On This Day 100 Years Ago: The Fascist “March on Rome”
A guest post by historian Walter Adamson explores Mussolini’s March on Rome and its connection to the January 6, 2021 insurrection in the U.S.
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A Regime Party Portrayed: The Weissensee Saga
A discussion of the German TV series Weissensee and what it can tell us about this moment in the U.S. today.
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Cautionary Tale…or Instruction Manual
A discussion of museum exhibits used by today’s far right as an instruction manual for gaining and wielding power and how to counter this.
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Canaries in the Coal Mine
For Autism Acceptance Month, cautionary tales in film and literature as well as positive models of disability inclusion.
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Absurdities and Atrocities
Thoughts on propaganda and political violence, along with a poem inspired by my family heritage trip.
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