Building Local Power to Win (w/ Dan Denvir)

It’s the Corruption, Stupid (w/ David Sirota)

You may have noticed that corruption is legal in our country. At this point, it’s like the air we breathe or the water we swim in — it’s everywhere, and so it almost feels natural, like something we just have to accept. But that’s horseshit, according to David Sirota, investigative journalist and editor-in-chief of The Lever. David has spent his career uncovering and opposing corruption. So we asked him to help us understand how we got here (hint: it wasn’t by accident), and how, for the love of all that’s good and holy, we can claw our way out. This is an important one if you want to understand the state of our world today! Check out David Sirota's outlet The Lever: https://www.levernews.com/ And his podcast Master Plan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-plan/id1723377799 And his other podcast Lever Time: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lever-time/id1624265228 Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod [https://www.instagram.com/fightfascismpod] BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/fightingfascismpod.bsky.social] Twitter @FightFascismPod [https://x.com/FightFascismPod]

Building Local Power to Win (w/ Dan Denvir)

Aaron and Jonathan talk to Dan Denvir, not about his famous lefty podcast The Dig, but about his not-so-famous local organizing project, Reclaim RI. We swap stories about what it really looks like to build the power necessary to turn the Democratic Party into an institution that can actually fight fascism. It's practical! It's theoretical! It's praxis-tical! Reclaim RI [https://www.reclaimri.org/] is a member-led housing justice organization, fighting for stable and dignified homes for all. Listen to The Dig [https://thedigradio.com/] with Dan Denvir and read his book ALL-AMERICAN NATIVISM [https://www.versobooks.com/products/704-all-american-nativism], Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod [https://www.instagram.com/fightfascismpod] BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/fightingfascismpod.bsky.social] Twitter @FightFascismPod [https://x.com/FightFascismPod]

Down with the AI Overlords (w/ Sarah Myers West)

You've already heard us rant about AI. What if you could hear someone who's actually super smart and profoundly informed...also rant about AI? We're joined by tech expert Sarah Myers West, who lays out why AI, as it's currently structured, is all about the consolidation of power among a handful of oligarchs, BUT ALSO why that's not how it needs to be. Theme song and music by Horse Radish. Check them out at horseradish.band [https://horseradish.band/]   Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod [https://www.instagram.com/fightfascismpod] BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/fightingfascismpod.bsky.social] Twitter @FightFascismPod [https://x.com/FightFascismPod]

"If we have a chance, it lives in the tenant union" (w/ Tara Raghuveer)

Tara Raghuveer joins us to talk about her work building tenant unions, her belief that tenant unions can be to working class people in the 21st century what labor unions were in the 20th century, and her faith that, if we have a chance to beat fascism, the chance lives in the tenant union. This is legit our favorite episode so far. Seriously, Tara rocks, listen to this conversation with her right now. Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod [https://www.instagram.com/fightfascismpod] BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/fightingfascismpod.bsky.social] Twitter @FightFascismPod [https://x.com/FightFascismPod]

FDR, America's OG Antifascist (w/ Eric Rauchway)

Aaron and Matt are joined by Eric Rauchway, author of Why the New Deal Matters, to discuss America’s OG antifascist, FDR. What lessons can we learn from Roosevelt's successes in battling back the threat of American fascism that was rising in the 1930s? Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod [https://www.instagram.com/fightfascismpod] BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/fightingfascismpod.bsky.social] Twitter @FightFascismPod [https://x.com/FightFascismPod]