Writings on the “putsch”
by Aaron Amaral and Scott McLemee
Aaron Amaral and Scott McLemee provide a digest, with links and excerpts, of some of the best of the recent commentary about the events at the U.S. capitol on January 6, 2021.
A very “American” coup
by Kit Wainer
Kit Adam Wainer argues that President Trump is in no position to steal an election or to lead a coup.
The radical legacy of Howard Zinn
An interview with Anthony Arnove
by Phil GasperPhil Gasper interviewed Anthony Arnove about Donald Trump’s recent attack on the radical historian Howard Zinn.
Backing Biden will not stop Trumpism
A Response to Stephen R. Shalom
by Ashley Smith and Charlie PostCharlie Post and Ashley Smith respond to Stephen R. Shalom’s criticisms of their article, “The lesser evil trap.”
A threshold has been crossed
The threat of the Far Right
by Joe AllenJoe Allen looks at the rising threat of the Far Right, its relationship to the Trump Administration, and its implications for the Left before and after the November elections.
Right populism or neofascism?
Historic socialist perspectives on the politics of the Far Right
by David RentonBritish socialist, David Renton, looks at the historical approaches of the socialist movement to defining and fighting fascism.