In the 1930s, there was a dissatisfaction with democracy spreading across Europe and the US. A lot of it had to do with the fact that the previous couple of decades had not been the greatest. Democracy is on the back foot even in places where an actual fascist dictator never takes over. That is where Isaac picks up the story, and I'll be back with you on the other side.
A violent right-wing mob interrupts lawmakers formalizing the transfer of power to a new leader. But this isn’t Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, but rather Paris on February 6, 1934. Rachel Maddow and Isaac-Davy Aronson explore that earlier event, the way it reverberates to this day and how it could help us understand what January 6 will mean for the U.S.
Featuring guests:
Jonathan Katz, author of Gangsters of Capitalism
Alice Kaplan, Sterling Professor of French at Yale University, author of The Collaborator: The Trial and Execution of Robert Brasillach
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