Podcast appearances and mentions of Benito Mussolini

Last week, the Mayor of New York City — a self-declared democratic socialist — sat down with Jon Stewart and delivered sixty minutes of the most carefully packaged pitch for socialist governance I have ever seen on mainstream American media. No shouting. No revolutionary slogans. Potholes. Childcare. Dignity. If you think this doesn't affect you because New York City is just New York City — understand this: what Mamdani is building is explicitly designed to be a national model. It is coming to your city next. So I'm going to break down his arguments and equip you with everything you need to not just defeat them, but to do so in such a way that robs him of the moral legitimacy that he is trying to steal.GET YOUR MERCH HERE: https://shop.nickjfreitas.com/BECOME A MEMBER OF THE IC: https://NickJFreitas.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVATwitter: https://twitter.com/NickJFreitasYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickjfreitas3.000:00:00 – The three lies socialists always tell00:06:49 – Who really made NYC childcare unaffordable?00:12:35 – Fact-check: rent control and the true cost of "$60 million for tenants"00:17:22 – The non-answer: what democratic socialism actually is00:24:43 – Why the socialist utopia never arrives00:28:43 – How they really seize control: rent freezes and government grocery stores00:35:14 – The library lie: dressing up socialism as public goods00:40:51 – FDR, Mussolini, and socialist vs fascist economics00:43:07 – The dependency trap and Hayek's road to serfdom00:46:24 – The real definition, suspended elections, and Venezuela's collapse00:50:08 – No solutions, only tradeoffs: who hollowed out New York00:55:37 – The three lies, recapped

You don't need to be an egotistical asshole to be successful. History is filled with powerful people whose pride ultimately destroyed them, from Caligula and Nero to Xerxes and Mussolini. The Stoics believed the antidote to ego was humility, self-awareness, reflection, and honest introspection. In this episode, Ryan explores the dangers of ego and the timeless practices that can help you keep it in check, stay grounded, and remain a good person as you become more successful.

Kämpfer aus aller Welt unterstützen die Spanische Republik nach dem Staatsstreich vom 17.7.1936. Doch die Waffenhilfe von Europas Faschisten für Franco ist zu groß. Von Thomas Pfaff.

Miguel Ángel González Suárez te presenta el Informativo de Primera Hora en 'El Remate', el programa matinal de La Diez Capital Radio que arranca tu día con: Las noticias más relevantes de Canarias, España y el mundo, analizadas con rigor y claridad. Hoy hace un año: Los residentes de Creta, en Grecia, dicen "no" a un nuevo centro de inmigrantes …y hoy hace 365 días: Sánchez apuesta en Mauritania por una migración "segura y legal" y recuerda que España fue un país de emigrantes. Hace un año: El abuso de pantallas y redes sociales tras la pandemia cuadruplica los trastornos mentales en menores. Hoy se cumplen 1.610 días de guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania. 4 años y 142 días. Hoy es viernes 17 de julio de 2026. Día Mundial de la Justicia Internacional. El 17 de julio se celebra el Día Mundial de la Justicia Internacional, celebrado en el mundo entero desde 1998 con motivo de la aprobación del Estatuto de Roma por parte de 120 países miembros de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas ONU. El estatuto de Roma permitió constituir la Corte Penal Internacional, un órgano judicial permanente encargado de juzgar los crímenes de genocidio y crímenes de guerra. El día mundial de la justicia internacional tiene dos objetivos fundamentales: En primer lugar, solidarizarse con las víctimas de crímenes de la humanidad, genocidio y crímenes de guerra en el mundo. Recordar la necesidad de asegurar un continuo apoyo al sistema de justicia internacional por parte de todos los Estados que se han comprometido a ello a través de la adhesión a este importante instrumento internacional. 1918.- Fusilados de madrugada el zar Nicolás II y la mayoría de la familia imperial rusa en la localidad de Ekaterimburgo por orden de las autoridades bolcheviques. 1928.- España, Francia y Gran Bretaña firman el nuevo Estatuto de Tánger. 1936.- Comienza en Melilla el golpe de Estado contra la República española. 1943.- En Feltre (Italia), Hitler convence a Mussolini para que continúe la guerra. 1945.- Inaugurada la Conferencia de Potsdam: Stalin, Truman y Churchill tratan cuestiones concernientes a la victoria aliada. Tal día como hoy, 17 de julio de 1955, se abre solo para invitados Disneyland en Anaheim, California . Más de 30,000 invitados se presentaron para participar en uno de los parques temáticos más grandes del mundo en ese momento. 1975.- La nave espacial soviética "Soyuz XIX" y la estadounidense "Apolo" coinciden en el espacio en la primera misión espacial conjunta entre EEUU y URSS. 1998.- Inhumación de los restos del zar Nicolás II y su familia en la catedral de San Petersburgo. 2002.- El Ejército español desaloja a los soldados marroquíes instalados en la isla de Perejil. 2006.- Al menos 660 personas mueren como consecuencia de la ola gigante ("tsunami") en la isla de Java, costa sureste de Indonesia, causada por un seísmo de 7,7 grados en la escala Richter. Patrocinio del santo de cada día por gentileza de la Casa de las Imágenes, en la calle Obispo Perez Cáceres, 17 en Candelaria. santos Alejo, León IV, Generoso y Jacinto; Nuestra Señora de la Humildad. Rodríguez se querella contra Aldama por injurias tras relacionarla con la presunta financiación irregular del PSOE. El Tribunal de la UE avala la ley de amnistía al no chocar con los intereses financieros ni la directiva sobre terrorismo. El PP expresa "respeto absoluto" a la sentencia de la ley de amnistía pero advierte que no es "el final del debate” La Audiencia de Madrid mantiene el juicio con jurado popular contra Begoña Gómez y ordena la devolución de su pasaporte. El DAO niega presiones a los agentes para ponerse "de perfil" en el caso de David Sánchez. Canarias exige más fondos estatales para menores migrantes tras aprobarse el reparto de 35 millones. Asimismo, la consejera Candelaria Delgado reclama que se mantenga la contingencia migratoria en el archipiélago. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria no recurrirá la nulidad de la tasa de basuras y devolverá lo ya cobrado. El Ayuntamiento volverá a regirse por su normativa previa, hasta que reformule la tasa para ajustarla a las exigencias legales. Un 17 de julio de 1993: en el Estadio Monumental de Núñez (Buenos Aires), la banda estadounidense Guns N' Roses, se presenta por última vez con la formación semi-clásica (conformada por Duff McKagan, Slash, Axl Rose, Gilby Clarke y Matt Sorum), ante 70.000 espectadores.

