Europe’s Antifascists Prepare to Fight Against the Far Right
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Activists march against fascism and racism in Rome, Italy, on February 24, 2018.DIDEGG51 / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
BY: Patrick O. Strickland
Trumpism is not a uniquely American phenomenon. It is in line with the national populist insurrection happening worldwide in the midst of neoliberal and climate catastrophe. What anchored this growth in Europe is the emergence of far-right parties and coalitions manipulating fears over immigration and instability to unseat social democracy’s role in working class life.
Independent journalist Patrick Strickland has been covering the explosion of Europe’s far-right and the shifting antifascist movement that is responding to it. His recent book Alerta! Alerta!: Snapshots of Europe’s Anti-fascist Struggle (AK Press, 2018) breaks dow...