Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on ‘end times fascism’ and Gaza
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor argue that we are living through “end times fascism.” In a new Guardian series, Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty, the pair discuss Trump 2.0, the rise of tech billionaires, Gaza, and the climate emergency. They say this is not just lurching from crisis to crisis but a new, dangerous moment in history.
Yet they haven’t given up hope of a fightback. The extended interview is available to watch, and Radical Thinking is published every Saturday in the Politics Weekly feed. Klein and Taylor’s essay, End Times Fascism, is out now, and Aditya suggests reading it along with Branko Milanović’s different take on whether Trump 2.0 is fascist. Other recommendations include Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s Long Read on Muskism, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s Regime Change, and Paul Heideman’s Rogue Elephant. Klein and Taylor also cite Karen Hao’s Empire of AI, while previous Radical Thinking episodes featured Yanis Varoufakis and Cecilia Rikap.