Fascism swept the world in the 1920s and 1930s, but not only because of the seductive rhetoric of Mussolini, Hitler, and their collaborators. In India as well, a distinctive brand of fascist thought emerged—influenced by Euro-American ideologies but also departing from them in critical ways. The first systematic examination of this political philosophy, Fascism in India: Race, Caste, and Hindutva (Harvard UP, 2025) revises our sense of what fascism can be, while demonstrating that it is very much with us in the form of Hindutva, the ethnic-nationalist movement at the center of Indian politics today.Luna Sabastian offers a novel interpretation of Hindutva, both its canonical formulation by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and its reinvention by Deendayal Upadhyaya after Indian independence. Sabastian shows how Hindutva generated ideas of Hindu race and religion that had the potential to erase Muslims not through genocide or ethnic cleansing but by means of violent absorption. Focusing on aggressive miscegenation, Indian fascists proposed a singular kind of racial project, eschewing notions of purity even while maintaining a starkly eliminationist objective. Fascism in India also grapples with Hindutva ideas of caste and its relation to race—particularly in comparison with Nazi uses of these concepts—and of sovereignty, which Indian fascists envisioned beyond the “blood and soil” narrative of the nation-state. Finally, Sabastian reflects on Hindutva's reorientation toward Hindu piety after the creation of Pakistan effectively resolved India's “Muslim problem.”Bringing clarity to an ideology little understood in the West, Fascism in India is an eye-opening perspective on Hindutva and a profound meditation on the proliferation and evolution of right-wing thought. Sachin Nikarge has extensively worked in consultative capacity with prominent foreign/diplomatic missions across both ‘hard' as well as ‘soft' power domains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Fascism swept the world in the 1920s and 1930s, but not only because of the seductive rhetoric of Mussolini, Hitler, and their collaborators. In India as well, a distinctive brand of fascist thought emerged—influenced by Euro-American ideologies but also departing from them in critical ways. The first systematic examination of this political philosophy, Fascism in India: Race, Caste, and Hindutva (Harvard UP, 2025) revises our sense of what fascism can be, while demonstrating that it is very much with us in the form of Hindutva, the ethnic-nationalist movement at the center of Indian politics today.Luna Sabastian offers a novel interpretation of Hindutva, both its canonical formulation by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and its reinvention by Deendayal Upadhyaya after Indian independence. Sabastian shows how Hindutva generated ideas of Hindu race and religion that had the potential to erase Muslims not through genocide or ethnic cleansing but by means of violent absorption. Focusing on aggressive miscegenation, Indian fascists proposed a singular kind of racial project, eschewing notions of purity even while maintaining a starkly eliminationist objective. Fascism in India also grapples with Hindutva ideas of caste and its relation to race—particularly in comparison with Nazi uses of these concepts—and of sovereignty, which Indian fascists envisioned beyond the “blood and soil” narrative of the nation-state. Finally, Sabastian reflects on Hindutva's reorientation toward Hindu piety after the creation of Pakistan effectively resolved India's “Muslim problem.”Bringing clarity to an ideology little understood in the West, Fascism in India is an eye-opening perspective on Hindutva and a profound meditation on the proliferation and evolution of right-wing thought. Sachin Nikarge has extensively worked in consultative capacity with prominent foreign/diplomatic missions across both ‘hard' as well as ‘soft' power domains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Fascism swept the world in the 1920s and 1930s, but not only because of the seductive rhetoric of Mussolini, Hitler, and their collaborators. In India as well, a distinctive brand of fascist thought emerged—influenced by Euro-American ideologies but also departing from them in critical ways. The first systematic examination of this political philosophy, Fascism in India: Race, Caste, and Hindutva (Harvard UP, 2025) revises our sense of what fascism can be, while demonstrating that it is very much with us in the form of Hindutva, the ethnic-nationalist movement at the center of Indian politics today.Luna Sabastian offers a novel interpretation of Hindutva, both its canonical formulation by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and its reinvention by Deendayal Upadhyaya after Indian independence. Sabastian shows how Hindutva generated ideas of Hindu race and religion that had the potential to erase Muslims not through genocide or ethnic cleansing but by means of violent absorption. Focusing on aggressive miscegenation, Indian fascists proposed a singular kind of racial project, eschewing notions of purity even while maintaining a starkly eliminationist objective. Fascism in India also grapples with Hindutva ideas of caste and its relation to race—particularly in comparison with Nazi uses of these concepts—and of sovereignty, which Indian fascists envisioned beyond the “blood and soil” narrative of the nation-state. Finally, Sabastian reflects on Hindutva's reorientation toward Hindu piety after the creation of Pakistan effectively resolved India's “Muslim problem.”Bringing clarity to an ideology little understood in the West, Fascism in India is an eye-opening perspective on Hindutva and a profound meditation on the proliferation and evolution of right-wing thought. Sachin Nikarge has extensively worked in consultative capacity with prominent foreign/diplomatic missions across both ‘hard' as well as ‘soft' power domains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Fascism swept the world in the 1920s and 1930s, but not only because of the seductive rhetoric of Mussolini, Hitler, and their collaborators. In India as well, a distinctive brand of fascist thought emerged—influenced by Euro-American ideologies but also departing from them in critical ways. The first systematic examination of this political philosophy, Fascism in India: Race, Caste, and Hindutva (Harvard UP, 2025) revises our sense of what fascism can be, while demonstrating that it is very much with us in the form of Hindutva, the ethnic-nationalist movement at the center of Indian politics today.Luna Sabastian offers a novel interpretation of Hindutva, both its canonical formulation by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and its reinvention by Deendayal Upadhyaya after Indian independence. Sabastian shows how Hindutva generated ideas of Hindu race and religion that had the potential to erase Muslims not through genocide or ethnic cleansing but by means of violent absorption. Focusing on aggressive miscegenation, Indian fascists proposed a singular kind of racial project, eschewing notions of purity even while maintaining a starkly eliminationist objective. Fascism in India also grapples with Hindutva ideas of caste and its relation to race—particularly in comparison with Nazi uses of these concepts—and of sovereignty, which Indian fascists envisioned beyond the “blood and soil” narrative of the nation-state. Finally, Sabastian reflects on Hindutva's reorientation toward Hindu piety after the creation of Pakistan effectively resolved India's “Muslim problem.”Bringing clarity to an ideology little understood in the West, Fascism in India is an eye-opening perspective on Hindutva and a profound meditation on the proliferation and evolution of right-wing thought. Sachin Nikarge has extensively worked in consultative capacity with prominent foreign/diplomatic missions across both ‘hard' as well as ‘soft' power domains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Le rapport de l'Europe à son passé totalitaire est de plus en plus présent dans le débat politique. En Allemagne, ou l'AfD tenait récemment son congrès la montée de l'extrême-droite ravive les craintes d'une réhabilitation de l'idéologie nazie. En Croatie, c'est un autre épisode sombre de l'histoire qui ressurgit : celui du régime Oustachi et de ses crimes. Ambiance délétère à Zagreb En 1941 après l'invasion du royaume de Yougoslavie par les forces de l'Axe, Hitler et Mussolini installent le régime oustachi à la tête de l'État indépendant de Croatie. La dictature restera au pouvoir jusqu'à la défaite de l'Allemagne nazie. Aujourd'hui, depuis que le Premier ministre croate Andrej Plenković et le Mouvement de la patrie, un parti d'extrême-droite, ont conclu un accord de coalition après les législatives de 2024, un climat de révisionnisme historique s'installe. La minorité serbe est régulièrement prise à partie et ses représentants ont été écartés du gouvernement. Reportage à Zagreb de Frédérique Lebel. ****** Les médias européens vus par Franceline Beretti : face aux vagues de canicule qui se succèdent, la désinformation climatique s'adapte ; les feux de forêts ; la vogue des 'coolcations' ou les vacances à la fraîche.   Peut-on envoyer ses enfants en colonies de vacances l'esprit tranquille ?  Partout en Europe, la réponse est compliquée par la multiplication des affaires de violences et de crimes pédophiles. Les parents hésitent à confier leurs enfants à un centre de loisirs, un camp scout ou une colonie. Bien conscients des risques, les organisateurs renforcent la formation et les contrôles. En Suède, les « kollos » sont une tradition, un pilier de la politique sociale et de la mixité. Dans le pays, la confiance envers les institutions est élevée et les garde-fous nombreux ; alors chaque été, des milliers d'enfants partent sans leurs parents. Notre correspondante Ottilia Ferey a passé une journée avec eux à Alnäs, une colonie près d'Uppsala gérée par l'association KFUM, un équivalent suédois du YMCA.  Au Royaume-Uni, les autorités multiplient les mesures pour rassurer les familles, explications de Marie Billon.

Fascism swept the world in the 1920s and 1930s, but not only because of the seductive rhetoric of Mussolini, Hitler, and their collaborators. In India as well, a distinctive brand of fascist thought emerged—influenced by Euro-American ideologies but also departing from them in critical ways. The first systematic examination of this political philosophy, Fascism in India: Race, Caste, and Hindutva (Harvard UP, 2025) revises our sense of what fascism can be, while demonstrating that it is very much with us in the form of Hindutva, the ethnic-nationalist movement at the center of Indian politics today.Luna Sabastian offers a novel interpretation of Hindutva, both its canonical formulation by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and its reinvention by Deendayal Upadhyaya after Indian independence. Sabastian shows how Hindutva generated ideas of Hindu race and religion that had the potential to erase Muslims not through genocide or ethnic cleansing but by means of violent absorption. Focusing on aggressive miscegenation, Indian fascists proposed a singular kind of racial project, eschewing notions of purity even while maintaining a starkly eliminationist objective. Fascism in India also grapples with Hindutva ideas of caste and its relation to race—particularly in comparison with Nazi uses of these concepts—and of sovereignty, which Indian fascists envisioned beyond the “blood and soil” narrative of the nation-state. Finally, Sabastian reflects on Hindutva's reorientation toward Hindu piety after the creation of Pakistan effectively resolved India's “Muslim problem.”Bringing clarity to an ideology little understood in the West, Fascism in India is an eye-opening perspective on Hindutva and a profound meditation on the proliferation and evolution of right-wing thought. Sachin Nikarge has extensively worked in consultative capacity with prominent foreign/diplomatic missions across both ‘hard' as well as ‘soft' power domains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

Le rapport de l'Europe à son passé totalitaire est de plus en plus présent dans le débat politique. En Allemagne, ou l'AfD tenait récemment son congrès la montée de l'extrême-droite ravive les craintes d'une réhabilitation de l'idéologie nazie. En Croatie, c'est un autre épisode sombre de l'histoire qui ressurgit : celui du régime Oustachi et de ses crimes. Ambiance délétère à Zagreb En 1941 après l'invasion du royaume de Yougoslavie par les forces de l'Axe, Hitler et Mussolini installent le régime oustachi à la tête de l'État indépendant de Croatie. La dictature restera au pouvoir jusqu'à la défaite de l'Allemagne nazie. Aujourd'hui, depuis que le Premier ministre croate Andrej Plenković et le Mouvement de la patrie, un parti d'extrême-droite, ont conclu un accord de coalition après les législatives de 2024, un climat de révisionnisme historique s'installe. La minorité serbe est régulièrement prise à partie et ses représentants ont été écartés du gouvernement. Reportage à Zagreb de Frédérique Lebel. ****** Les médias européens vus par Franceline Beretti : face aux vagues de canicule qui se succèdent, la désinformation climatique s'adapte ; les feux de forêts ; la vogue des 'coolcations' ou les vacances à la fraîche.   Peut-on envoyer ses enfants en colonies de vacances l'esprit tranquille ?  Partout en Europe, la réponse est compliquée par la multiplication des affaires de violences et de crimes pédophiles. Les parents hésitent à confier leurs enfants à un centre de loisirs, un camp scout ou une colonie. Bien conscients des risques, les organisateurs renforcent la formation et les contrôles. En Suède, les « kollos » sont une tradition, un pilier de la politique sociale et de la mixité. Dans le pays, la confiance envers les institutions est élevée et les garde-fous nombreux ; alors chaque été, des milliers d'enfants partent sans leurs parents. Notre correspondante Ottilia Ferey a passé une journée avec eux à Alnäs, une colonie près d'Uppsala gérée par l'association KFUM, un équivalent suédois du YMCA.  Au Royaume-Uni, les autorités multiplient les mesures pour rassurer les familles, explications de Marie Billon.

Franco Baldasso"Verso quale redenzione"Democrazia, letteratura e memoria dopo il fascismoMarsilio Editoriwww.marsilioeditori.itSe c'è una questione che ancora oggi in Italia travalica i confini tra discorso pubblico e dibattito accademico, questa è la mancanza di una memoria condivisa del fascismo a cui possa far seguito una valutazione critica della sua eredità culturale. Verso quale redenzione si concentra sul periodo storico in cui tale disaccordo ha raggiunto l'apice: quello della transizione verso il post-fascismo, tra la caduta di Mussolini nel luglio del 1943 e la vittoria della Democrazia Cristiana sulle sinistre nelle elezioni del 1948. Franco Baldasso indica nelle pratiche letterarie dei primi anni del dopoguerra uno dei principali veicoli del dissenso intellettuale, gettando nuova luce sul ruolo delle politiche culturali del tempo nell'istituzionalizzare le memorie collettive e marginalizzare il disaccordo. Autori come Morante, Carlo Levi, Moravia, Saba, Flaiano e Malaparte, insieme ad altri oggi ingiustamente ritenuti di secondo piano come Berto, Brancati o Zincone, hanno al contrario concentrato la propria scrittura nel segnalare anche da opposte posizioni politiche le continuità culturali tra la nuova democrazia e il fascismo. Nei loro scritti hanno così rilevato come i pregiudizi sociali, razziali e di genere propri del regime totalitario fossero sopravvissuti alla sua fine istituzionale e alla morte di Mussolini.Franco Baldasso insegna Italian Studies al Bard College di New York, dove dirige l'Italian Program e lo Study Abroad Program in Italy. Ha completato il PhD in Italian Studies alla New York University nel 2014. È Fellow dell'American Academy in Rome, dopo aver ricevuto il Rome Prize 2019 per gli Italian Studies moderni. Allegoria onlineBard CollegeI suoi principali interessi di ricerca riguardano la letteratura, l'arte e la storia delle idee del Novecento: le complesse relazioni tra Fascismo e Modernismo, l'eredità della violenza politica in Italia e l'idea del Mediterraneo nelle estetiche moderne e contemporanee. Allegoria onlineÈ autore di due volumi: Il cerchio di gesso. Primo Levi narratore e testimone (Edizioni Pendragon, 2007) e Curzio Malaparte, la letteratura crudele. Kaputt, La pelle e la caduta della civiltà europea (Carocci, 2019). Ha inoltre curato, con Valerio Angeletti, L'America inedita di Paolo Milano (Mimesis, 2022) e, con Franca Sinopoli, il volume Eredità culturale e memoria dei totalitarismi (Pearson, 2024). Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

