changes have helped make the second Trump presidency more dangerous than the first, but they also point to potential divisions and conflicts within the Trump coalition.

Chaos or Revolution? It Depends on Us

The institutional far right is strong, while the far left is weak and disorganized. To develop the capacity to meaningfully intervene in the current crisis, far leftists need to engage with oppressed communities and work together with liberals in a united front.

Review of Alberto Toscano’s “Late Fascism”

Alberto Toscano’s book offers a helpful overview of antifascist writings with an emphasis on authors loosely associated with Critical Theory. Of particular value is Toscano’s discussion of the role of myth in fascist ideology, which focuses on contributions by Italian scholar Furio Jesi and has relevance for understanding Donald Trump’s speeches and far right online meme culture. Yet Toscano’s discussion of “racial fascism” exaggerates capitalists’ ability to control events, strips both fascists and antifascists of political agency, and reflects an obliviousness to antifascists’ strategic and tactical concerns.

Review of “Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism”

Shane Burley and Ben Lorber offer a thoughtful radical analysis of how antisemitism works, how it fuels supremacist politics more broadly, and how the charge of antisemitism is misused to attack Palestine solidarity and the left. To combat antisemitism they argue for a strategy based on mass mobilization, dialog, and an intersectional critique of oppressions.

Who’s Afraid of Luigi Mangione? A Response to Alexander Reid Ross

Luigi Mangione’s recent alleged killing of an insurance CEO touched a wedge issue that cuts across class and across the political spectrum—the massive corruption of the health insurance industry—and created an opening for the left. A recent article by ex-leftist Alexander Reid Ross, which dismisses Mangione as expressing an American proclivity for violence, represents a counterinsurgency action in defense of the state.