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NOVANEWS By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview A member of an anti-government militia holds an assault rifle as he stands guard at a checkpoint in front of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters on January 5, 2016 near Burns, Oregon. (Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) Fascism is an explosive word with different connotations to different people. That is why Truthout has been selecting books that shed light on expert perspectives on the political implications of fascism in the era of Trump. Shane Burley sheds further light on how the ideology has evolved through various groups in the United States and their common and different threats to democracy. Mark Karlin: What is your response to people who call Donald Trump a fascist? Shane Burley: I think it misses the point of bo...

NOVANEWS By Shane Burley, AK Press Donald Trump, flanked by Republican lawmakers, celebrates Congress passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the South Lawn of the White House on December 20, 2017, in Washington, DC. The tax bill is the first major legislative victory for the GOP-controlled Congress and Trump since he took office almost one year ago. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Shane Burley's Fascism Today: What It Is and How to End It looks at the rise of fascist politics in the US, how the different strands work, and the different, intersecting movements that have arrived to confront fascist violence. In the below excerpt, Burley discusses what exactly fascism is beyond the hype and misinformation. Building on a wealth of scholarship and research, Burley analyzes the f...

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Fascism Depends Upon a Belief in Human Inequality

“Fascism Today: What It Is and How to End It”