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FDR, the OG Antifascist—With Eric Rauchway

On Fighting Fascism: What lessons can we learn from FDR's successes in battling the threat of American fascism in the 1930s?

Matt DaSilvaJonathan Smucker and Aaron Regunberg

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FDR, the OG Antifascist w/ Eric Rauchway | Fighting Fascism
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Aaron and Matt are joined by Eric Rauchway, author of Why the New Deal Matters, to discuss America’s OG antifascist, FDR. What lessons can we learn from his successes in battling back the threat of American fascism in the 1930s?

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Aaron and Matt are joined by Eric Rauchway, author of Why the New Deal Matters, to discuss America’s OG antifascist, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. What lessons can we learn from his successes in battling back the threat of American fascism in the 1930s?

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FDR, the OG Antifascist w/ Eric Rauchway | Fighting Fascism
byThe Nation Magazine

Aaron and Matt are joined by Eric Rauchway, author of Why the New Deal Matters, to discuss America’s OG antifascist, FDR. What lessons can we learn from his successes in battling back the threat of American fascism in the 1930s?

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Matt DaSilvaMatt DaSilva is a co-host of the Fighting Fascism podcast.


Jonathan SmuckerTwitterJonathan Smucker is cofounder and executive director of Popular Comms, a cofounder of Pennsylvania Stands Up, and the author of Hegemony How-To: A Roadmap for Radicals. He has worked for over 25 years as a political organizer, campaigner, and strategist, and has trained thousands of organizers and social movement participants.


Aaron RegunbergTwitterAaron Regunberg is a climate lawyer, a contributing editor at The New Republic, and a former Rhode Island state representative.


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