Lincoln Mitchell: Fear and Fascism: How America Reached a Political Breaking Point

Rob Johnson hosts Lincoln Mitchell, Political Science Professor at Columbia University, in a compelling conversation about the increasingly powerful fascist movement in the US. Mitchell outlines the elements of fascism present in the MAGA movement, including its dependence on a strongman leader, the scapegoating of minorities, threats of violence and curtailing of freedoms of speech and assembly. Reflecting on the failures of the media and political establishment, they discuss the importance of rebuilding democratic norms and institutions.

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Lincoln Mitchell: Fear and Fascism: How America Reached a Political Breaking Point is an episode from Economics & Beyond with Rob Johnson by Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET).

This episode is 66:20 long.

This episode was published on Nov 14, 2024.

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