Archive of Europe’s Fault Lines

Books that deal with the rise of fascism around the world, and how to defend ourselves against it.

Another future is possible.

The defence of Christian identity is now central to the far Right’s misogynistic and racist campaigns, and some religious leaders are colluding.

With France marking six months of ‘yellow vest’ rallies and civil unrest, a new movement is making itself heard. The Gilets Noirs, the largest collective of undocumented migrants in France, have been conducting a series of high profile actions, most notbaly the recent protests at Charles De Gaulle airport calling for an end to deportation flights. In this article, Luke Butterly reports on the movement.

The context of war and the influence of the New Right intelligentsia cannot be left out of the reckoning when it comes to understanding the making of the New Zealand terrorist. Liz Fekete on the Christchurch massacre, and a round-up of developments online and in the media.

The actions of Brenton Tarrant, the gunman who opened fire on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand last Friday, have sparked outrage across the world. It's also raised the question of how the news media should react to such events. In this article, Lorna Finlayson questions the way the UK media has covered these instances of white supremacist violence and argues that such attacks are not made inevitable by immigration itself, nor by 'difference', but by a media and political class which relentlessly scapegoats immigrants and Muslims while bestowing legitimacy on those who preach hatred against them.

A reading list on working-class power, elections, and left-wing strategy.

Featuring books on migration, identity politics, the rise of right-wing populism and the struggles of 1968.

The arrest and imprisonment of Tommy Robinson turned him into a cause célèbre for the rejuvenated global far-right. Following his release on bail, Eleanor Penny discusses the reaction to his arrest, free speech, and the death cult of the far-right.

In addition to the newfound sympathy for the Windrush generation, we should remember that ‘illegal immigrants’ are our kin, especially if we are to challenge the racism at the heart of the ‘hostile environment’.