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Resist creeping fascism - Help publish this book !

Resistance Books — 2026-05-18T15:18:22Z

The New Fascist International, by Ugo Palheta. We need £2,000 to finance the translation

Fascism: a Theory with a History

Enzo Traverso — 2026-05-11T09:09:02Z

In 2026, no one can seriously view fascism as a purely historiographical matter. We cannot ask “What is fascism?” without considering the reality that surrounds us. This question does not refer exclusively to the past, but also, and above all, to the present—a present marked by the strong rise of the far right. The new wave of authoritarian governments around the world has reignited this debate, but this word, which springs to mind when we think of Donald Trump, Javier Milei, Giorgia (…)

- Features / Fascism

The Gender(ed) Politics of Fascism: How Women Came to Lead the Contemporary Far-Right

Sonja Pietiläinen — 2026-04-12T11:02:12Z

During the last decade, far-right women leaders have played an essential role in contributing to the growing acceptance of fascism. Although the globally thriving far-right is anti-feminist and male-dominated, it is increasingly led by women. Marine Le Pen (National Rally), Riikka Purra (Finns Party), Alice Weidel (Alternative for Germany), Giorgia Meloni (Brothers of Italy), Pia Kjærsgaard (Danish People's Party), Siv Jensen (Progress Party), Beata Szydło (Law and Justice) are only a few of the latest examples of influential far-right women leaders.

- Features / Women, Fascism

Putinism - a new form of fascism?

Ilya Budraitskis — 2026-04-12T10:23:14Z

The invasion of Ukraine has provoked debate on the nature of contemporary Russian society. It has been argued that Russia's war on Ukraine is part of an attack on democracy taking place globally, that Putin's Russia part of a growing authoritarianism.

- Features / Russia, Fascism

Fascisation and strategy

Ugo Palheta — 2026-04-12T10:22:55Z

“Defence also means political self-defence, and therefore the broadest and most unified mobilization possible around democratic slogans aimed at preserving the political gains of the working class and oppressed minorities, and maintaining forms of counter-power or what we might call the infrastructure of protest (unions, neighbourhood collectives, anti-war groups, etc.).”

- Features / France, Far Right, Fascism

Understanding Fascism with Clara Zetkin

Stéfanie Prezioso — 2026-04-12T10:22:36Z

We are publishing a text by Clara Zetkin presented by the historian Stefanie Prezioso, taken from the book “Découvrir l'antifascisme” (Éditions sociales, May 2025).

- Features / Historical events and figures, Fascism

Honoring Anti-Fascist Resistance

Jason Dawsey — 2026-04-12T10:22:16Z

ON APRIL 29, 1945, Rossana Rossanda joined the massive crowds gathered on the Piazzale Loreto in Milan, Italy, where, more than 26 years earlier, Benito Mussolini's Fascist movement began its wretched existence.

- Features / Italy, Fascism, Antifascism

Gaza and Global Neofascism

Gilbert Achcar — 2025-09-17T09:30:02Z

“The benefit Israel derives from this extreme right-wing international alliance is that these forces have become the most ardent defenders of the Zionist state in general and the Netanyahu government in particular.”

- IVP608 - September 2025 / United States (USA), Britain, Israel, Fascism

“For the Neofascists, the Law of the Jungle is the Only One That Makes Sense”

Gilbert Achcar , Ilya Budraitskis — 2025-08-07T11:27:27Z

Where did the “global neofascist axis” come from, and where is it going? What destabilizing effects might Russia's war in Ukraine have? Ilya Budraitskis and Gilbert Achcar discuss the current conjuncture

- Features / Russia, Ukraine, Fascism

Authoritarianism and Democracy in the 21st Century

Enzo Traverso, Martín Mosquera — 2025-08-07T11:27:15Z

Enzo Traverso updates his analysis of post-fascism in light of the events of recent years. Reflecting on the rise of the new right and the global crisis of the left, he offers a diagnosis of contemporary challenges and the dangers facing emancipatory struggles in an increasingly complex world.
In a global context marked by the resurgence of far-right forces, historian Enzo Traverso offers in this interview an updated reflection on the concept of post-fascism, which he has been developing (…)

- Features / Fascism