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Attendees react as US Vice President Kamala Harris concedes to Donald Trump on November 6, 2024.

Overcoming the Left’s Politics of Powerlessness—With Yotam Marom Overcoming the Left’s Politics of Powerlessness—With Yotam Marom

Yotam Marom joins Fighting Fascism to discuss the left’s relationship to power, leadership, and strategy—and how movements can overcome the habits that hold them back.

Sep 14, 2026 / Podcast / Matt DaSilva, Jonathan Smucker, and Aaron Regunberg

Canada-US Trade War Escalates, Houthis Seize Yemeni Port, Report Says Netanyahu Ignored 10/7 Warnings

Canada-US Trade War Escalates, Houthis Seize Yemeni Port, Report Says Netanyahu Ignored 10/7 Warnings Canada-US Trade War Escalates, Houthis Seize Yemeni Port, Report Says Netanyahu Ignored 10/7 Warnings

I, for one, welcome our new AI overlords. In this week’s news: the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms last month was tied for the hottest ever recorded (0:52); the Hou…

Sep 11, 2026 / Podcast

The Supremes and the Ballroom. Plus, the Dems and the Senate.

The Supremes and the Ballroom. Plus, the Dems and the Senate. The Supremes and the Ballroom. Plus, the Dems and the Senate.

Robert Weissman analyzes the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s White House ballroom, while John Nichols surveys the battle for control of Congress in the midterms.

Sep 10, 2026 / Jon Wiener

How Civilizations Fall—With Patrick Wyman

How Civilizations Fall—With Patrick Wyman How Civilizations Fall—With Patrick Wyman

Patrick Wyman joins Fighting Fascism to explore what ancient societies can teach us about social collapse, human agency, and confronting fascism in the present.

Sep 9, 2026 / Podcast / Matt DaSilva, Aaron Regunberg, and Jonathan Smucker

Understanding MAGA as a Social Movement—With Bill Fletcher Jr.

Understanding MAGA as a Social Movement—With Bill Fletcher Jr. Understanding MAGA as a Social Movement—With Bill Fletcher Jr.

Bill Fletcher joins Fighting Fascism to discuss organized labor, anti-fascist strategy, and why understanding MAGA as a social movement matters for confronting it.

Sep 9, 2026 / Podcast / Matt DaSilva, Aaron Regunberg, and Jonathan Smucker

Texas’s Radical Roots—With David Griscom

Texas’s Radical Roots—With David Griscom Texas’s Radical Roots—With David Griscom

David Griscom joins Danny and Derek to explore Texas’s overlooked history of populism and socialism—and what it might mean for the left in the state today.

Sep 9, 2026 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

The Amazing Movement Against Data Centers. Plus, How to Be a Dissident.

The Amazing Movement Against Data Centers. Plus, How to Be a Dissident. The Amazing Movement Against Data Centers. Plus, How to Be a Dissident.

On this episode of Start Making Sense, David Wallace-Wells analyzes the new form of protest in America, and Ami Fields-Meyer explains how dissident leaders and movements arise. Is…

Sep 9, 2026 / Podcast

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after he announced a new set of sanctions against Iran.

The Iran War Stalemate The Iran War Stalemate

The Trump administration has announced a new set of harsh sanctions against Iran. This is a strange development since originally Trump launched a war on Iran on the pretext that sa…

Aug 30, 2026 / Podcast

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls on reporters after announcing a new set of sanctions against Iran on August 24, 2026, in Washington, DC.

The US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran, the Syrian Democratic Forces Dissolve, US-Canada Trade Talks Collapse The US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran, the Syrian Democratic Forces Dissolve, US-Canada Trade Talks Collapse

Danny and Derek unpack the week’s global news, from Iran, Syria, and the DRC to Saudi Arabia, Russia, US-Canada trade, and deep-sea mining.

Aug 28, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Google headquarters campus in Mountain View, California.

How Mass Layoffs Changed Working in Tech—Clarissa Redwine & JS Tan How Mass Layoffs Changed Working in Tech—Clarissa Redwine & JS Tan

Discussing the state of worker organizing in the tech industry, including how it’s changed since the mid-2010s and where it needs to go from here.

Aug 27, 2026 / Podcast / Paris Marx

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