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The pathological hatred Trump inspires on the left and the quasi-religious devotion he commands on the right reflect tensions within American democratic culture. File Photo

Autocracy in the 21st century — the end of the American republic?

Unlike past forms, modern autocracy offers stability, encourages scepticism about political alternatives and causes withdrawal from civic engagement

US President Donald Trump said this week that the tariff is meant to address the trade imbalance between South Africa and the US. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/picture alliance)

Fighting fascism means that we cannot not give them an inch

Mass activism and solidarity will help to keep to this dangerous movement spearheaded by Trump in check

True colours: The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the inauguration of the Ram temple, built at the site of a demolished 16th-century mosque, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on 22 January. (Photo by Imtiyaz Khan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

India’s ‘Kristallnacht’ cues fascism

Hindus everywhere need to strongly oppose Narendra Modi’s agenda and the death of the democratic vision

Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler watch a Nazi parade staged for the Italian dictators’s visit to Germany. Photo: Getty Images

100 years of fascism: history shows how fascism can be the dark side to liberation

Manipulators of nationalism, religious identity and racism are a constant risk to democracy across the world.

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Beware of sleepwalking into fascism

That we live in a world where the far right has become normalised should ring alarm bells

People take part in a Trans freedom march for victims of transphobic hatred , on November 20, 2021 in Rome, Italy. Transgender Day of Remembrance (Tdor) is the global day of remembrance for victims of hate and violence against transgender people.  (Photo by Simona Granati – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Fighting for inclusion can never be fascism, Drew Forrest!

The M&G has a responsibility to deplatform dehumanising views, to advocate for free speech but not allow hate speech

War is the backdrop of The Shadow King, by Maaza Mengiste, which has been shortlisted for the Booker. (Photo: Nina Subin)

Maaza Mengiste: ‘We are now catching up with the past’

As war drums beat again in Ethiopia, author Maaza Mengiste finds new language to memorialise the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

Right-wing Poland and the glorification of Hani’s killer

Polish anti-racism groups grow more concerned as the image of Chris Hani’s killer becomes normalised, with Janusz Walus’s likeness and name displayed on products for sale on a…

Kick it out: Anti-fascist and anti-racist stickers printed by the Laziale and Anti-Fascist group to fight the stereotype about the club’s supporters.
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Fans aim to clean up Lazio’s image

The Laziale and Anti-Fascist group is working to distance the club from its right-wing supporters

Jelili Atiku’s work captures the heart of the live art movement — anarchic

Live Art Network, an introduction

"Live Art Network will explore the basic tenets of live art and its conceptual underpinnings".

Aftermath of an attempted massacre in the town of Macerata

Spectre of fascism haunts Italy

A shooting rampage against African migrants in central Italy unveiled the extent to which the debate about migration in Italy is shaped by racism.

Editorial: Beware deputy top cop’s fascism

After his strong words on foreigners in South Africa, what will deputy police minister Bongani Mkongi say when next xenophobic violence flares up?

The last summer of reason

The last summer of reason

Dystopian novels can only give us a hint of what Trump’s ‘whitelash’ might mean

Activists gather at Portland International Airport to protest against President Donald Trump’s executive action travel ban in Portland

Negative messianism marks our times

In a world without accountability, liberal democracy is the major casualty

Hours after falling into a pit latrine, Michael Komape’s mother still desperately hoping he could be rescued alive, had to sit, looking at the little hand, waiting for social services to come. (Elijar Mushiana/Gallo Images/Sowetan)

​The age of humanism is ending

The divergence of democracy and capital will defy reason and politics will become brutal survivalism.

The ‘SS bolts’ and the fasces

Fascist symbols take the cake

Senior Italian politicians see nothing wrong with a birthday cake that celebrates WWII symbols.