La pastasciutta antifascista organizzata - e poi annullata - in una parrocchia di Ascoli e i don Abbondio di oggi. Fonti: video “Congiuntivi, storia e geografia. Tutte le gaffe dei politici” pubblicato sul canale Youtube La7 Attualià il 18 settembre 2016; video “Biblioteca Audio Storica - 25 luglio 1943 - La radio annuncia la caduta di Mussolini” pubblicato sul canale Youtube AFIP Udine il 25 luglio 2018; video “Fascismo, Vannacci: "E' innegabile dire che Mussolini è stato uno statista"” pubblicato sul canale Youtube alanews il 29 aprile 2024; video “Il caso della “pastasciutta antifascista” ad Ascoli” pubblicato sul sito rainews.it il 14 luglio 2026; account Tiktok Maldoror, 4 ottobre 2024; account Facebook Rai Cultura, 22 gennaio 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beginning with the invasion by Mussolini's army in October 1940, Greece was pulled into the Second World War and with it came a band of archeologists, classicists, and intellectuals who risked their lives to protect the country's great antiquities. Writer Steven Talty sits down with True Spies producer Morgan Childs to tell the extraordinary tale. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs. Stephan Talty is the author of The American School of Spies: The Archeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with author and political commentator James Lindsay to explore what fascism really is, why it's so widely misunderstood, and whether elements of it are re-emerging in the modern West. We discuss Mussolini, Hitler, the CCP, stakeholder capitalism, the World Economic Forum, DEI, and the political misuse of the word "fascist."LIVE EVENT: Is Islam compatible with the West? Get your discounted first release tickets now before they sell out: https://winstonmarshall.eventbrite.co.uk I can't wait for you to join us in London for one of the most important debates of our time.Our show is independently supported by you, consider signing up to our substack to get added benefits like ad-free and extended episodes here: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/Chapters 00:00 Trailers 01:56 Mussolini & The Origins Of Fascism10:45 Was Fascism Socialist?14:42 Italian Fascism vs Nazism20:00 Why Some Jews Supported Early Fascism22:16 Was Hitler Really A Fascist?30:00 Nazi Germany & National Socialism41:40 Why Everyone Gets Called A Fascist45:39 Is China A Fascist State?55:42 Does Fascism Exist In The West Today?

Cosa nascondeva davvero l'Agenda Rossa di Paolo Borsellino? E quale legame potrebbe esistere con il misterioso carteggio tra Winston Churchill e Benito Mussolini? Due vicende apparentemente lontane che continuano ad alimentare uno dei più grandi misteri della storia italiana.In questa terza e ultima parte analizziamo la scomparsa dell'Agenda Rossa di Paolo Borsellino dopo la strage di via D'Amelio del 19 luglio 1992 e il presunto carteggio segreto Churchill-Mussolini, da decenni al centro di ipotesi, testimonianze e ricerche storiche. Un viaggio tra documenti scomparsi, depistaggi e interrogativi ancora aperti.Cosa troverai in questo video:✔ La scomparsa dell'Agenda Rossa di Paolo Borsellino✔ I depistaggi e le testimonianze legate alla strage di via D'Amelio✔ Il mistero del carteggio segreto tra Churchill e Mussolini✔ Le trattative riservate durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale✔ I documenti scomparsi dagli archivi di Stato✔ Le ipotesi sul possibile ricatto politico legato ai documenti► Playlist completa della serie:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=INSERISCI_PLAYLIST► Iscriviti al canale:https://www.youtube.com/@italiamistero► Diventa membro di Italia Mistero:https://www.youtube.com/@italiamistero/joinCon l'abbonamento potrai accedere a:• Archivio documentale esclusivo• Mappe investigative dei principali casi italiani• Documentari del lunedì senza pubblicità

Un futbolista brasileño y cuatro futbolistas argentinos, todos descendientes de italianos, integraron la selección azzurra que ganó el Mundial de 1934 en Italia.

Football can be geopolitics by other means. Financial Times Journalist Simon Kuper has covered every World Cup since 1990. This week, he joins Sir Richard Dearlove and guest co-host Baroness Ayesha Hazarika to unpack how football and geopolitics collide.  Kuper explains why he thinks FIFA president Gianni Infantino runs the organization like an autocrat, how U.S. President Donald Trump's red card intervention echoes historical precedents set by Mussolini and Brazil's military government, and why hosting a World Cup brings prestige but rarely economic benefit. The conversation also covers the KGB's use of Soviet football clubs for cover during the Cold War, football's role in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, why China's investment in football hasn't paid off, and how France's multicultural national team has become a flashpoint in its domestic politics. Plus, in Brief: Russian strikes on Ukraine ahead of the NATO summit, German prosecutors' Nord Stream allegations against Ukraine, deepening Russia-China military cooperation, and reports of Trump pushing for a "master list" of intelligence assets. In this episode: (00:00) World Cup Geopolitics Football & Global Power (00:45) England's Surprising World Cup Victory (03:05) Football As Geopolitics Explained (03:24) Russia-Ukraine War Intelligence Analysis (11:12) Trump CIA Spy List Dangers Exposed (14:25) Andy Burnham Northern Devolution Power Shift (19:10) Simon Kuper On The Geopolitics Of Football (23:07) FIFA Corruption Infantino's Autocratic Control (28:00) Jules Rimet World Cup Origins Peace Vision (30:23) 1954 World Cup Rebuilt German National Identity (38:42) KGB Soviet Football Cold War Espionage (47:53) Argentina 1978 World Cup Junta Propaganda (49:52) Qatar 2022 World Cup Human Rights Backlash (1:02:49) Reflecting On Football Power, Politics, & Identity Show Notes:  Soccernomics: Why European Men and American Women Usually Win―and American Men Don't (Yet) | https://a.co/d/07dBzyak World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments | https://a.co/d/0g5raBr3 Football Against The Enemy: https://a.co/d/04OUzQgR  Hosted by Sir Richard Dearlove (former MI6 Chief) and guest co-host Baroness Ayesha Hazarika (House of Lords) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Thomson joins me to discuss his new book, A Sudden Flicker of Light. Although we both love movies, we've noticed that movies have distorted our way of seeing the world, changed our sense of reality, and most of all, turned politics into a fascist mass spectacle. After all, Hitler, Stalin, Lenin, and Mussolini all loved movies. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin love putting themselves on screen. Totalitarianism and the cinema have always been linked, and politics is less democratic, and more cinematic, than ever.Here's a link to the book: https://flyleafbooks.com/book/9781668205730

حلقة جديدة من البودكاسترز مع الكاتب والمؤرخ الرياضي د. ياسر ثابت، بنتكلم فيها عن تاريخ كأس العالم من البداية، وإزاي حلم بطولة عالمية لكرة القدم اتحول لأكبر حدث رياضي في العالم. في الحلقة بنرجع لأول كأس عالم في أوروجواي 1930، ونعرف ليه اتاختارت أوروجواي، وإيه حكاية أول نهائي بين أوروجواي والأرجنتين، وإزاي البطولة كبرت من 13 منتخب لحد ما وصلت لكأس عالم 2026 بمشاركة 48 منتخب. د. ياسر ثابت بيحكي كمان عن علاقة السياسة بكأس العالم، من موسوليني وإيطاليا 1934 و1938، لمونديال الأرجنتين 1978، واستخدام الحكام والسياسيين للكورة كوسيلة للتأثير والشعبية. ونتكلم عن الفيفا، الإعلانات، فلوس المونديال، وتحديات استضافة كأس العالم اقتصاديًا ولوجستيًا. في الحلقة كمان بنفتح ملفات مهمة عن مصر في كأس العالم، أول مشاركة عربية في المونديال، حسين حجازي وبدايات الكرة المصرية، وطموحات المنتخب المصري في كأس العالم. وبنعدي على أساطير اللعبة وأكبر لحظات المونديال: مارادونا 1986، بيليه والماراكانازو، زيدان وماتيراتزي، رونالدو 2002، باجيو في 1994، وفرنسا 1998. حلقة مليانة حكايات عن الكورة، التاريخ، السياسة، الفن، الأدب، والأساطير اللي صنعت ذاكرة كأس العالم، لكل حد بيحب المونديال أو عايز يفهم إزاي كرة القدم بقت أكتر من مجرد لعبة. A new episode of El Podcasters with writer and sports historian Dr. Yasser Thabet, where we dive into the history of the World Cup and how the dream of a global football tournament became the biggest sporting event in the world. In this episode, we go back to the first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930, why Uruguay was chosen to host it, the story behind the first final between Uruguay and Argentina, and how the tournament grew from 13 teams to the 2026 World Cup with 48 national teams. Dr. Yasser Thabet also explains the relationship between politics and the World Cup, from Mussolini and Italy in 1934 and 1938, to the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, and how rulers and politicians have used football as a tool for influence and popularity. We also talk about FIFA, advertising, the money behind the World Cup, and the economic and logistical challenges of hosting the tournament. The episode also covers important stories about Egypt in the World Cup, the first Arab participation in the tournament, Hussein Hegazi and the early days of Egyptian football, and the ambitions of the Egyptian national team in the World Cup. We also revisit some of the biggest legends and moments in World Cup history: Maradona in 1986, Pelé and the Maracanazo, Zidane and Materazzi, Ronaldo in 2002, Baggio in 1994, and France in 1998. An episode full of stories about football, history, politics, art, literature, and the legends who shaped the memory of the World Cup for anyone who loves the tournament or wants to understand how football became much more than just a game. رابط موقعنا, انضم إلى مجتمعنا: https://www.elpodcasters.com/ our website link, join our community: https://www.elpodcasters.com/ ‎اسمعوا البودكاسترز على | Listen to El-Podcasters on Spotify - https://anchor.fm/elpodcasters Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/eg/podcast/el-podcasters/id1633419184 Anghami - https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1029463712 El-Podcasters Social Media | منصات التواصل الإجتماعي للبودكاسترز: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/elpodcasters Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elpodcasters Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/elpodcasters Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/elpodcasters/ X - https://www.twitter.com/elpodcasters Snapchat - https://snapchat.com/t/3Zbo2vzS Bassel Alzaro - https://www.instagram.com/basselalzaro https://www.facebook.com/BasselAlzaroX https://snapchat.com/t/CoWlatfk Karim Rihan - https://www.instagram.com/karimrihann Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"No hay que mezclar política y deporte." Ya, claro.Segundo volumen de nuestra serie sobre política y deporte. Miguel repasa los Mundiales de fútbol más políticos de la historia: el escaparate fascista de Mussolini en Italia 34, la dictadura de Videla en Argentina 78, el Mundial de la España que salía de la Transición, el debate sobre identidad e inmigración de la Francia del 98 y el primer Mundial africano en la Sudáfrica post-apartheid. Todo detonado porque Trump descubrió lo que es una tarjeta roja.Con estreno de sintonía incluido.Un pódcast de Mario Girón y Miguel Rodríguez. Porque al final, todo es política.Capítulos:(11:35) La frase de "no mezclar política y deporte"(19:29) Italia 1934 · Mussolini(26:31) Argentina 1978 · Videla(43:25) España 1982 · la Transición(51:38) Francia 1998 · identidad e inmigración(65:19) Sudáfrica 2010 · post-apartheid

Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper pick their favourite World Cup quarterfinals while previewing the upcoming last-eight: Portugal's 5–3 comeback against North Korea at Goodison Park in 1966, highlighting Eusébio's peak display, disputed refereeing, and the enduring Middlesbrough bond with the North Korean team; Germany–Argentina in 2006 as a pivotal step in Klinsmann's cultural and tactical reset with Löw, Lehmann's sock note in the shootout, and debate over Pekerman's substitutions; and Argentina–Netherlands in 2022, remembered amid Grant Wahl's death, for Messi's pass, a record 18 yellows, a late Weghorst equaliser from a worked free kick, and a combustible shootout and aftermath. Wilson also covers Italy–Spain in 1934 as Mussolini's World Cup's key test and Draper adds Italy–Brazil 1982 and France–Brazil 1986 as defining classics.00:00 Quarterfinal Classics Setup00:47 Portugal vs North Korea 196603:40 Goodison Shock and Comeback08:32 Eusebio Takes Over10:10 Legacy and Middlesbrough Bond16:19 Germany vs Argentina 200617:20 Klinsmann Revolution Explained23:27 Match Drama and Lehmann Note26:11 Argentina vs Netherlands 202230:33 Battle of Lusail Chaos34:48 Penalties And Tragedy36:04 Mussolini World Cup Clash41:41 Replay And Brutality42:58 England Debate Sunderland Joke44:43 Rossi Sinks Brazil 198249:50 Romance Dies Guardiola Inspired51:57 France Brazil 1986 Classic57:43 Shootout Controversy Carlos Story01:00:31 Legacy And Wrap Up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Woher kommt eigentlich der Fußball? Und wie wurde er zu dieser superkapitalistischen Entertainment-Maschine, die er heute ist? Der Germanist Klaus Zeyringer hat mir die Kulturgeschichte des Fußballs erklärt. Ein Gespräch für alle Fans und Kritiker:innen des Sports.

hould football and politics ever really be kept apart? What happens when the host nation is at war with one of the teams competing in its own tournament? And when FIFA hands its brand-new peace prize to Donald Trump, has the beautiful game lost the plot completely? Gary Lineker sits down with Legacy for the first of three conversations on the World Cup, drawing on forty years inside the game to explain why politics has never once stayed off the pitch.Join Legacy Plus for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fm[0:00] Gary Lineker and forty years at the heart of the World Cup[5:35] A history of politics gatecrashing every World Cup since Mussolini[8:23] Inside the Kremlin: Gary on meeting - and refusing to meet - Putin[14:23] Afua's own US visa troubles, and whether Gary's could be next[15:46] The White House note nobody expected[20:45] Would Gary refuse Trump the way he refused Putin?[23:33] Trump in a football kit: Gary picks his positionStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas:Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.comJoin Legacy+ for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fmStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy this episode? Please share it with at least ONE friend who you think needs to hear it!Former Freemason Leo Zagami explores the Vatican's hidden role in UFO disclosure, the Jesuits' influence on Disclosure Day, and the alleged reverse engineering program that began with Italy's 1933 extraterrestrial crash in episode 253 of the Far Out with Faust podcast.A former Freemason with connections to Italy's infamous P2 Masonic network, Leo Zagami is an Italian author whose work explores the Vatican, intelligence agencies, secret societies, and UFO disclosure. Drawing on decades of research and his own experiences inside esoteric organizations, he investigates the historical forces he believes continue to shape global politics, religion, and the modern disclosure movement. His latest book, The Vatican's Top Secret Alien Agenda, traces the origins of modern UFO disclosure through the Vatican's role in extraterrestrial encounters, Jesuit astronomy, hidden archives, and Italy's alleged 1933 UFO crash.What if the modern UFO disclosure movement didn't begin with Roswell at all? Faust and Leo argue that today's debates over extraterrestrials, the Vatican, and non-human intelligence can only be understood by looking much further back — through the Book of Enoch, the theological changes of Vatican II, and the institutions that have shaped public understanding for generations. As the conversation expands from alleged reverse engineering to the CIA's Legacy Program and the enduring aliens-versus-demons debate, it asks whether disclosure is revealing something new — or reviving a story that never truly disappeared.In this episode:• The 1933 Magenta Crash: Was Roswell really the beginning?• Disclosure Day: Why Leo believes Hollywood may be prepping us for what's coming next.• The Book of Enoch: The ancient text that changed entire aliens-versus-demons debate.• The SOL Foundation: Is the world's leading UAP think tank managing disclosure?• Vatican II: The forgotten theological shift—how the Church views extraterrestrials.• Jesuit Astronomers: Why would one of the world's oldest religious orders be watching the skies?• Remote Viewing & Stargate: What the CIA hoped to learn from psychic contact with non-human intelligence.• Marconi's Death Ray: The bizarre World War II technology story most people have never heard.• Anunnaki & Nephilim: Are the oldest stories in human history describing the same phenomenon?• Brother Extraterrestrial: Why one Vatican phrase could redefine the entire disclosure narrative.If the story of UFO disclosure really began long before Roswell, the biggest secret may not be what we're discovering today — but what we've been taught to forget.00:00:00 Leo Zagami's New Book The Vatican's Top Secret Alien Agenda00:00:42 Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" Screenplay & Hollywood Gatekeepers00:01:54 Mussolini's UFO Crash: Hidden 1933 Italian Evidence00:03:41 David Grusch Exposed: Whistleblower or Authorized Agent?00:08:15 Vatican Secrets on Extraterrestrial Life00:13:31 The Magenta UFO Crash & The Real Birth of Reverse Engineering=00:19:20 Inside Cabinet RS 33: Italy's Top Secret Fascist UFO Team00:22:51 The Marconi Death Ray & Secret Pope War Interventions00:31:48 Pope Pius XII's Close Encounter in the Vatican Gardens00:35:45 53 Miles of Vatican Secret Archives00:38:01 The Vatican Faculty of Paranormal: Training Priests for Aliens00:40:20 Pope John XXIII's Secret 1961 Alien Encounter at Castel Gandolfo00:45:31 Inside The Sol Foundation: The CIA's New Disclosure Playbook00:54:29 Zecharia Sitchin's Hidden Collaboration with the Vatican00:56:03 Forbidden Book of Enoch: Why the Vatican Censors Malevolent Entities01:08:19 Jack Parsons, L. Ron Hubbard, & Interdimensional Occult Portals01:17:40 Mount Graham Observatory & The L.U.C.I.F.E.R. Telescope Secrets01:28:04 The Trojan Horse of AI: Reverse-Engineered Tech & Humanity's FutureWatch Leo's other appearances on the show Ep. 227 Unmasking the Heretical Sect Behind Jeffrey Epstein | Leo Zagami https://youtu.be/Hl4iKOfrJukEp. 206 The Illuminati Infiltration of Christianity, Judaism & Islam | Leo Zagami https://youtu.be/rp8fTQuTEJUEp. 102 Money, Jesuits, & Occultism in the Catholic Church | Leo Zagami Podcasthttps://youtu.be/12FtYvLCxVACheck Out Leo's bookshttps://www.amazon.com/stores/Leo-Lyon-Zagami/author/B0D6HQCQH6Connect with Leo Zagamihttps://leozagami.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLs2vy3GKHrBDG0q6_FFNQJoin us on PatreonFor uncensored episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive community access:https://patreon.com/FarOutWithFaustListen on Spotify + Apple PodcastsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6StPwgq2di3f8uxnc6SmIfApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/far-out-with-faust-fowf/id1533017218FOWF & Faust Checho on socialhttps://www.instagram.com/faroutwithfaust/https://www.instagram.com/theonefaustchecho/https://www.facebook.com/Faroutwithfausthttps://x.com/faustchechohttps://patreon.com/FarOutWithFaustQUESTION THE ANSWERS™#Vatican #Pope #Extraterrestrialwe'd love to hear from you

Join Rob this week as he looks into one of the earliest UFO crashes in modern history, the Magenta Crash! This alleged UFO crash occurred in 1933 in Italy, during the height of Mussolini's power, and speaks to Vatican involvement, Germany's interest, and American spies stealing the technology in 1945! Was it really a crashed UFO, or was it something else??Let us know what you think!All our links here – https://www.linktr.ee/spookyafMusic: Dank Halloween by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exopolitics Today presents a critical discussion with Dr. Michael Salla and Leo Zagami. This conversation examines current events regarding extraterrestrial contact and global political implications.In this episode of Exopolitics Today, Dr. Michael Salla speaks with author Leo Zagami about his latest book, *The Vatican's Top Secret Alien Agenda*. Together, they examine claims about the Vatican's long-standing involvement in UFO secrecy, Jesuit astronomers, secret archives, alien contact, remote viewing programs, and the hidden forces shaping today's disclosure narrative.Leo shares his research into the 1933 Magenta UFO crash in Italy, the role of Mussolini, Marconi, Pope Paul XI, and how the Vatican may have influenced the transfer of recovered technology into American hands before Roswell. The conversation also looks at the Vatican Observatory, Castel Gandolfo, Pope John XXIII, George Adamski, Corrado Balducci, Steven Greer, Jacques Vallée, and other figures connected to UFO disclosure and religious preparation for extraterrestrial contact.This is a deep and provocative discussion about power, secrecy, faith, deception, and the future of disclosure. Are we being prepared for open contact, or is the public being guided into a carefully managed narrative?Host: Dr. Michael SallaGuest: Leo ZagamiWatch now and decide for yourself.Subscribe for weekly Exopolitics Today breakdowns on global anomalies, and comment below with your thoughts on the topics discussed in this interview.Join Dr. Salla on Patreon for Early Releases, Webinar Perks and More.Visit https://Patreon.com/MichaelSalla/

Comparing Sanders to fascism may seem unusual, but it should not be forgotten that the main leaders of Italian fascism, including Mussolini, were initially socialists before they became fascists.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-bernie-sanderss-ai-bill-fascistic-and-dangerous

Comparing Sanders to fascism may seem unusual, but it should not be forgotten that the main leaders of Italian fascism, including Mussolini, were initially socialists before they became fascists.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-bernie-sanderss-ai-bill-fascistic-and-dangerous

⁨Nuestro Insólito Universo ¦¦ Rescate de Mussolini , En los cinco minutos de duración que tiene este programa se narran historias asombrosas referentes a cualquier tema.La primera transmisión de este programa se realizó por la RadioNacional de Venezuela el 4 de agosto de 1969 y su éxito fue tal que, posteriormente, fue transmitido también por Radio Capital y, actualmente, se mantiene en la Radio Nacional (AM) y en los circuitos Éxitos y Onda, de Unión Radio (FM), lo cual le otorga una tribuna de red AM y FM que cubren todo el país, uno de los programas radiales más premiados y de mayor duración en la historia de la radio de Venezuela.

