Democracy is Dead

In this week's episode, we discuss the next installment of the Fascist Playbook focusing on the hierarchy that fasists follow to stratify the worth of other human beings. We talk about DEI initiatives in Trump's autocracy and what it really means in this episode. Sources: How Fascism Works – Jason Stanley https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/john-kelly-donald-trump-fascist/ https://jmheath...

In this week's episode, we discuss the next installment of the Fascist Playbook focusing on the unreality that fasists create to sow hatred and division in supporters. This is the episode that talks about the 'fake news' of Trump's particular flavor of fascism. Sources: How Fascism Works – Jason Stanley https://publicleadershipinstitute.org/2022/09/07/the-three-pillars-of-fascism/ On Fascism: 12 L...

In this week's episode, we discuss the next installment of the Fascist Playbook particularly why fascism is inherently anti-intellectual and how this manifests in fascist policies. Many historical examples of Trump and his followers have been anti-intellectual are outlined. Sources: How Fascism Works – Jason Stanley Brewer, Mark. Trump Knows Best: Donald Trump’s Rejection of Expertise and the 2020...

Continuing on the series of the pillars and tools in the fascist playbook. This week, we look at propaganda and the flavor it takes on with fascism and how it is used to move the masses. Sources Used and Media Mentioned: How Fascism Works – Jason Stanley Fascism: A Warning – Madeleine Albright On Fascism: 12 Lessons from American History – Matthew MacWilliams The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich –...

Today is the first part of a series of episodes on the Fascism Playbook. The first episode of the series is on The Mythic Past which Fascist parties and governments use to appeal to an age that either never existed or was grossly mythologized. Sources for the episode and mentioned in the podcast: How Fascism Works – Jason Stanley Fascism: A Warning – Madeleine Albright On Fascism: 12 Lessons from...

What the coming second Trump administration will mean for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and environmental impacts in the United States. Sources and mentioned media/organizations: Greendreamer.com - Website mentioned that enumerates other organizations and NGOs that are pro-environment and EPA. Earthjustice.org - Largest Environmental law organization in the United States Silent Spring...

This episode goes into the assassination of the United Health Care CEO and explores how the decline in government guardrails has allowed rampant insurance company profiteering.

This episode discusses why even as a Canadian I am invested in the death of American democracy and why other citizens of the world are concerned. It outlines ways in which we can push back against the nascent fascist government to resist the deeper slide into autocracy.