What Time Is It on the Clock of Fascism? — Tarso Ramos on the Urgency to Act (Part 1)
Episode Description
In part one of this wide-ranging two-part episode, Ejeris Dixon welcomes Tarso Ramos back to The Fascism Barometer. Ramos, a seasoned researcher of fascist, authoritarian, and supremacist movements, shares how his family’s escape from Brazil’s military dictatorship shaped his lifelong fight against fascism. He draws chilling parallels between past regimes and today’s U.S. political landscape, breaking down the accelerating pace of authoritarian consolidation and the critical 12–18 month window to resist it. This episode is both a warning and a blueprint for action.
About Tarso
Tarso Luís Ramos (he/ele) has been studying and challenging the U.S. Right Wing for decades. He's a sought-after speaker and movement advisor on authoritarianism and fascism. Brazilian born, Ramos was raised in the U.S. after his family was exiled by that country's military regime. For fifteen years Ramos served as executive director of Political Research Associates, a research and strategy center dedicated to defeating authoritarian and supremacist movements. He is currently a senior fellow with both Future Currents and The Democracy Fund (for identification purposes only).
About Ejeris
Ejeris is a political strategist passionate about strengthening liberation movements and building community safety. Ejeris serves as the Fascism Barometer's "movement meteorologist," exploring the impact of fascist movements on communities of color, queer and trans communities, and all marginalized people. Having worked for the past twenty-five years at the intersections of racial justice, LGBTQ liberation, anti-violence, transformative justice, and economic justice movements, Ejeris focuses on creating political and strategic experiments to strengthen social justice movements through the organization Ejerie Labs.
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“The other states threatening action as Texas and California’s redistricting feud intensifies” PBS News, Jesse Bedayn
“Gerrymandering Explained” Brennan Center for Justice, Michael Li
“Deploying the Military Domestically: What You Should Know” Muslims for Just Futures
Timothy Snyder's “On Tyranny”
“The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power” by Max Chafkin
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Watch the documentary “I’m Still Here” to learn about Brazil under a dictatorship
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