Fascism is a popular term in political discourse today. For the Turkish journalist and writer Ece Temelkuran, that’s a good thing — except that it comes too late. So how can we recognize a country's descent from democracy into fascism and what does resistance look like?
Host: Maxine Betteridge-Moes
Credits: Maxine Betteridge-Moes (Producer), Amy Hall, Bethany Rielly, Conrad Landin, Nick Dowson (Co-editors), Paula Lacey (Editorial assistant), Samuel Raffnell-Williams (Sound design), Nazik Hamza (Audio Editor), Mari Fouz (Logo Design), Thomas Barlow, Impress (Media consultant)
Guest: Ece Temelkuran
Further reading from this episode:
#NI551 Political Parties
How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism by Ece Temelkuran
Together: A Manifesto Against the Heartless World by Ece Temelkuran
Women who Blow on Knots by Ece Temelkuran (or if you’re in London, go see the stage production at the Arcola Theatre)
Independents’ Day (Conrad Landin in New Internationalist)
Radicalism Jettisoned (Coll McCail in New Internationalist)
How do we continue building international solidarity for Palestine?
#NI552 Disinformation
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