(Underwood Archives/Getty Images) Aaron and Matt are joined by Eric Rauchway, author of Why the New Deal is importantto discuss America’s OG anti-fascist, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. What lessons can we learn from his successes in combating the threat of American fascism in the 1930s?
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Matt DaSilva Matt DaSilva is co-host of the show Fight fascism podcast.
Jonathan Smucker Jonathan Smucker is co-founder and executive director of Popular Communicationsco-founder of Pennsylvania Stands Up and author of Practical Guide to Hegemony: A Roadmap for Radicals. He has worked for over 25 years as a political organizer, activist, and strategist, and has trained thousands of organizers and social movement participants.
Aaron Regunberg Aaron Regunberg is a climate lawyer and editor-in-chief of The New Republicand a former Rhode Island state representative.
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