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

3:18 Meeting Ece

3:31 What is it like living in Berlin currently?

5:16 Ece’s story fleeing Turkey

8:00 What is fascism?

11:19 What is the difference between fascism and authoritarianism?

12:40 What is the counter revolution?

14:55 Fascist friends and global solidarity

18:52 How do we keep up the momentum organising

22:52 What will it take to build a political movement which truly serves the people?

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?

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