Sam Goldman interviews Umair Haque, Founder & Editor of Eudaimonia and Co , Bad Words, a book of nights, Leadership in the Age of Rage, and eudaimonia. You can also find him on Medium where he is a top writer in Life, Politics, Culture, Leadership. Follow him on Twitter @UmairH. This episode was released on the last night of the CPAC conference, shortly after Trump spoke, laying out their strategy to further consolidate their fascist base in the Republican Party and return to power. We can e...
Mar 01, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Sam Goldman interviews Dr. Bandy Lee, M.D., M.Div., a forensic psychiatrist, violence expert, and faculty member of Yale School of Medicine for 17 years who also taught at Yale Law School for 15 years. She was a research fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health, a consultant with the World Health Organization since 2002, and author of the textbook, Violence (2019). She edited The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President (2017 and 2019...
Feb 20, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Sam Goldman talks with journalist and author Sarah Posner ( @SarahPosner ) about Trump's impeachment trial. Read Sarah's recent piece, How the Christian right helped foment insurrection . Upon acquittal, Trump said, “Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun. In the months ahead I have much to share with you, and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to achieve American greatness for all of our people. There has never be...
Feb 14, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 11
This urgent discussion was recorded February 8, on the eve of Trump’s second impeachment trial. What actually happened on January 6 when a fascist mob stormed the Capitol? What does that, and everything that lead up to it, tell us about the danger of fascism in America? How does the impeachment trial fit into this picture? And how can people act act in a meaningful way in the interests of humanity at this unprecedented moment? The discussion features: Eric Seitz , attorney, lecturer in Constitut...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Sian Norris ( @Sianushka ), author of the upcoming book Birth Violence, talks with Sam Goldman about the tactics and links of anti-abortion movement internationally - including fascist coup participants in the assault on the US Capitol January 6. Then, Sam talks with Coco Das ( @Coco_Das ) about her new article on RefuseFascism.org: The “Left” Coalition That Kept You Off the Streets and Won’t Stop Fascism . RSVP for the online forum Monday February 8: The Senate Impeachment Trial & the Need ...
Feb 07, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 9
As Trump's impeachment trial looms but some progressives argue that holding Trump accountable for his fascist coup attempt would distract Congress from accomplishing other priorities, Sam Goldman talks with writer and historian Paul Street about his upcoming piece "The Anatomy of Fascism-Denial: 31 Flavors of Anti-Antifascism." Read "Thirty-One Flavors of Fascism" now . RSVP for the online forum Monday February 8: The Senate Impeachment Trial & the Need to Refuse Fascism . Also read the full...
Jan 31, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Sam Goldman talks with renowned educator and author of multiple books Henry Giroux about his recent piece on Truthout: Downplaying Trumpism is Dangerous . Trump is out of power now but clearly there is still a need for people acting together to refuse fascism and demand a more just world. How close did we come to full-blown fascism? What are we faced with now and what is needed? We will continue to explore these questions on this podcast and encourage people to act with us via refusefascism.org....
Jan 24, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 7
On Trump's last full day in office, Sam talks with Dr. Jo-Marie Burt, (scholar of political violence, human rights and transitional justice in Latin America; professor at The Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University and Senior Fellow at The Washington Office on Latin America). What can we learn about recovery from the Trump years and attempted self-coup from other countries? Follow Dr. Burt at @jomaburt . Sign this statement: Pledge to the People of the World In the Name ...
Jan 19, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 6
We're sharing a conversation that originally aired on Sunsara Taylor's show, We Only Want the World (WBAI and WPFW; listen to past episodes on wpfwfm.org ), featuring Dr. Cornel West, Rev. William H. Lamar IV and Andy Zee. This discussion was recorded and aired the day before fascist assault on the Capitol January 6 but is completely relevant this week as the country faces continued violent threats and other fallout from the coup. Sign this statement: Pledge to the People of the World In the Nam...
Jan 18, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 5
We're sharing a very timely conversation between actor/comedienne Rosie O'Donnell, Jason Stanley (author of How Fascism Works), Andy Zee (co-initiator of Refuse Fascism, host of The RNL Show) and Sunsara Taylor (co-initiator of Refuse Fascism, host of We Only Want the World). In the aftermath of the Trump-led attempted coup, and in the days leading up to the inauguration of Joe Biden, is it right to call Trump, his regime and his MAGA base fascist? Is it too "inflammatory?" Why are the fascists ...
