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Trump: “anti-political” or right wing?
[See new post-script at the end of this article.] Some leftists have declared recently that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is fundamentally “anti-political” rather than right wing. But the evidence they offer actually highlights the similarities between ...
Fascist revolution doesn’t turn back the clock: a reply to Alexander Reid Ross on Trump
Part 4 of Alexander Reid Ross’s series on “Trumpism” on the website It’s Going Down is largely a reply to my piece “Trump’s impact: a fascist upsurge is just one of the dangers.” Reid Ross makes ...
Trump’s impact: a fascist upsurge is just one of the dangers
In some ways it doesn’t matter whether we call Donald Trump a fascist or “just” a right-wing populist. However we categorize him, his presidential campaign represents a serious danger. Whatever direction he takes in the future, ...
Jack Donovan on men: a masculine tribalism for the far right
Donovan: “Ur-fascism is the source of honor culture and authentic patriarchal tradition.” All far rightists promote male dominance, but the kinds of male dominance they promote differ enormously. The Christian right’s revolutionary wing — the folks ...
On Trump, Fascism, and Stale Social Science
Donald Trump’s rise as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination set off a flurry of articles labeling him a fascist. These pieces — which have appeared on sites as varied as Newsweek, Common Dreams, and ...
Oath Keepers, Ferguson, and the Patriot movement’s conflicted race politics
When a group built around right-wing conspiracy theories sends heavily armed white men onto streets filled with Black Lives Matter protesters, it makes sense to be worried. But if these are white supremacist vigilantes, why are ...
The LaRouche network’s Russia connection
In the United States, Lyndon LaRouche is widely dismissed as a wing-nut conspiracist — a guy who claims that Queen Elizabeth pushes drugs. But in Russia, LaRouchite ideology is taken seriously by high-ranking politicians and scholars, ...
Dylann Roof’s white nationalism
The racist manifesto and photos on Dylann Storm Roof’s website spell out many of the beliefs that drove him to murder nine people at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17. Leading ...
July 25 International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners!!
From NYC Antifa: “The July 25 International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners originated in 2014 as a Day of Solidarity with Jock Palfreeman, an Australian who is imprisoned in Bulgaria for defending two Romani men ...
A few websites that monitor the Right
You probably know about the Southern Poverty Law Center, but do you know about South Asia Citizens Web or the Association for Women’s Rights in Development? There are lots of groups out there that monitor right-wing ...
New look for ThreeWayFight
I’m working on ThreeWayFight again after a hiatus of a few months, and have updated the design template for the first time in many years. Time for a change.
The National Prayer Breakfast: validating theocracy
Barack Obama speaks at National Prayer Breakfast 2-5-09 This morning, as he has done every February since 2009, Barack Obama addressed the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. The National Prayer Breakfast is sponsored by a ...