Tonight, on this penetrating, investigative episode of Light ‘Em Up…With the 250th birthday of the United States rapidly approaching — we take a critical and intensive look at the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and at its foundation and the importance of a free press in a democracy.The most basic liberties guaranteed to Americans — embodied in the 45 words of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — assure Americans a government that is responsible to its citizens and responsive to their wishes. These 45 words are as alive and important today as they were more than 249 years ago.These liberties are neither liberal nor conservative, Democratic nor Republican — they are the basis for our representative democratic form of government.45 words that grant us the inalienable right that:Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.Thomas Jefferson in 1787 famously articulated that a “well-informed public holds ultimate power; without truth and oversight, even the best-intentioned government can devolve into tyranny”.Jefferson's preference for “newspapers without government” over “government without newspapers” was essential to the fledgling U.S. democracy and, as the truly wise man that he was, these maxims hold true to this day as the press is being tested like it never has been before.President Trump had his most recent “meltdown” in an on-air interview with NBC's Kristen Welker. The world bore witness to “Exhibit A” … of Donald Trump's face becoming as red as a beet … as he shouted at and insulted another female, minority reporter — this time it was Kristen Welker, an NBC journalist who is biracial.Welker's mother is black and her father is white.It is crystal clear Trump is triggered by reporters that aren't ass-smooching sycophants as the members of his entire presidential cabinet are.Intelligent women in general and minority women especially trigger Trump the most.We'll shine the antiseptic light of the truth on the importance of having an independent free press and how it has proven to be an essential ingredient in the making of and maintaining a democracy.Also, we'll investigate the damage the free press has suffered at the hands of Donald Trump and his constantly dishonest style of “scorched-earth politics” — where he rails against all media, unless of course, it's his coveted Fox News.And we've researched and plan to share with you if there are any fair and accurate comparisons to Mussolini's Fascist Italy and Hitler's Nazi Germany and their treatment of the press in the lead-up to their power-grabs as they sought to change the balance of power for the free world.Every time Donald Trump attacks a reporter — the free press dies a little bit each time.The second Trump administration's core campaign pledge to protect open discourse has sharply clashed with its executive actions, resulting in a systemic contraction of First Amendment protections.Critics and civil liberties watchdogs argue that while the administration aggressively targets what it deems "left-wing bias" and "federal collusion" with tech platforms, it simultaneously deploys state infrastructure to:—     penalize critical media,—     restrict assembly,and …—     mandate strict government-approved speech orthodoxy.The fact of the matter is:Donald Trump rails against EVERYONE who doesn't blow smoke up his ass — as a lot of people do.He's always done this. He will continue to do so.  He's a thin-skinned, weak-charactered, congenital narcissist — THIS is what they do.   They can't take any criticism … a narcissist to this degree can't even entertain anything that isn't praise.We'll examine all this … pero mucho más aquí y solamente aquí — on this edition of Light ‘Em Up!The search for the truth and justice begins RIGHT HERE … and RIGHT NOW!Tune in for all the explosive details and our sponsors Newsly & Feedspot!Support the show!We want to hear from you!We want to hear from you!Support the show

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Air Date: 6/24/2026 The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! If you've been pulling back from the news for your own sanity, this one's built for you — a quick recap and reference guide to the past month or two, organized around a single idea: when power can't earn legitimacy, it manufactures it. The performance. Spectacle, religion, and health branding standing in for real consent: Trump collecting a FIFA "peace prize," Christian nationalism worn as a costume the actual church refuses to bless, and RFK Jr. dressing up a gutted vaccine agenda as "moderate," scapegoating immigrants as he goes, while the USAID cuts run up a body count. The machinery. The infrastructure that keeps the performance going while real consent drains away underneath: a legal system bent toward self-dealing and a $1.8 billion slush fund, billionaire money rewriting the rules since Citizens United, an AI gold rush sold as inevitable before anyone voted on it, and an economy booming on paper while the ground shifts under everyone's feet. The vacuum and the reclaiming. What rushes in when legitimacy collapses, from normalized political violence to a manifesto born of that collapse — and then the democratic answer: why the rupture hasn't come, why revolutions tend to devour themselves, and why the slower work wins. Nonviolent movements draw eleven times the participation, and the ballot box the Supreme Court is fighting hardest to narrow is the same one that just turned out 78% of Hungary to remove Orbán. Full Show Notes Be part of the show! Leave a voice message, message us on Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! SECTION 1: THE PERFORMANCE OF LEGITIMACY (00:01:31) #1798 - FIFA Sportswashing Fascism: The World Cup from Mussolini to Trump 1: Trump Is a 'master Marketer' Symone Reacts to President Getting FIFA Peace Prize - Chris Jansing Reports - Air Date 12-5-25 2: Jules Boykoff on World Cup and Sportswashing Part 1 - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-15-26 3: Trump LOSES IT as FIFA SUFFERS MAJOR CRISIS!! Part 1 - MeidasTouch - Air Date 5-6-26 (00:23:20) #1787 - The American President vs The American Pope: Leo XIV, Trump, and the MAGA-Catholic Rift 4: Someone Tell Pete Hegseth That "Pulp Fiction" Isn't in the Bible - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 4-18-26 5: "Two Versions of Christianity": Pope Leo Calls for Peace as U.S. Uses Religion to Justify Iran War - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-1-26 6: Why America and the Vatican Have Fallen Out - TLDR News Global - Air Date 4-11-26 (00:46:03) #1794 - From MAHA to Measles: RFK's Public Health Purge Will Make America Sick Again 7: Why RFK Jr. Is Projecting a More 'Moderate' MAHA Stance - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 4-27-26 8: RFK Jr Goes Full Eugenics to Congress; IMMIGRANTS BRING DISEASE - Brittany Page - Air Date 4-22-26 9: As WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency, Did USAID Cuts Worsen the Crisis - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-18-26 SECTION 2: THE MACHINERY & THE LEAK (01:13:10) #1796 - 1.8 Billion for the Mob and a Kill List for Dissent: Trump's payout fund and counterterrorism strategy, decoded 10: We Will Find You and We Will Kill You Part 1 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 5-15-26 11: Congress Strikes Back as Trump Rushes $1.8 Billion Scam - Legal AF by MeidasTouch - Air Date 5-18-26 12: Dictatorship in Action David Cay Johnston on $1.8B Slush Fund Part 2 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-20-26 (01:34:00) #1792 - Capitalist Class Warfare: AI, Billionaire Capture, and the How to Fight Back 13: The Case Against Billionaires | Chuck Collins - Washington Monthly - Air Date 1-5-26 14: How Oligarchs Hijacked America in Just 16 Year - Benaminute - Air Date 4-30-26 15: It Will Be 17 Times Worse Than the .com Crash - Upper Echelon - Air Date 5-7-26 (02:04:29) #1797 - AI Spent $540 Billion to Make You Lonelier: Betting Against Jobs, Art, and Community 16: Will SpaceX and OpenAI Starve the Market? - UNFTR Media - Air Date 5-26-26 17: Astra Taylor on AI Data Center Resistance & Fighting "Billionaire Big Tech Agenda"- Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-13-26 18: The AI Backlash Just Got VERY Public - House of El - AI - Air Date 5-24-26 (02:33:22) #1789 - Boomcession: Why the Economy Looks Great on Paper and Hurts in Real Life 19: Monday Morning Economy Politics Inflation Soars Part 1 - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 4-13-26 20: Economic Implications of the U.S. War on Iran Part 1 - Economic Update with Richard Wolff - Air Date 4-14-26 21: These Georgia Swing Voters Do Not Like the Iran War - The NPR Politics Podcast - Air Date 4-16-26 (02:58:12) #1793 - Anti-Immigrant Brutality Costs Countries More Than Their Morals: ICE, Mass Deportation, and the Global Far-Right 22: Trumps Brutal Immigration Crackdown Continues Part 1 - Velshi - Air Date 3-21-26 23: 'Buyer's Remorse' This Trump Stronghold TURNS on Massive ICE Facility Part 1 - MS Now - Air Date 4-20-26 SECTION 3: THE VACUUM & THE RECLAIMING (03:15:42) #1790 - Assassin Nation: How Political Violence Got Normalized And How To Reverse It 24: "Slow Civil War" Author Jeff Sharlet on the Growing NormalAation of Violence at Home & Abroad - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-27-26 25: The Cole Hard Truth - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 4-28-26 26: The White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting: What the "Political Violence" Framing Is Hiding - Resistance History with Tad Stoermer - Air Date 4-26-26 (03:42:14) #1795 - You Say You Want A Revolution: Successful Revolutions are the Boring Ones 27: Why the Epstein Files Didn't Start a Revolution - Uncivilized - Air Date 4-21-26 28: Is The US In Its French Revolution Era? - Leeja Miller - Air Date 5-13-26 29: Why Nonviolence Wins - Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer - Air Date 5-14-26 (04:14:56) #1791 - Jim Crow 2.0 — SCOTUS Kills the Voting Rights Act and Unleashes the Gerrymandering War 30: Louisiana Is Ground Zero for Voting Rights, Abortion Pill Access Part 1 - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 5-7-26 31: Elie Mystal Supreme Court Gutting Voting Rights Act Is About Again Making US an Apartheid State Part 1 - The Dean Obeidallah Show - Air Date 5-1-26 32: What Stacey Abrams Thinks About a Recent SCOTUS Decision and the Voting Rights Amendment Part 2 - Soundside - Air Date 5-526   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastodon | Threads | X Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

Werner Rügemer discusses his book "Fatal Friendship: First Phase: From World War I to II." From the book jacket: Rising US capitalism presented itself to the world with freedom, democracy, and prosperity. However, the practices of America First-genocide, labor exploitation, and warlike plunder of foreign property-were merely modernized.The First World War became the first major global business venture, making allies dependent. After the war, US corporations invested in Western Europe. Mussolini was showered with loans. US corporations supplied Franco and equipped the German Wehrmacht for a war against Russia.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

‘The beautiful game has never looked more beautiful on the pitch, or more ugly off it,' Simon Skinner writes in the latest LRB. Each World Cup seems more tainted by corruption than the last, but is that a nostalgic illusion? The second competition, held in Italy in 1934, was a podium for Mussolini and, as Skinner puts it, ‘an early advertisement of the tournament's potential service to politically repressive hosts' that has continued through the years to Russia 2018, Qatar 2022 and the ‘Fifa-MAGA pageant' of 2026. In this episode Simon Skinner and Natasha Chahal join Tom to talk about the long relationship between football and politics and why Roberto Baggio can offer us no consolation. Read more: Simon Skinner: https://lrb.me/worldcuppod1 Natasha Chahal: https://lrb.me/worldcuppod4 John Lanchester on Qatar: https://lrb.me/worldcuppod2 Thomas Jones on Maradonna: https://lrb.me/worldcuppod3 More from the LRB: Subscribe to the LRB: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/subslrbpod Close Readings podcast: ⁠https://lrb.me/crlrbpod⁠ LRB Audiobooks: ⁠https://lrb.me/audiobookslrbpod⁠ Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: ⁠https://lrb.me/storelrbpod⁠ Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Als die Jüdin Lilliana Weinman und der Faschisten Attilio Teruzzi am 24. Juni 1926 heiraten, liegt Rom dem Paar zu Füßen. Doch bald beginnt ein erbitterter Kampf. Von Anja Reinhardt.

