The rise of a militant right in response to the economic crisis and its corresponding xenophobia has pushed the specter of fascism into political discourse. This talk looks at fascism in Germany in the 1930s and why it succeeded there. We will look at the conditions that give rise to fascism, where it gets its support, and then using Trotsky's analysis and methods provide a method for defeating it.
The Communist Manifesto describes the materialist conception of history, the class struggle between the working class and capitalism and the relationship of communists to the working class.
Leon Trotsky's essay “Their Morals and Ours” is a classic defense of revolution and Marxist explanation of the material and class basis of morality. This talk will look at the arguments Trotsky confronted in his time and the moral questions facing people who want to change the world today.
Columnist for Inside Higher Ed and Book Editor for Jacobin. McLemee’s reviews, essays, and interviews have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe,Nation, Newsday, and numerous other publications.
