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The Rise of Right Wing Populism, Authoritarianism & Fascism

President Obama fears a loss of democracy in the US. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris echo similar warnings. Bernie Sanders calls us to unite against rising authoritarianism in a popular front. Cornel West speaks of the danger of fascism looming over the country. We hear similar concerns from Europe and Latin America. Liberal democracies are in crisis around the world. Why is this happening and what can we do about it?  Bill Fletcher, Jr., executive editor of globalafricanworker.com and author of Solidarity Divided interviews Walter Baier, the coordinator of the network “Transform Europe,” Sangeeta Kamat, author of Development Hegemony: NGOs and the State in India, and professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Tarso Ramos of Political Research Associates.

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