Tag: Far right
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J.D. Vance, Replacement Theory, and the 2022 U.S. elections
Bill V. Mullen reflects on the Ohio Senate campaign of J.D. Vance, in the aftermath of the white supremacist murders in Buffalo, and finds a through line of “Replacement Theory” and emergent fascist politics.
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Relief, anti-climax, and glimmers of hope
Sylvestre Jaffard analyses last month’s election results in the French presidential election, including the prospects for a rejuvenated Left challenge in the June legislative vote.
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Fascism is as Canadian as the maple leaf
Todd Gordon puts the ongoing protest known as the “Freedom Convoy”, that started in Canada’s capital city and then spread, in its historical context with that country’s other fascist and far-right movements.
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In defense of Critical Race Theory
This is a lightly edited transcript of a panel on Critical Race Theory organized by the Tempest Collective.
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The real threat to our democratic rights
Katie Feyh reviews No Free Speech for Fascists: Exploring ‘No Platform’ in History, Law, and Politics by David Renton.
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Legacy of activism
Tempest sponsored event on the legacy and urgency of the mass movement in defense of abortion. Dana Cloud, Megan Lessard, and Lluvia (“Rayito”) del Rayo Rocha Perez speak on the legacy and ongoing fight for reproductive rights in North America.
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Zones of assault
Swati Birla and Kuver Sinha explore how the Modi government in India has shaped and compounded the extreme COVID-19 crisis there to benefit capital.
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The ghastly specter of sectarianism
Seán Mitchell, a socialist activist and historian from West Belfast, eloquently provides a framework for the history of sectarianism in Ireland, necessary for our understanding of these resurgent dynamics.
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Authoritarianism & resistance in India (pt. 3)
The final part of an interview with Nagesh Rao about Narendra Modi’s horrific mishandling of the pandemic in India and the state of the political alternatives to Modi’s BJP government.
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No free speech for fascists (excerpted)
A chapter from David Renton’s forthcoming book, No free speech for fascists is excerpted, and is entitled: “Since when did the Supreme Court ever protect free speech?”