In this episode, Pius Fozan calls us to rethink democracy. He reflects on the dangers of nostalgic histories, the construction of alternative realities that glorify the past while ignoring today’s challenges.

💡 What does it mean to neutralize diversity in the name of unity? How can democracy be reimagined in a way that embraces multiplicity rather than erasing it?

🎧 Tune in as Pius explores how to resist simplistic narratives, confront nostalgia, and cultivate a democracy that truly works for everyone.

📌 This episode is excerpted from the webinar “The Political Economy of the Trump Era: Challenges and Opportunities,” co-organized by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), The Wire, Sambhaavnaa Institute, and Progressive International.

What is fascism, really? In this episode, Pawel Wargan unpacks the roots of fascism not as an aberration, but as a structural feature of capitalism itself. From Hitler’s concentration camps to today’s ecological destruction, he traces how capital accumulation, colonial exploitation, and the general crisis of capitalism fuel new forms of fascism.

💡 Why do we so often label everything we dislike as “fascism”? How do we build strategies to resist its evolving forms? And what lessons can we draw from the anti-colonial world’s response to violence and exploitation?

🎧 Tune in for a sharp and timely conversation on the instruments of fascism and the urgent need for collective resistance.

📌 This episode is excerpted from the webinar “The Political Economy of the Trump Era: Challenges and Opportunities,” co-organized by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), The Wire, Sambhaavnaa Institute, and Progressive International.

In this episode, Shahd Hammouri exposes how liberalism and international law often distort the lived realities of oppressed populations. From the ongoing colonization of Palestine to the failures of global peace and security frameworks, Hammouri argues that shame can be a revolutionary feeling, and that intellectuals play a crucial role in resisting the normalization of neoliberalism.

🎧 Tune in for a profound reflection on law, language, and liberation.

📌 This episode is excerpted from the webinar “The Political Economy of the Trump Era: Challenges and Opportunities,” co-organized by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), The Wire, Sambhaavnaa Institute, and Progressive International.