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Fascism in Trump’s America

Adolf Hitler admired Jim Crow laws, segregation and other historic departures from America’s highest ideals. That’s detailed in, “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us Against Them.”

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By Warren Olney • Aug 30, 2018 • 47m Listen

The Axis Powers were defeated in WWII, but Fascism is on the rise again all over the world. “How Fascism Works: the Politics of Us Against Them” describes America’s role--in the past and in the present. Jason Stanley says President Trump is exploiting racism, normalizing extremism and creating nostalgia for a history that never was. He also describes how previous administrations planted the seeds of resentment that produced legitimate grievances and undermined confidence in liberal democracy.

Photo credit: Stacie DaPonte.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Jason Stanley

    philosophy professor at Yale University, author of How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them

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