Nel 1985 Franco Modigliani vince il Premio Nobel per l'economia, l'unico italiano ad aver ottenuto questo riconoscimento. Ma dietro quel successo si nasconde una saga familiare che intreccia fuga, amore, fascismo e guerra. Quando nel 1938 Benito Mussolini promulga le leggi razziali, Franco ha solo vent'anni, è ebreo ed è innamorato di Serena Calabi. Insieme i due decidono di scappare, prima a Parigi e poi negli Stati Uniti. Quasi novant'anni dopo, il nipote David Modigliani scava tra le lettere e i documenti che hanno lasciato, e scopre il lato oscuro della favola romantica: la corrispondenza della famiglia con Mussolini e la storia del fratello di Franco, rimasto in Italia ad affrontare la guerra. Insieme a Mario Calabresi, David intraprende un viaggio nella memoria guidato da una domanda urgente: quando il tuo Paese diventa sempre più autoritario, che cosa fai? Resti o parti? E che cosa succede se non riesci a fuggire? Una sola valigia è una serie in sei puntate, con un nuovo episodio ogni giorno fino al 24 giugno. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Centuries before Hollywood dressed it in a nun's habit, the demon Valak prowled the pages of forbidden grimoires as a winged boy astride a two-headed dragon, commanding legions of serpents to do his bidding.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources):https://weirddarkness.com/valekREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/24s8nzb9FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Although Valak is depicted in the films "The Nun" and in “The Conjuring 2” as a habit-wearing spirit, the real demon appears as a child riding a two-headed dragon — at least according to a 17th-century demon-hunting manual. (The Reality Behind The Demon, Valak) *** The Vatican is one of the most well-guarded areas in the world. But if rumors are to be believed, all that security isn't only to protect the pontiff… but some dark, disturbing secrets… and a machine that could change everything we know to be true. (The Vatican's Secret Machine) *** We'll look at that time a force field was accidentally created at a 3M plant. (3M's Accidental Force Field) *** In 1872 George Wheeler met and married May Tillson in Boston. He made a home for May and her younger sister Della, first in New York, then in California. Along the way, George fell in love with young Della and when she planned to marry someone else he was faced with a dilemma: he could not marry her himself and he could not bear to see her wed to another. The solution he chose pleased no one. (Thus She Passed Away) *** In the 1800s scientists and doctors needed cadavers to study human anatomy and practice their skills. To help accommodate the need, it was made legal to sell dead bodies. What could possibly go wrong? (The Unsettling Anatomy Act)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:16.547 = Show Open00:03:31.777 = The Reality Behind The Demon Valak00:11:37.807 = The Unsettling Anatomy Act ***00:24:33.689 = 3M's Accidental Force Field00:34:11.149 = Thus She Passed Away ***00:44:01.086 = The Vatican's Secret Machine00:53:13.339 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Reality Behind The Demon, Valak” by Gina Dimuro for All That's Interesting:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/43vu356n“3M's Accidental Force Field” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3vvnwbpv“Thus She Passed Away” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yyztmnat“The Unsettling Anatomy Act” by SM for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8vdns9“The Vatican's Secret Machine” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8kxxz8(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: December, 2021This episode of Weird Darkness moves from a centuries-old demon mistaken for a nun, through the Victorian trade in stolen corpses and a force field that appeared inside a 1980 factory, to a San Francisco trunk murder and a Catholic priest who claimed to have built a machine that could film the past.It opens with the demon Valak, who reaches modern audiences through The Nun and The Conjuring 2 as a pale, nun-robed figure but appears in the 17th-century grimoire Clavicula Salomonis Regis, or The Key of Solomon, as the 62nd spirit: a boy with angel's wings riding a two-headed dragon, commanding a legion of serpents and an army of thirty demons while hunting snakes and hidden treasure. The nun costume was the invention of director James Wan, who reshaped a vision the medium Lorraine Warren described to him — a swirling hooded figure carrying female energy — into a holy icon turned against her Catholic faith. Warren and her husband Ed, the demonologists who rose to fame after the 1976 Amityville investigation, reportedly met a spectral hooded figure at the Borley church in southern England, where lore held that a nun had been bricked alive in the convent walls after an affair with a monk. The Key of Solomon, which lists the seventy-two demons King Solomon was said to have vanquished, sat on the Vatican's Index librorum prohibitorum until the Church abandoned that list of prohibited books in 1966, though copies kept turning up in the hands of Catholic priests.From there the episode turns to the Anatomy Act of 1832, the British law that legalized dissecting unclaimed bodies from workhouses and hospitals to end the grave-robbing of the resurrectionists, yet instead built an organized corpse trade across Victorian England. The twelfth-century St. Bartholomew's left wicker baskets beneath its King Henry VIII gate for body dealers to fill, while a Liverpool Street express known as the "dead train" carried sealed funeral wagons of stacked corpses toward Cambridge. Deepening the trade, the New Poor Law of 1834 confined the destitute to workhouses whose officials profited from selling the dead, and in 1858 the master of St. Mary Newington workhouse, Alfred Feist, was caught funneling pauper bodies to Guy's Hospital through the undertaker Robert Hogg, who staged fake funerals and collected double payment. Anatomists prized the bodies of fetuses and children, keeping their skulls intact — only one of fifty-four specimens in a Cambridge collection had received a craniotomy — and the public's dread boiled over in Manchester in 1832, when a grandfather opened the coffin of a three-year-old who had died at the Swan Street Cholera Hospital and found a brick where the boy's head should have been.Next comes a stranger kind of dread, set in the summer of 1980 at a 3M plant in South Carolina, where workers slitting twenty-foot-wide polypropylene film at a thousand feet per minute walked into an invisible wall they could not push through. The static-charged field, which one worker measured past the limit of a 200-kilovolt handheld electrometer, pulled people toward it so strongly they had to back away on foot, swallowed a passing fly, and by one account could have held a bird in its grip before vanishing as abruptly as it formed. Managers reproduced the effect the next morning under lower humidity, and the plant production manager reportedly said he didn't know whether to fix it or sell tickets; later accounts claim a researcher who published on the phenomenon was contacted by NASA and federal agencies before the grounding fault was corrected and the field never returned.The episode then moves to a true-crime case in San Francisco, where around midnight on October 20, 1880, George A. Wheeler walked into a police station and confessed to strangling his sister-in-law Della Tillson and packing her body into a trunk in their room at 23 Kearney Street. Wheeler had fathered two children with Della, both of whom died, while her sister — his deaf wife, May — lived across the hall posing as his sister-in-law, and the arrival of the miner George Peckham, who hoped to marry Della and take her to Sacramento, drove Wheeler to kill rather than let the two leave together. He told reporters that Della sat in his lap and asked him to end her life, that she died with her head on his shoulder, and his defense of hereditary insanity failed across two trials, the second forced by a California Supreme Court ruling over improperly admitted testimony from a book on medical jurisprudence. On January 23, 1884, five thousand people gathered outside the jail, entrance tickets sold for ten dollars apiece, and Wheeler — newly drawn toward Catholic conversion under Father Cottle — kissed a crucifix, commended his spirit, and dropped to a broken neck.The episode closes inside the Vatican with Father Pellegrino Ernetti, an Italian priest, exorcist, and musical scholar who claimed in the 1950s to have helped build a device called the Chronovisor that could see and hear the past. Ernetti said a team of twelve anonymous scientists, among them the physicist Enrico Fermi and the rocket engineer Wernher von Braun, tuned the machine to a speech by Mussolini, then Napoleon, a Roman market under Emperor Trajan, a Cicero oration, and a 169 B.C. performance of Quintus Ennius's lost tragedy Thyestes, which he said let him publish its full text. When the magazine La Domenica del Corriere printed a Chronovisor image of Christ's face on the cross on May 2, 1972, it was soon matched to a mirrored photograph of a wood carving by the sculptor Cullot Valera, and Ernetti — who said the machine was too dangerous to exist and had been dismantled and hidden — left behind no device, no named living witnesses, and a 1993 presentation to four cardinals whose contents were never disclosed.

