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Author event: “How Fascism Works” with Jason Stanley

How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them 
A talk by author Jason Stanley, and in conversation with Andy Zee, spokesperson for Revolution Books and co-initiator of Refuse Fascism

Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history. The discussion will explore these issues and the implications for how we act today.

“By placing Trump in transnational and transhistorical perspective, Stanley sees patterns that others miss. . . . By calling Trump a ‘fascist’—a word that strikes many Americans as alien and extreme—Stanley is trying to spark public alarm. He doesn’t want Americans to respond to Trump’s racist, authoritarian offensives by moving their moral goal posts. The greater danger, he suggests, isn’t hyperbole, it’s normalization. And twenty months into Trump’s presidency, the evidence is mounting that he’s right.”
—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)

Jason Stanley teaches at Yale University; he is the author of five books, including “How Propaganda Works”; and writes about free speech, mass incarceration, and authoritarianism for The New York Times and other publications.











When: Thu., May. 30, 2019 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Revolution Books
437 Malcolm X Blvd./Lenox Ave. @132nd St
212-691-3345
Price: Suggested Donation $5-10
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How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them 
A talk by author Jason Stanley, and in conversation with Andy Zee, spokesperson for Revolution Books and co-initiator of Refuse Fascism

Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history. The discussion will explore these issues and the implications for how we act today.

“By placing Trump in transnational and transhistorical perspective, Stanley sees patterns that others miss. . . . By calling Trump a ‘fascist’—a word that strikes many Americans as alien and extreme—Stanley is trying to spark public alarm. He doesn’t want Americans to respond to Trump’s racist, authoritarian offensives by moving their moral goal posts. The greater danger, he suggests, isn’t hyperbole, it’s normalization. And twenty months into Trump’s presidency, the evidence is mounting that he’s right.”
—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)

Jason Stanley teaches at Yale University; he is the author of five books, including “How Propaganda Works”; and writes about free speech, mass incarceration, and authoritarianism for The New York Times and other publications.

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