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Fascism

Revolutionaries, hegemony and the united front

Posted on 2nd July 2025 by International Socialism

The working class is fragmented in its politics, including its support for different parties or no party at all.1 The existence of these divisions is not an accident of history that can be wished away. It reflects ideological currents rooted… Continue Reading →

Article Fascism, Leon Trotsky, United Front

Polycrisis and far-right resurgence in Germany

Posted on 28th March 2025 by International Socialism

In 2021, the new government of chancellor Olaf Scholz took over from the conservatives and pre-emptively celebrated itself as a “progress coalition” that is “setting the course for a decade of social, ecological, economic, digital, and social renewal”.1 The coalition… Continue Reading →

Analysis Fascism, Germany, Polycrisis

Farage and Reform UK: a clear and present danger

Posted on 17th January 2025 by International Socialism

The success of Reform UK in the British general election of July 2024 is unprecedented.1 The far right, anti-immigration party won 4.12 million votes, 14 percent of the total, and five seats: Clacton in Essex, Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire,… Continue Reading →

Article far right, Farage, Fascism

The US election: Kamalamania, Trump and lesser-evilism

Posted on 14th October 2024 by International Socialism

In a world beset by major interlocking crises, the United States, still the world’s largest economic and military power, is experiencing an unsettled election season.1 Predictions of a landslide victory for an increasingly untethered Donald Trump have dissipated with Vice… Continue Reading →

Article Donald Trump, Fascism, United States

The Popular Front in France: no solution to fascism

Posted on 14th October 2024 by International Socialism

In France this summer, victory seemed promised to Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (RN; National Rally), following a lightning-fast campaign after snap elections were called by President Emmanuel Macron.1 Instead, the left obtained the largest number of parliamentary seats. To… Continue Reading →

Article Fascism, France, popular front

Confronting Britain’s far-right problem

Posted on 2nd October 2024 by International Socialism

There are moments when the flood tide of history threatens to overwhelm individuals and organisations, rendering them almost powerless.1 There are other moments, when, with sufficient clarity, a willingness to strike out in a new direction and a modicum of… Continue Reading →

Analysis Britain, Fascism, the far right

Fascism’s return to Italy? The meaning of the Fratelli d’Italia

Posted on 8th April 2023 by International Socialism

The victory of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) in the Italian general election held in September 2022, where it emerged as the biggest party, poses sharp questions.1 The overall vote for the right-wing electoral coalition—composed of the Fratelli, Matteo… Continue Reading →

Article Fascism, Italy, the far right

Gender: the far right’s new political battleground

Posted on 4th July 2022 by International Socialism

A review of Anti-Gender Politics in the Populist Moment, Agnieszka Graff and Elżbieta Korolczuk (Routledge, 2021), £120 The need to understand how and why the populist far right has been so successful has never been more urgent. The victories for… Continue Reading →

Uncategorised Fascism, the far right, transgender liberation, women's liberation

France: a country divided

Posted on 11th June 2022 by International Socialism

The results of the French presidential elections in April 2022 show a level of polarisation in France not seen since the 1930s. Fascist Marine Le Pen of the Rassemblement National (National Rally; NR) party, previously known as the Front National… Continue Reading →

Uncategorised Fascism, France, the far right

A race to the right: Éric Zemmour, Marine Le Pen and France’s presidential election

Posted on 2nd April 2022 by International Socialism

The war in Ukraine has reshaped the French presidential election, the first round of which is set to take place on 10 April. President Emmanuel Macron has used the opportunity to portray himself as a global statesman who can bring… Continue Reading →

Uncategorised Fascism, France, the far right

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