Irish republicans had many natural allies during the War of Independence. Irish communities in the United States offered vital support, while revolutionaries in India and Egypt were also fighting for freedom from the British Empire. But the search for allies also led Irish republicans into far more complicated territory.Across the British Empire, they courted support not from colonised peoples, but from European settlers and their descendants in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa, many of them with Irish roots. In Europe, they looked to the Vatican, despite the Catholic Church's long-standing suspicion of republicanism and revolution. Most controversially, Irish republicans also sought contact with Benito Mussolini, who was on his way to becoming Europe's first fascist dictatorIn this final episode of Brothers in Pain, Dr Brian Hanley explores the uncomfortable history of Irish republican alliances abroad. From South Africa to the Papacy and fascist Italy, this episode asks why Irish revolutionaries sought support in such unlikely places, what they gained, and what these choices reveal about the Irish Revolution, empire and the wider world after the First World War.This is the final episode of Brothers in Pain a groundbreaking Global history of the Irish War of Independence by Dr Brian HanleyWritten, Researched & Narrated by Dr Brian Hanley.Check out Brian's publications here https://www.tcd.ie/history/staff/brian-hanley.phpProducer: Fin DwyerSound: Kate DunleaNote from Brian :In researching these episodes I have been indebted to the work of the following scholars;Anna Lively, Sam McGrath, Bruce Nelson, John Belchem, Terry Dunne, David Brundage, Niamh Coffey, Gerard Shannon, Maurice Casey, Kelly Anne Reynolds, Chris McNickle, Joe Doyle, Liz Gillis, FM Carroll, Patrick Mannion, Jimmy Yann, Niall Cullen, Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc, Keith Jeffrey, Arthur Mitchell, John Borgonovo, Kate O'Malley, Michael Doorley, Robin Adams, Kevin Kenny, Fearghal McGarry, Catherine M. Burns, Síobhra Aiken, Patrick J. Mahony, Darragh Gannon, Matthew Pratt Guterl and James R. Barrett. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Toscanini Conspiracy – Arturo Toscanini, Fascism, and the Italian Resistance with Filippo IannaroneIn this episode of the Explaining History Podcast, we are joined by Italian author Filippo Iannarone to discuss his acclaimed crime novel, The Toscanini Conspiracy – a story that weaves together a real‑life cold case, the anti‑fascist resistance of conductor Arturo Toscanini, and the author's own family history of heroic opposition to Mussolini and Hitler.The novel began with a chance encounter. While travelling in Val d'Orcia, Filippo discovered a small inn called Locanda Toscanini and asked the host why it bore the name of the legendary conductor. The answer opened a door to a forgotten story: the murder of Dr. Rinaldi, a physician and friend of Toscanini, in 1935 – the same year Mussolini invaded Ethiopia. The case was never solved. But as Filippo dug through newspaper archives and court documents, he found that it exposed a hidden world of anti‑fascist activity in a small Tuscan village.That village became a gathering place for intellectuals, artists, and dissidents – including the explorer Umberto Nobile, fashion designer Salvatore Ferragamo, and Anita Garibaldi – all resisting the tightening grip of Mussolini's regime. At the centre of it all was Arturo Toscanini, the most famous conductor in the world, who had already been beaten by fascist thugs for refusing to play the regime's anthem. Later, he would reject a personal invitation from Adolf Hitler to conduct at Bayreuth – a decision that carried immense symbolic weight.But Filippo's story is also deeply personal. His uncle, Major General Michele Iannarone, was a hero of the Italian Resistance. A monarchist officer who served on the Eastern Front and developed contacts with German officers opposed to Hitler, he became one of the commanders of Rome's clandestine military resistance after the fall of Mussolini in July 1943. When Rome was occupied by the Nazis, his network of thousands of partisans coordinated with the Allies, saved Jewish families, and kept the German army occupied until the Americans arrived.We discuss the brutal civil war that raged in Italy from 1943 until well after the war's end, the forgotten role of monarchist partisans, the trauma of the "years of lead" in the 1970s, and the uncomfortable continuities between fascism and today's far‑right movements across Europe and America. Filippo also reflects on what Toscanini would make of our current moment – and why telling these stories matters more than ever.Topics covered:The real‑life cold case that inspired the novelArturo Toscanini's anti‑fascist activismThe 1935 Italian invasion of Ethiopia and its domestic consequencesThe alternative community of dissidents in Spiazza, TuscanyMajor General Michele Iannarone and the monarchist partisansThe military clandestine front in occupied RomeThe Via Rasella bombing and the Ardeatine massacreItaly's post‑war civil war and the "years of lead"The erasure of monarchist partisans from official historyParallels between 1930s Italy and today's far‑right movementsFilippo Iannarone's The Toscanini Conspiracy is available now in English. Please consider buying from an independent bookshop or directly from the publisher.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us – we are migrating from Patreon to Substack. Details in the show notes.Explaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical conversations and expert interviews. We connect the past to the present. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and share.▸ Support the Show & Get Exclusive ContentBecome a Patron: patreon.com/explaininghistory▸ Join the Community & Continue the ConversationFacebook Group: facebook.com/groups/ExplainingHistoryPodcastSubstack: theexplaininghistorypodcast.substack.com▸ Read Articles & Go DeeperWebsite: explaininghistory.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WHAT IS FASCISM AND HOW TO FIGHT IT!!!!Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology. It prioritizes the perceived interest and glory of the nation over individual rights, often relying on dictatorial leadership, strict social and economic regimentation, militarism, and the violent suppression of opposition. [1, 2, 3]Key characteristics of fascism include:Extreme Nationalism: Absolute loyalty to the state or ethnic group, placing national unity above individual liberties. [1, 2]Dictatorial Power: Centralized, autocratic leadership that rejects democratic processes, pluralism, and liberalism. [1, 2]Scapegoating: Fixation on real or perceived national decline and the blaming of minority groups, foreigners, or political dissidents for societal problems. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]Militarism and Violence: The embrace of physical force, paramilitarism, and aggressive warfare as tools for political progress and "national cleansing". [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]State and Corporate Integration: Strong regimentation of the economy and society, often fusing state power with corporate interests. [1, 2]The ideology first emerged in early 20th-century Europe, most notably in Italy under Benito Mussolini and Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. You can read more about the historical regimes and ideologies on the Holocaust Encyclopedia. [1, 2, 3]

Josip Broz was the wartime resistance leader who became Tito, the strongman ruler of Yugoslavia. He defeated both Hitler and Mussolini. He stared down Stalin. He consolidated much of the Balkans as a single state, helping it to punch above its weight. But beyond his undoubted political skill and avuncular demeanour there was also a darkness… and an iron fist. So who really was the man behind the name? How did he chart a third way through the Cold War? And how is he remembered today? A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Neil Barnett, Branko Brkic, Christopher Catherwood, Richard Mills, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Geoffrey Swain, Susan L Woodward. This is Part 1 of 5. Written by Jeff Dawson | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Rob Plummer, Josh Latham | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann. You can listen to the next two episodes of the Tito story straight away, without waiting and without ads, by joining Noiser+. Just click the subscription banner at the top of the feed or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Kotkin disputes the label of "fascist" for the MAGA movement, noting it lacks the youth-driven, paramilitary organization characteristic of movements led by Mussolini or Hitler. He describes MAGA as a chaotic coalition of various interest groups held together by Donald Trump's personality. Kotkin emphasizes that using the term as a political slur ruins the possibility of necessary civil discourse. (8)1936

SCHEDULE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 6-10-26.Greg Scarlatoiu analyzes Xi Jinping's visit to Pyongyang, noting that Kim Jong-un now views himself as a strategic equal to Xi and Putin. Despite sanctions, North Korea's economy shows a facade of growth fueled by billions made exporting artillery and special forces to Russia. Kim is also modernizing his security apparatus into a structure similar to Russia's FSB. (1)Professor Jim Holmes discusses the naval balance between the U.S. and China, suggesting the PLA Navy aims for six aircraft carriers to project power in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. While China has made strides in naval aviation without the heavy losses the U.S. historically endured, Holmes believes they still lag behind in technological sophistication and human tactical proficiency. (2)Victoria Coates highlights Taiwan's indispensable role in the global AI revolution through TSMC's high-end chip production, which the U.S. and China currently cannot replicate. She emphasizes that Taiwan's engineering "super workers" are a state secret. Coates also discusses the political friction in Washington regarding arms sales and the need for Taiwan to increase its own defense spending. (3)Victoria Coates addresses the Pentagon's decision to list major Chinese companies like BYD and Alibaba as security risks due to their military ties. She argues for clear country-of-origin labeling on products to inform American consumers. Furthermore, Coates criticizes the Biden administration for prioritizing climate goals over addressing China's use of forced labor in the solar panel supply chain. (4)Natalie Ecanow details Qatar's massive $400 billion investment footprint in the United States, including high-profile real estate like New York's Park Lane Hotel and significant orders for Boeing aircraft. She argues these investments are not merely financial but serve to buy long-term political influence and goodwill with American policymakers, regardless of party affiliation, by embedding Qatari wealth into the U.S. economy. (5)Natalie Ecanow explains that Qatari wealth is controlled by the Al-Thani autocracy, whose values often conflict with U.S. interests, such as their support for Hamas and the Taliban. She highlights the lack of transparency in Qatarifunding, citing a lawsuit that revealed nearly half a billion dollars in undisclosed money sent to Texas A&M University, and calls for stricter U.S. disclosure laws. (6)Joel Kotkin examines the definition of fascism, arguing that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is not a fascist because she respects democratic norms. He identifies China's government-led economy as the closest modern parallel to historical fascism. Kotkin also warns of "techno-fascism," where a small group of global tech companies exert unprecedented control over public opinion and information through surveillance tools. (7)Joel Kotkin disputes the label of "fascist" for the MAGA movement, noting it lacks the youth-driven, paramilitary organization characteristic of movements led by Mussolini or Hitler. He describes MAGA as a chaotic coalition of various interest groups held together by Donald Trump's personality. Kotkin emphasizes that using the term as a political slur ruins the possibility of necessary civil discourse. (8)Michael Bernstam discusses a looming glut of liquefied natural gas driven by record U.S. shale production, which is stabilizing energy prices in Europe. Regarding Russia, he explains that while crude exports continue, Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries have created a domestic manufacturing crisis, leading to fuel shortages for Russian agriculture and industry that are difficult to repair under sanctions. (9)Michael Bernstam reveals that China has significantly reduced its oil imports by nearly half by drawing on massive strategic reserves of 1.4 billion barrels and increasing electric vehicle adoption. Simultaneously, the U.S. has reached record domestic oil production of nearly 14 million barrels per day. These factors combined help lower global oil prices despite declining inventories in other OECD countries. (10)Tal Fortgang explores Justice Scalia's legal philosophy through a biography by James Rosen, focusing on Scalia's dissent in Lee v. Weisman regarding religious benedictions at public graduations. Fortgang explains how Scaliapopularized "originalism" and "textualism," arguing that the Constitution should be interpreted based on the original public meaning of the text rather than through subjective "moral readings" by judges. (11)Tal Fortgang discusses the "Scalian revolution" that shifted the Supreme Court toward judicial restraint. He notes that while Scalia faced a hostile press and "nasty" internal criticism from colleagues like Harry Blackmun, his ideas eventually prevailed. Fortgang also observes that the modern partisan venom in confirmation hearings began during Scalia's era with the contentious treatment of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. (12)Simon Constable reports from France on falling global commodity prices for food and energy due to supply meeting demand. He then shifts to the immigration crisis in Britain, where violent incidents in Belfast and Southampton have fueled public outrage. Constable attributes the unrest to a failure of both major parties to manage unfettered immigration and the lack of cultural integration. (13)Simon Constable discusses the declining popularity of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the potential rise of challengers like Andy Burnham. He highlights a dramatic shift in British public opinion, with polling by Lord Ashcroftshowing that a vast majority of Labour, Liberal Democrat, and Green voters—and even a third of Conservatives—now favor rejoining the European Union after a decade of Brexit. (14)Bob Zimmerman tracks the transition to commercial space, noting that private companies like Vast are leading the race to build stations to replace the aging ISS. He discusses Amazon's struggle to launch its satellite constellation due to rocket delays, contrasted with SpaceX's efficiency. Zimmerman also reports on a milestone for SpaceX, as a single Falcon 9 booster successfully completed a record 35th flight. (15)Bob Zimmerman highlights discoveries by the James Webb Space Telescope, including a black hole 6 billion times the mass of the sun located 10 billion light-years away. He also describes a "flickering" quasar from the early universe that challenges current Big Bang theories. Finally, Zimmerman provides an update on the Curiosity rover as it travels through the "Grand" valley on its ascent of Mars. (16)Two name fixes: Joel Cotkin → Joel Kotkin (7, 8) — the urbanist/scholar's correct spelling Natalie Eacano → Natalie Ecanow (5, 6) — the FDD scholar's correct spelling