Jan 14, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Sam Goldman speaks to George Levy Mueller, author of Lucie's Hope , a memoir of his life as a child in Nazi Germany. He and his younger sister Ursula survived life in three concentration camps. Plus, a clip from William H. Lamar IV (pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C) speaking at Black Lives Matter plaza yesterday. There were demonstrations in DC, NYC and around the country Saturday demanding Trump's immediate removal. Find coverage and ways you can act ...
Jan 10, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 3
On Wednesday, January 6th, we saw President Trump call forth and unleash fascist mobs to storm the U.S. Capitol. This was an attempt at a coup. It did not succeed this time, but the danger from even a failed coup is to be taken seriously, setting the stage for them to come back sooner or later to re-seize power – with or without Trump. RefuseFascism.org hosted a virtual press conference on YouTube, Thursday January 7, presenting a diverse group of people speaking out on the attempted coup, its s...
Jan 08, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Sam Goldman interviews Eric Boehler (Press Run Media) about his recent article Trump plots martial law from White House — the press shrugs . Then, this week Trump and fellow fascists are attempting to stop the certification of the presidential election results this Wednesday, with 140 Republican congressmen and 12 senators challenging the results and plans for a "wild protest" at the White House that morning. Trump’s unprecedented attempt to overturn the election is fascist and must be opposed. ...
Jan 03, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Sam Goldman chats with a progressive organizer in the north shore suburbs of Chicago who has been organizing Protect the Vote vigils in her area for several months. She wrote this solidarity statement that was read at the Trump: You Lost. Get the Hell Out! rally in front of the White House on December 12. This week, connect with the movement and support Refuse Fascism on Wednesday, for a virtual rebroadcast of the Musicians Against Fascism concert which originally took place January 19, 2017 (th...
Dec 27, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 35
A panel discussion presented by Refuse Fascism and The RNL – Revolution, Nothing Less! – Show, originally streamed live Wednesday, December 16. The Situation: Nearly 300,000 people in this country have died from COVID under a science-hating, genocidally racist, lunatic fascist regime, with the virus now out of control and thousands more projected to die before Trump leaves office. The Trump/Pence regime, the Republi-fascists, and their rabid base spread COVID as a matter of “liberty” – the liber...
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Sam Goldman recaps the last few days leading into the Electoral College vote expected to confirm Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election. Sam was with Refuse Fascism speaking out at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington on Saturday, when Proud Boys and other fascist Trump supporters left a trail of destruction elsewhere in the city, including burning a BLM flag ripped from a historic Black church. Trump's former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn gave a speech at one of their rallies, st...
Dec 14, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 33
What is the danger and what do we do about it? A panel discussion with Michael Coard (@michaelcoard), attorney and columnist for Philly Tribune, host of WURD’s Radio Courtroom, Chrissy Stroop (@C_Stroop), writer, scholar, ex-evangelical, co-editor of Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church, Andy Zee (host of The RNL – Revolution Nothing Less – Show; co-initiator of RefuseFascism.org; spokesperson for Revolution Books), and Coco Das (@Coco_Das, editor of RefuseFascism.org). The Situation Mo...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 32
A panel discussion with Indi Samarajiva ( @indica , author of viral piece I Lived Through A Stupid Coup. America Is Having One Now ), Jeff Sharlet ( @jeffsharlet , author of The Family , now a Netflix documentary and This Brilliant Darkness ), Andy Zee (The RNL Show, co-initiator of RefuseFascism.org), and Coco Das ( @Coco_Das , editor of RefuseFascism.org) about the Trump coup and what's next. Then, Sam Goldman interviews RefuseFascism.org organizer Debra Sweet ( @Debra__Sweet ) about the time ...
Nov 29, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 31
"The American people must not assume it is over until Trump leaves the White House," writes Andrew Mitrovica on AlJazeera.com in Americans need to remain vigilant . Sam Goldman interviews Andrew about the media's continued refusal to properly identify the nature of Trump and his regime and what to watch for in the coming days and weeks as Trump threatens war with Iran and continues to undermine the legitimacy of the election among his fascist base. This Tuesday, tune in (on Facebook, Twitter or ...
Nov 23, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Sam Goldman interviews Sunsara Taylor, a co-initiator of RefuseFascism.org, about events in DC yesterday as thousands of violent white supremacist Trump supporters marched in a so-called "Million MAGA March" and what happened when Refuse Fascism counter-protested them. Then, Sunsara talks with Coco Das and Andy Zee about the Pledge to the People of the World: In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America. The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! The movement to stop a fascist America and...
