The Fascism Barometer - Ejeris Dixon

Latest Episodes:

FEED DROP: The Anti-Authoritarian Podcast Apr 07, 2025

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While we work on the next episode of The Fascism Barometer (out next week!), we have another outstanding podcast to share with you from our friends over at Convergence. The Anti-Authoritarian Podcast with Scot Nakagawa and Sue Hyde. This episode of The Anti-Authoritarian Podcast features Scot and Sue sitting down with Suzanne Pharr, a Southern queer feminist and anti-racist organizer, strategist, writer, community organizer, and educator. Over her decades of work, she has contributed to the advancement of many social justice movements and worked on historic campaigns against authoritarian attempts to exploit popular prejudice for political and financial gain. With much wisdom and experience, Suzanne paints a clear picture of how we have arrived at this political moment with authoritarians infiltrating our governments and communities, and the direction social justice movements need to move.

How We Got Here and How We Get Out with Kenyon Farrow Mar 31, 2025

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Kenyon Farrow a long-term writer and movement strategist joins Ejeris on the Fascism Barometer to discuss the history of fascist and authoritarian politics in the United States. Kenyon also lays out some ideas on how we can get out of this mess, including what actions individuals, movement organizations, and elected officials should play in the short and long term.
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Podcast production by Phil Surkis
Intro Music by Meklit Hadero
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FEED DROP: Block & Build with Cayden Mak Mar 11, 2025

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As we prepare to roll out season 2 of The Fascism Barometer, we wanted to share a podcast from our friends over at Convergence. The podcast is called Block & Build, hosted by Cayden Mak.

This featured episode was originally published on December 13th, 2024, and Cayden graciously invited me to be one of the guests. This episide explores the history of creeping fascist trends in our society and politics and how we all should think about our relationship to state power.

Also on this episode is Ju-Hyun Park, a Movement Media colleague at The Real News Network and organizer with Nodutdol about what’s been unfolding in South Korea since the unsuccessful coup attempt by President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 3. Read Ju-Hyun's full story at People's Dispatch.

Support Block & Build by becoming a member at convergencemag.com/donate

We'll see you very soon for season 2 of The Fascism Barometer!

The Movements We Need To Stop Fascism with Alicia Garza Dec 23, 2024

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Author, organizer, and political strategist Alicia Garza joins the Fascism Barometer to discuss the impact of rising fascism on our lives and political strategy. Alicia and Ejeris discuss what we need to change about movement building and ourselves to push back against fascist advances.

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Podcast production by Phil Surkis

Intro Music by Meklit Hadero

The Fascism Barometer Podcast is an Ejerie Labs Project. Thank you for joining the movement.

Keeping Ourselves Safe as Fascism Rises with Che Johnson-Long and Ken Montenegro Dec 09, 2024

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Che Johnson-Long and Ken Montenegro, two longtime community security and safety practitioners, join Ejeris Dixon on the Fascism Barometer to discuss how to increase our safety in the face of rising fascism. Ejeris, Che, and Ken discuss safety planning tips for individuals and organizations, including resistance and survival strategies that can be combined to make us safer in the short and long term.

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Podcast production by Phil Surkis

Intro Music by Meklit Hadero

The Fascism Barometer Podcast is an Ejerie Labs Project. Thank you for joining the movement.

What Types of Collaborations Can Defeat Fascists? with Isaac Ontiveros Nov 25, 2024

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Isaac Ontiveros joins the Fascism Barometer to break down the types of organizational collaborations that are needed in the US to defeat fascism. Isaac and Ejeris discuss coalitions, broad fronts, and united fronts, and what it takes to build and maintain them. Ejeris and Isaac also discuss strategies folks have used to defeat fascist movements and the unlikely partnerships that can happen.

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Podcast production by Phil Surkis

Intro Music by Meklit Hadero

The Fascism Barometer Podcast is an Ejerie Labs Project. Thank you for joining the movement.

All About MAGA: Fascists, Authoritarians, and Everyone Else with Tarso Luís Ramos Nov 11, 2024

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Ejeris discusses the Make America Great Again (MAGA) Coalition with Tarso Ramos, long-time researcher and activist challenging the right wing. Tarso gives us a breakdown of various members of the coalition and the uneasy alliances that it includes. Ejeris reviews the latest news and political terrain post-election and talks about what it means to continue to monitor the Fascism Barometer after the 2024 US election and what's needed from all of us.

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Podcast production by Phil Surkis

Intro Music by Meklit Hadero

The Fascism Barometer Podcast is an Ejerie Labs Project. Thank you for joining the movement.

What is Fascism? Why should it matter to organizers and activists? with Kelly Hayes Oct 28, 2024

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Ejeris talks with Kelly Hayes, longtime activist, organizer, writer, and host of the podcast Movement Memos, to examine how the growth of fascist movements impacts organizers, activists, and the communities most likely to be targeted. Kelly and Ejeris discuss how to engage more people in anti-fascist activism and what actions we all can take.

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Podcast production by Phil Surkis

Intro Music by Meklit Hadero

The Fascism Barometer Podcast is an Ejerie Labs Project. Thank you for joining the movement.

The Fascist Emergency Playbook and Electoral Fascism with Ash-lee Woodard Oct 11, 2024

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In this inaugural episode of the Fascism Barometer, the incredible Ash-lee Woodard Henderson joins Ejeris to discuss how fascists manipulate emergencies and use them to make large jumps in power. They discuss Ejeris's Fascist Emergency Playbook and think through how it connects today. Ash-lee discusses how she's used the framework, what emergencies and power grabs could be on the horizon, how fascists use elections as power grabs, and what we can do to stop them.

You can find the tools you need to fight fascism at our Resource Hub.

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Podcast production by Phil Surkis

Intro Music by Meklit Hadero

The Fascism Barometer Podcast is an Ejerie Labs Project. Thank you for joining the movement.