What if rooting for the Knicks and rallying behind a nation-state are powered by the exact same part of the human brain? On this episode of Bro History, Henry and Danny are joined by Frankie Donnelly from South Philly — and yes, Frankie is an AI research co-host powered by maneku (maneku.ai) — to break down one of the most fascinating and disturbing parallels in modern life: sports fandom as a mirror of nationalism. It starts with the Knicks' electric playoff run taking over New York City, spirals into a deleted newspaper article comparing the OKC Thunder to the state of Israel, and ends somewhere between Mussolini's Italy and a pep rally. They dig into why MSG unites Orthodox Jews and Arab New Yorkers in a way Congress never could, why Knicks fans sacking Philadelphia felt like a Mongolian conquest, and how the same psychological machinery that makes you weep over a playoff loss is the same thing authoritarian regimes have weaponized for centuries — from Hitler's Nuremberg rallies to the 1978 Argentine World Cup. Frankie drops facts, pulls receipts, and says the uncomfortable quiet part out loud — all in real time. That's maneku. Try it yourself at maneku.ai. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Intro: Sports, Tribalism, and a Special Guest 01:42 – The Knicks Run Is Taking Over New York City 05:31 – Why There's Only One True New York Basketball Team (Sorry, Nets) 10:05 – Knicks Fandom as Nationalism: The Glory, the Humiliation, the Mythology 14:44 – J.R. Smith Gets Trampled by His Own Fans 17:08 – When Winning Teams Spark Riots: Detroit '84 and the Pistons '90 20:20 – Knicks Fans "Conquer" Philadelphia — A South Philly Reaction 23:18 – The Psychology of Nationalism: In-Groups, Shared Mythology, Ritual, and Spectacle 28:00 – It's Irrational to Root for a Team — So Why Do We Do It? 31:25 – Sports Fandom Tied to Real Nationalist Projects 32:40 – The Deleted Oklahoman Article: "Like the Thunder, Israel Is an Underdog That Has Become Hated" 42:35 – Could You Make This Comparison for the Third Reich? 50:20 – How Authoritarian Regimes Weaponized Sports: 1936 Berlin, Mussolini, Argentina's Junta 54:10 – How Soccer Explains the World: Serbia, Barcelona vs. Madrid, and the American Culture Wars 57:28 – Why Soccer Became a Conservative vs. Liberal Identity Marker in the US 01:06:40 – Sports, Honor, and Sending Your Kids to War: Same Mechanism, Different Uniform 01:10:40 – Blue No Matter Who. My Team No Matter What. Same Sentence. 01:23:06 – Outro: Introducing AI-Assisted Research on Bro History Links to our other stuff on the interwebs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://brohistory.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #347 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imprisoned by fascist dictator Benito Mussolini in 1926, the prison writings of Italian Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci remain essential 100 years later for understanding how fascism, policing, and incarceration function to suppress political dissent and preserve unequal systems of power. In this episode of Rattling the Bars, former Black Panther and political prisoner Mansa Musa speaks with renowned scholar Alberto Toscano about the importance and terrifying relevance of Gramsci today.Guests:Alberto Toscano is a renowned Italian cultural critic, social theorist, philosopher, translator, and adjunct professor at the Simon Fraser University School of Communication. Toscano is a columnist at In These Times and the (co-)author of numerous books, including: Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis; and Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea.Credits:Producer / Videographer / Editor: Cameron GranadinoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Follow us on:Bluesky: @therealnews.comFacebook: The Real News NetworkTwitter: @TheRealNewsYouTube: @therealnewsInstagram: @therealnewsnetworkBecome a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!

Rejoignez-nous pour découvrir la vie captivante de l'écrivain Luigi Pirandello, figure emblématique de la littérature italienne du début du XXe siècle. Né en Sicile dans une famille ruinée par un tragique éboulement, Pirandello va s'imposer progressivement comme l'un des plus grands dramaturges de son époque, avec des œuvres comme "Six Personnages en quête d'auteur" qui bousculent les codes du théâtre traditionnel.Mais le destin de Pirandello est également marqué par les tourments d'une époque tourmentée. Tiraillé entre son attrait pour les idées anarchistes de sa jeunesse et la tentation de s'accommoder du régime fasciste de Mussolini, l'écrivain naviguera avec difficulté entre ces deux mondes, payant parfois le prix fort pour ses choix. Franck Ferrand nous plonge au cœur de cette existence hors normes, depuis les racines siciliennes de Pirandello jusqu'à son triomphe sur les scènes européennes, en passant par les défis personnels et les compromissions politiques qui ont jalonné son parcours. Un récit passionnant sur un auteur qui a profondément marqué la littérature de son temps.Découvrez les hauts et les bas de la vie de Luigi Pirandello, de ses débuts modestes à sa consécration internationale, en écoutant cet épisode captivant des "Grands dossiers de l'Histoire". Une plongée dans l'univers tourmenté d'un écrivain tiraillé entre ses idéaux et les réalités de son époque.Plongez dans l'histoire des grands personnages et des évènements marquants qui ont façonné notre monde ! Avec enthousiasme et talent, Franck Ferrand vous révèle les coulisses de l'histoire avec un grand H, entre mystères, secrets et épisodes méconnus : un cadeau pour les amoureux du passé, de la préhistoire à l'histoire contemporaine.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Air Date: 6–5-2026 Today we explore sportswashing past and present, from fascist dictators who first weaponized the World Cup to FIFA's modern extractivism model of corrupt capitalism, and why workers, unions, and fans are now organizing to reclaim the game from those profiting off it. Full Show Notes Transcript Be part of the show! Leave a voice message, message us on Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! TOP TAKES KP 1: Trump Is a 'master Marketer' Symone Reacts to President Getting FIFA Peace Prize - Chris Jansing Reports - Air Date 12-5-25 KP 2: Jules Boykoff on World Cup and Sportswashing Part 1 - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-15-26 KP 3: The Fascist World Cup Part 1 - Power Plays - Air Date 5-21-26 KP 4: Exploring the Sportwashing, Greed and Corruption of the 2026 World Cup - The Blazing Musket Podcast - Air Date 5-6-26 KP 5: Trump LOSES IT as FIFA SUFFERS MAJOR CRISIS!! Part 1 - MeidasTouch - Air Date 5-6-26 KP 6: Jules Boykoff on World Cup and Sportswashing Part 2 - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-15-26 (00:45:01) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR FIFA, Trump, and the Patriotism Scam They're Running on America My commentaries on YouTube - Share them! DEEPER DIVES (01:01:55) SECTION A: TRUMP'S PLAYBOOK A1: Is This the Most Political World Cup of All Time Part 1 - The Global Story - Air Date 5-25-26 A2: As the World Cup Arrives in Seattle, so Do the Contradictions Part 1 - Soundside - Air Date 5-18-26 (01:14:02) SECTION B: FASCIST ORIGINS B1: Sportswashing Explained Part 1 - Rights & Wrongs - Air Date 5-25-26 B2: Soccers Shadow And Sunlight the Fascist History of the World Cup and 20 Years of Soccer Without Borders Part 1 - Edge of Sports - Air Date 5-28-26 B3: The Fascist World Cup Part 2 - Power Plays - Air Date 5-21-26 B4: Soccers Shadow And Sunlight the Fascist History of the World Cup and 20 Years of Soccer Without Borders Part 2 - Edge of Sports - Air Date 5-28-26 (01:55:31) SECTION C: GREED MACHINE C1: Trump LOSES IT as FIFA SUFFERS MAJOR CRISIS!! Part 2 - MeidasTouch - Air Date 5-6-26 C2: As the World Cup Arrives in Seattle, so Do the Contradictions Part 2 - Soundside - Air Date 5-18-26 C3: Exploring the Sportwashing, Greed and Corruption of the 2026 World Cup Part 2 - The Blazing Musket Podcast - Air Date 5-6-26 (02:19:47) SECTION D: PUSHBACK D1: Cuba Latest, Louisiana Primary, World Cup Travel - Up First From NPR - Air Date 5-16-26 D2: Trump Gets HIS KARMA as FIFA WORLD CUP COLLAPSES!!!! - MeidasTouch - Air Date 4-16-26 D3: Sportswashing Explained Part 2 - Rights & Wrongs - Air Date 5-25-26 D4: Is This the Most Political World Cup of All Time Part 2 - The Global Story - Air Date   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastodon | Threads | X Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  

World Cup tickets are going for as high as $45,000. Not in most of our budgets. How did things get so out of hand when the tournament's founder intended to bridge class divides? Today on the show, the origins of the World Cup, from World War I to Mussolini's fascist Italy, and how it grew into the multibillion-dollar spectacle the world is gearing up to watch.Guests:Jonathan Wilson, columnist at The Guardian and author of The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World CupSimon Kuper, columnist at the Financial Times and author of World Cup FeverSupport shows like Throughline with NPR+. Sign up today at plus.npr.orgSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

The rise of the far right is the defining political crisis of our time. But are we analyzing it correctly? Suzi speaks with David Ost about his book Red Pill Politics: Demystifying the Far Right from Fascism to Right-Wing Populism. David argues that by focusing on whether Trump, Orban, or Netanyahu is or isn't a fascist, we're missing the deeper question: what political species do fascism and right-wing populism share? And what does understanding that species tell us about why the left keeps losing workers it once counted as its core constituency? It's a sweeping comparative political analysis that argues fascism and today's right-wing populism are not separate phenomena but two expressions of the same underlying political species, that of the Red Pill (a loose acronym of Right-wing, Exclusionary Nationalist-Democratic, Populist Illiberalism). From the Boulanger Affair in 1880s France to Tucker Carlson, from Mussolini's syndicalist unions to Orban's welfare chauvinism, the radical right has won by offering workers something — economic recognition, belonging, enemies to hate — that the neoliberal center-left abandoned along with NAFTA and the Third Way. David ends with a diagnosis of the left's own failures and a prescription for what it would take to turn things around. Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements.