A Century of Fascism

Fascism has been described as capitalism's permanent temptation. We all know that fascism served as the iron fist of capitalism in the interbellum, but far less known is the fact that the beast was likely to survive its apparent demise at the end of World War II, as Bertolt Brecht warned. In recent years, we have been witnessing the emergence of a born-again fascism, including its most virulent variety, Nazism. How did fascism originate, and how did it survive after 1945? What are the similarities and differences with inter-war fascism? What are the implications for left strategy and action? These are the issues to be discussed by this panel.
Speakers: Gabriel Rockhill, Radhika Desai, Jacques R. Pauwels, Jennifer S. Ponce de León, Helmut-Harry Loewen. Moderator: Alan Freeman.
This event was co-sponsored by the Critical Theory Workshop and the International Manifesto Group.
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