Nov 16, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 29
World-changing events are unfolding before our eyes. All the news networks have announced that Biden is the winner of the electoral college and popular vote. The Trump/Pence regime will not give up trying to complete their coup and theft of this election, but it is very positive that the media has declared Biden the winner. Hear from organizers on the ground at protests around the country and a new statement from RefuseFascism.org about this new situation. Connect with the movement to oust Trump...
Nov 09, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Sam Goldman talks with political scientist Anthony DiMaggio about Trump's fascism and what people of conscience need to do about it. Read his article Can We Call It Fascism? Trump’s Voter Suppression Project, 2020 on Counterpunch.org. Connect with the movement to oust Trump at RefuseFascism.org, and read the plans for this week here. Tune in to the @RefuseFascism livestream event Sunday night at 7pm EST on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to learn about Refuse Fascism's plan for the election and ho...
Nov 01, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Writer and filmmaker Andrea Chalupa ( @andreachalupa ), co-host of Gaslit Nation podcast, talks with Sam Goldman ( @SamanthaGoldm19 ) about the Trump crime family, the crucial need for mass mobilization to stop the consolidation of fascism in the United States, and the critical next few days in the countdown to Nov. 3 and the following week. Connect with the movement to oust Trump at RefuseFascism.org, and read the plans for this week here. Tune in to the @RefuseFascism livestream event Sunday n...
Oct 31, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Sam Goldman ( @samanthagoldm19 ) talks with Rose Marie Berger about the strategy and power of non-violent resistance as we count down the days to the 2020 election and resist Trump's coup. Find further resources for non-violence trainings linked from Sojourners magazine . Then, Sam outlines some of the important plans posted on RefuseFascism.org for this weekend and the critical days next week during and after the election. Rose Marie Berger, senior editor at Sojourners magazine, is a Catholic p...
Oct 30, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed to the Supreme Court - appointed explicitly and illegitimately to cast a deciding vote in the expected contest over the election results. Coco Das (@Coco_Das) talks to writer, activist and professor Ashley Dawson (@ashleydawsonnyc) about his recent article for The Guardian, where he writes: " According to the civil rights activist George Lakey, planning to defeat a coup can actually help reduce the chances of attempts to overthrow democracy." Protests continu...
Oct 27, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Trump is already stealing the election. We need to vote, but Trump will not be stopped just by voting. This is the time to be in the streets demanding Trump/Pence Out Now! Public Assemblies were held around the country yesterday to mobilize, strategize and organize to demand Trump/Pence now as we approach the election. JOIN US Monday, October 26: 5:00pm at the Supreme Court to say: Theocracy + Stealing Election = Fascism No Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett: TRUMP/PENCE OUT NOW Andy Zee speaks a...
Oct 26, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 23
On the heels of Women's Marches across the country that opposed the confirmation of nominee to the Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett, we're sharing a segment from Sunsara Taylor ( The RNL Show on YouTube , @SunsaraTaylor on Twitter) covering the hearings so far. Amy Coney Barrett is an extreme Christian fundamentalist who is expected to rubber stamp a host of fascist measures, but also a key part of the plot to keep Trump in power by any means necessary. Then, Sunsara interviews Mark Joseph Stern,...
Oct 18, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Since October 3, daily protests have been ongoing around the country demanding Trump/Pence Out Now. Plus, this week the fascist nominee to the Supreme Court hearings are happening this week (join in protests - details at refusefascism.org). Samantha Goldman ( @SamanthaGoldm19 ) talks with organizer Ejeris Dixon ( @ejeris ), Director of Vision Change Win, about the threat that the fascist Trump/Pence regime poses to all human beings and the need for solidarity and coalition building to confront a...
Oct 12, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Daily protests continue around the country demanding Trump/Pence Out Now (details at refusefascism.org). Andy Zee, co-initiator of Refuse Fascism talks with philosopher and author of "How Fascism Works" Jason Stanley (@jasonintrator) about where we're at in the development of fascism in the United States, the urgent need for protest and the rolling coup/election month (not day). This discussion was originally streamed by Revolution Books and the Brooklyn Book Festival. Find a protest near you at...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 20
We face a rolling coup barreling to a showdown on November 3rd. The Trump/Pence regime has said and shown that they will not abide by an election they lose. Now we must act. Beginning Saturday, October 3rd, gather and bring your family, friends, and community into the public squares of cities and towns across the country in non-violent protest unified by the demand: Trump/Pence OUTNOW! And, come back in waves, day after day. Read the full call to action and find a protest near you at RefuseFasci...
Sep 27, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 19
