Some of today’s far right is openly violent and undemocratic – and even in its less extreme forms, far-right populism is a profound threat. But that doesn’t mean it is just a re-run of history ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Fascism does not thrive amongst a happy citizenry, people who generally feel good about themselves and their lives. To the contrary, it generally takes ...

Bertolt Brecht predicted it in 1942: American fascism would be democratic in the American fashion. He was right. That's precisely what makes it so hard to stop.

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A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. This week, Americans and Europeans celebrated the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when ...

It's hard to spend time online without encountering someone calling President Trump a fascist. Trump himself has used the word against his own opponents. Others have used the word to denounce ...

The word fascism derives from the Italian fascio, the name for the bundle of sticks carried by ancient Roman officials to beat into submission anybody who challenged their authority. A country gripped ...

Former President Donald Trump's ex-White House chief of staff John Kelly said this week that the former president "falls into the general definition" of a fascist. Vice President Kamala Harris agreed ...

Sometimes some of the best proof of something or someone’s essence is found in one of its more forgotten manifestations. I spent much of the first Donald Trump administration gobsmacked by the failure ...

Despite their rivalries, fascism and communism are fraternal twins. Both reject the idea of natural rights. Both demand total state control over life — economically, socially, and culturally. Both ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. At a time when the Trump administration is putting increasing pressure on private and ...