The Nazis and us
The Holocaust continues to haunt our politics. But slurring our opponents as Hitlers is not the way to defeat them.
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Can the United States resist fascism?
Whether Elon Musk’s salute was intended or not, America is too big for authoritarianism to take hold.
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Donald Trump’s fascist designs
He might not be able to rule as a dictator – but he will try.
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Undercover: Exposing the Far Right reveals a vile network of pathetic fascists
This film from Hope Not Hate – pulled from the London Film Festival on safety grounds – has a lot…
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Fear the next American revolution
In a divided United States, Hannah Arendt foresaw violence. Was she right?
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New millennium fascists
The 2020s are not the 1920s, but fascist “potentials” remain in what passes for democracy.
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Fascism’s liberal admirers
Austerity is a fiction designed to uphold capitalism – and it has a dark history.
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From the NS: The black army
16 June 1934: Oswald Mosley’s fascists – thugs in uniform – reveal their true nature.
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Technology has eroded liberal democracy. But it could also be used to restore it
From using AI to inform legislature to strengthening online voting, institutions are increasingly looking to tech to help protect civic…
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Letter of the week: What Brexit meant
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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The Canadian protests are a test of whether democracy can arm itself against the far right
There is no mystery as to what kind of movement we are witnessing in Canada: it is 21st-century fascism.
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Why Trump isn’t a fascist
The storming of the Capitol on 6 January was not a coup. But American democracy is still in danger.
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Rewatching American History X shows how far-right ideas have entered the mainstream
Back in 1998, the film's ending was criticised as implausible. In 2019, it would appear all too convenient.
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