Refuse Fascism
The Refuse Fascism podcast is an independent and all-volunteer show that produces weekly episodes that expose, analyze, and oppose the very real danger and threat of fascism coming to power in the United States. Hosted by Sam Goldman, produced by volunteers with Refuse Fascism.
Episodes
October 18, the No Kings protests around the country mobilized 7 million people into the streets "denouncing Trump" as the New York Times put it. Now it's time to bring that strength to the seat of power in DC.
Today we're sharing speeches from the Trump Must Go Now forum last week in NYC featuring Dr. Cornel West, Sunsara Taylor,...
Sam recaps some of the developments from the past week including the escalating attacks on cities (such as the Black Hawk helicopter raid on an apartment building in South Shore Chicago), the Trump/Hegseth meeting to direct generals to get ready to wage war crimes and train troops against the US population, the government shutdown and more.
Then, she speaks with Dr. Mary Anne Franks, George Washington University professor and author...
This week we're sharing the presentation Sunsara Taylor gave at the mass organizing meeting in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, plus a brief recap of just some of the developments over the past week, both positive (Jimmy Kimmel was reinstated after groundswell of outrage) and ominous (the regime's declaration they are going to target "antifa" now), among many others.
Watch Sunsara on the RNL (Revolution Nothing Less) Show ...
We’ve reached the stage of fascist consolidation where the regime directly censors the media (either “the hard way or the easy way” in FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s words). We’re sharing clips from the emergency demonstrations Refuse Fascism organized in response to ABC/Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.
While the fascists lionize Charlie Kirk and are attempting to make him the MAGA equivalent of the Nazi martyr Horst Wessel to inspire greater...
Sam speaks with Baltazar Enriquez from the Little Village Community Council in Chicago, which has been the center of Trump's threats in recent weeks.
Then, we share excerpts from the organizers' webinar with Andy Zee, Sunsara Taylor and Coco Das held on Friday September 19, discussing how the murder of Charlie Kirk has nothing to do with any positive change and that It must NOT be used to accelerate fascist repression and a...
Trump and Hegseth have declared that with the renamed Dept. of War, the U.S. is "going on offense." Sam digests this, along with the news that unknown people have been murdered by this "most lethal" military through random strikes on boats recently near Venezuela and during Trump 1.0 just off the coast with North Korea. Then, she speaks with flight attendant and organizer Alex Roberts about organizing efforts to...
This week we're sharing highlights from the organizing webinar last week that kicked off the push towards the Nov 5 mobilization.
- Watch the full August 28 Organizing Webinar: The time has come for the fall of the Trump Fascist Regime
- Call for the 5th & organizing resources
- Commit to be in DC
- New Neil Young song: Big Crime "got to get the fascists out"
Sam recaps the latest ways that fascism is ratcheting forward including Trump’s latest threats to sic the military on other cities besides LA and DC. Then she speaks to Dr. Moustafa Bayoumi, author of Trump’s Washington DC takeover is straight out of a fascist playbook (The Guardian). Follow his work at moustafabayoumi.com.
What do we need to do between now and November 5? Join the national organizing webinar this Thursday:
Yesterday Refuse Fascism led marchers to the White House demanding Trump Must Go NOW, as Trump took federal control of the DC police and deployed national guard and other federal agencies onto the streets of the city to terrorize residents. Visit refusefascism.org for videos and coverage.
We share Sam's speech from the kickoff rally at Dupont Circle that announced the new call to action:
Sam explains why the time to refuse fascism isn’t someday—it’s now: from ICE terror and mass disappearances to Trump’s executive order targeting unhoused people, to blatant defiance of the courts and violent threats against political opponents. Refuse Fascism is calling on people in every sector—healthcare, tech, education, government, culture—to join this nonviolent mass resistance and shut down the fascist machinery.
After a recap on this past week, we share Sam's interview with Anna O. Law, the Herbert Kurz Chair in Constitutional Rights at CUNY Brooklyn College. Her forthcoming book The Origins of American Citizenship and Migration—African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants will be out from Oxford University Press in the spring of 2026. Read her latest article History Shows Why Birthright Citizenship is so Important and follow he...
Sam recaps some of the events from the past week including both the escalating ICE raids and the righteous resistance that shows people are not bowing down to this terror.
Then, we share the speech from Reverend William H Lamar IV, pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, DC during the week of protest against Trump July 1-4 about the erasure of Black history by the regime. Follow Rev. Lamar on X at @...
Shout out to everyone who was in the streets on July 4! Read the recap from around the country here and the report from DC here.
We are sharing an interview with Leah Litman, one of the hosts of the Strict Scrutiny podcast and author of the best-selling book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes. Read her article from The Atlantic: How to Hide a Constitutional Crisis and for ...
On the heels of the major SCOTUS ruling that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson calls “an existential threat to the rule of law,” we are busy mobilizing for a week of protest in DC culminating in a march on the White House demanding Trump Must Go Now:
Meet Friday July 4 at 2pm at Logan Circle
Sunsara Taylor recaps and analyzes the stakes of this ruling, plus Sam shares highlights from Elie Mystal's essential article, The Supreme Court...
Sam discusses some of the ways the Trump regime has tightened its fascist grip this past week, including through their unprovoked and criminal war on Iran, and calls on people to join in declaring independence from Trump's fascist America with four days of nonviolent struggle July 1-4 in DC culminating on July 4 with the biggest chant heard around the world: TRUMP MUST GO . She talks with Channyn Lynn Parker, CEO of Brave Space...
Sam talks with Judith Levine about the significance and symbolism of the fascist military parade on June 14 against the backdrop of what she calls a new phase for the regime: from soft authoritarianism to the government’s war against the people. Follow "Today In Fascism" at judithlevine.substack.com and read these articles: We’re minimizing the horror of Trump’s military birthday parade and Trump is waging war against citizens in L...
This week Sam discusses the cruel militarized ICE raids sweeping Blue cities kidnapping thousands of immigrants, the righteous resistance to them and the violent repression protesters are being met with. She interviews David N Smith sociology professor at the University of Kansas to discuss the relationship between Trump and his base. Then we share more about the need for mass nonviolent protests in DC to oppose Trump's military pa...
Call to act:
JUNE 14:TRUMP'S MILITARY PARADE MUST BE OPPOSED! DEMONSTRATE in Washington, D.C and nationwide
This episode includes excerpts from The RNL (Revolution Nothing Less) Show. To hear the full episode this was taken from, visit YouTube.
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We share clips from speeches at protests Refuse Fascism organized around the country this past week demanding Trump Must Go NOW! Then, Sam talks with Carlos Álvarez Aranyos, founder of AmericanOpposition.org, a non-profit, non-connected political action committee created to counter the rise of fascism in the United States of America.
For more footage from May 15 and May 17 protests see @RefuseFascism on social media (@RefuseFashizm...
Sam provides updates on the Trump regime discussing ending the foundational right to Habeas Corpus, plus the ominous arrest of Newark, NJ Mayor Ras Baraka, and the expanding and intensifying cruelty of Trump’s ICE agents.
Then, she talks with Dr. Raz Segal, Program Director, Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies & Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University about the links between the...
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