Alex Callinicos: Is the United States turning to fascism? With aggression abroad and repression at home, Donald Trump’s drive to centralise power in his hands is undeniable
It’s hardly surprising that social media is full of claims that fascism now reigns in the United States. Since 2026 began, two features of fascist regimes have been very visible. On one the hand, aggression abroad—the violent kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores in Venezuela, the threats of military action against Iran and Greenland. […]