"From The Flag To The Cross" Book Launch Event: Featuring Richard Wolff, Kshama Sawant, Margaret Kimberley & Michael Smith
Recently our friends at OR Books organized a book launch event and panel to celebrate the release of “From The Flag To The Cross: Fascism American Style”. The event held in New York City featured a panel consisting of Professor Ricard Wolff, Founder of Democracy At Work; Margaret Kimberley, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report; Kshama Sawant, former independent socialist activist and Washington’s City Councilwoman (2014 - 2024)
Moderated by Michael Smith, Civil Rights attorney and co-host of WBAI’s Law & Disorder, the panel addressed several topics including the definition of Fascism, Socialism, Trump’s second term, The New York City Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani and more.
From The Flag To The Cross
Fascism American Style
Edited by ZACHARY SKLAR and MICHAEL STEVEN SMITH
Introduction by
JIM LAFFERTY
Contributions by
CHRIS HEDGES, RICHARD WOLFF, DIANNE FEELEY, HENRY GIROUX, BILL MULLEN, MARGARET KIMBERLEY, KSHAMA SAWANT
about the book
“Gangster capitalism,” that’s how Henry Giroux describes the system where a billionaire class controls the institutions that shape our lives—the media, corporations, universities, courts, and government. But does this centralization of power on behalf of the super-rich mean that fascism has taken over the United States? Certainly, the signs are there: Individuals not charged with a crime are picked up on the street by masked police and “disappeared.” Right-wing strongmen like Javier Milei of Argentina or Nayib Bukele of El Salvador are embraced warmly on the steps of the White House. The aptly titled Trump v. United States Supreme Court ruling just handed the president broad immunity for “official acts.” And Elon Musk, the president’s unelected scourge of government inefficiency, gave repeated fascist-style salutes at Trump’s inauguration rally. His DOGE have fired tens of thousands of people, and illegally seized private personal data on millions of Americans.
So is this fascism, oligarchy, authoritarianism—or all of the above? Is there a special brand of American fascism? And, if so, what direction is it likely to take, and how can it best be resisted? In From the Flag to the Cross: Fascism American Style, seven prominent American socialists explore these questions. They come at the issues from different angles in an enlightening spectrum of opinion. But on one point, they are in unison: Trump is not the disease. He’s the symptom. The real threat is a violent, deeply embedded system—fueled by capitalism, white supremacy, Christian nationalism, and authoritarian rule—that long predates the 47th president.
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