The Next Generation of Fascists

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2007 At a rock concert in Zagreb, Croatia, this weekend, a young generation of concert-goers displayed a disturbing nostalgia for fascism. Thousands of fans responded to rock star Marko Perkovic by giving the Nazi salute and shouting slogans from WWII. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hedges Debates Hitchens

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2007 Those Truthdig readers who are following the Chris Hedges vs Sam Harris exchanges on our site may be interested to read that Hedges subsequently faced off with atheist author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens for a debate in Berkeley about religion and politics Also, check out this funny and insightful interview with Hitchens. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Voices From the Spanish Civil War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 2, 2007 A group of American veterans from the Spanish Civil War recently gathered to commemorate their fight against fascism before it was a popular cause. They fought for freedom and civil liberties, and they have a few words to say about our current morass. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jesus ‘Love-Bombs’ You

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 23, 2007 The author of "American Fascists" reports on the cult-like recruiting tactics of the Christian right, including the manipulative and highly successful practice of "love bombing." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Praying for the Apocalypse

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 9, 2007 The author of "American Fascists" explores the Christian right's obsession with Armageddon and the self-fulfilling holocaust it will produce. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Hedges Explores Colbert’s Alternate Reality

BLANK Feb 12, 2007 Here at Truthdig, we can't get enough of Chris Hedges and his takedown of the radical Christian right. (See our interview with him.) So here's the "American Fascists" author (No. 29 at Amazon.com) holding his own against Stephen Colbert's absurdist onslaught. Jump for videos. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hedges on Christian Fascism

BLANK Feb 9, 2007 If you'd like a video supplement to the Truthdig interview with controversial author Chris Hedges, check out Hedges' recent appearance on the Canadian talk show "The Hour." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges: The Christian Right’s War on America

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 6, 2007 Robert Scheer and James Harris speak with Chris Hedges, the veteran journalist and author of the new book "American Fascists," about the threat of the radical Christian movement, and about how getting it right on Iraq ended his relationship with The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

Christianists on the March

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 29, 2007 The Harvard seminary graduate, veteran foreign correspondent and author of "American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America", warns that the Christian Right is the most dangerous mass movement in American history. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Powell: A Panel of Experts

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Sowing the Seeds of Fascism in America

Stan Goff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2006 Author Stan Goff, a retired 26-year veteran of the U.S. Army Special Forces, sounds a warning call that many of the historical precursors of fascism -- white supremacy, militarization of culture, vigilantism, masculine fear of female power, xenophobia and economic destabilization -- are ascendant in America today. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

‘This Place Is Broken’: The Gore Vidal Interview Part II

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 Gore Vidal on fascism, terrorism and wartime propaganda Part II of Truthdig's interview with the award-winning novelist (earlier: part I). Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )