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Antiracism work continues in 2021, but the events of January 6 prove that fighting bigotry is a journey.

Donald Trump is not an aberration but a blueprint.

The Alphabet Workers Union said YouTube’s response to the insurrection was “lackluster” and inadequate. In a statement, the group said Google was not enforcing its own policies, while the platform was being used to “spread hatred and extremism.”

Ruth Ben-Ghiat delivers a superb examination of how close the US came to fascism – and how it has propped it up before.

Fascism, fascization, and antifascism 2021. Reports and analyses, with urgent words from Noam Chomsky, Vijay Prashad and Alain Badiou.