The 'Weight’ star at a Berlinale presser discussed the role of film artists in battling against the rise of the far right in Europe and the U.S. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief “Anything that ...

We can only hope that the Maine state senator who objected to our use of the word “fascism” during a legislative hearing finds recent abuses by ICE equally offensive. On Jan. 29, we went to the State ...

From noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15, local protesters from Indivisible North Coast Oregon lined Marine Drive from 16th to 20th streets holding a silent “performance art demonstration” called “Signs ...

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'Nightborn' director Hanna Bergholm was also asked about donning a watermelon pin, telling journalists at the film festival: "I think we have a responsibility to speak up... not speaking up is also a ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Lehigh County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted to oppose fascism, but not before significant public and commissioner debate and several motions. Introduced by ...

The philosopher and liberal politician Benedetto Croce laid it out in (where else?) The New Republic in 1937, galvanizing his Italian comrades. In the days when antifascist meant what it actually ...

This memo is a reminder of our upcoming annual Groundhog Day event, which will be held at the secret location we call Alinsky’s Knob on Feb. 2. As usual, everyone’s favorite authoritarian-biting ...

Mike Sigman argues that applying the term “fascism” to Republicans is problematic (Herald, Jan. 2). However, equating communism and socialism with fascism reflects a misunderstanding of political ...

The concept of fascism dates back to the Romans, long before Hitler and Mussolini. Originally, “fasces,” referring to a bundle of weeds or wooden rods tied together, with an ax blade attached, was the ...

Unruly Republic: Donald Trump is far more interesting than the fascist dictator living in the liberal imagination. Photo: Aaron Schwartz/Robin Rayne/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire “The clearest sign that we ...