How to Avoid a Fascist Future
Natasha Lennard's new book of essays offers tools for fighting fascism at home and in the street.
Nazis
How Hollywood Lets Real Fascists Off the Hook
Far from helping us fight fascism, Nazis on film may do the opposite.
Viewfinder: An SS Guard Faces Trial for Nazi Crimes
The 94-year-old former SS guard faces trial, charged with complicity in the mass murders at the Nazi concentration camp Stutthof during World War II.
How White American Terrorists Are Radicalized
They're reading the same websites, talking to each other, and killing the same targets. The lone wolves are actually a pack.
How Anti-Leftism Has Made Jordan Peterson a Mark for Fascist Propaganda
When academics start complaining about "cultural Marxism," they're entering—wittingly or no—a realm of deep anti-Semitism.
When Will Facebook Take Hate Seriously?
Too many tech companies are allowing themselves to become platforms for white-supremacist propaganda.
What to Do When Nazis Are Obsessed With Your Field
How medieval historians can counter white supremacy.
How Electroconvulsive Therapy Became a Nazi Weapon
Though electroconvulsive therapy is a safe and effective treatment for mental illness, its connection to Nazi war crimes has contributed to the treatment's continued stigma today.
Why It's Important to Name the Nazis
Through hateful words and violent action, the white-supremacist marchers have lost their right to privacy.
The Ku Klux Klan Used the Same Trolling Tactics as the Alt-Right
What a scholar of the KKK has to say about the alt-right.
Why Americans Don’t Really Get 'Dangerous' Satire
We’re happy to consume satire when it congratulates us on our intelligence; in other countries, “taking artistic risk” actually means something.
Your Research-Based Guide to American White Supremacist Movements
Hate groups provide violent ideologies for terrorists who have killed dozens of Americans over the last 14 years.
The Lingering Effect of Nazi Propaganda
Germans who grew up during Hitler’s reign are more likely to express anti-Semitic views than their older or younger counterparts.
This Week in Very Serious Trials
A round-up of news and research on headline-grabbing court cases.
Was Nazi Germany Everyone's Fault?
In a new essay collection, historian Richard J. Evans argues against the popular conception.
The Re-Victimization of Homosexual Targets of the Nazi Regime
A brief look at Paragraph 175.
Neo-Nazis and ‘Defensive Democracy’
Germany’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution, similar to America’s FBI, isn’t doing its job against all the threats its homeland faces.
Demjanjuk Found Guilty of Nazi War Crimes
Even with the passage of time, the idea that “foot soldiers” responsible for the Holocaust — even in a small way — must pay their accounts remains alive.
'A Film Unfinished' Focuses on Nazi Documentary
"A Film Unfinished" shows the pains that Nazi documentarians took to ensure that their take on the "Jewish problem" came through.
Documentary Examines Nazi-Era Film Director Veit Harlan
A documentary examining the life of Veit Harlan, a film director responsible for films favored by Nazis, provides back story for a new and controversial feature film.
When Can Germans Trifle With Their Own Version of the 'N' Word?
... And how not to. The rules are changing, just as the human memory of Nazism fades.
Germans Wrestle With Remembrance of Firebombing Raid
The politics of remembering Allied bombing raids in Dresden pokes at the sensitive spots in Germany's democracy.
Nazis and Health Care
Some opponents of the president's health care efforts liken it to totalitarian states. But what was health care policy like under, say, the Nazis?