Todd Gordon and Jeff Webber join David on a deep dive into understanding the far right, including fascism, as a phenomenon of capitalist society. The interview was recorded on April 13, 2025..In this episode, Todd and Jeff discuss ideas they develop in a book they're writing. If you have access to the print edition or subscriber-only online access to the journal Spectre, you can read their article in issue 8 (2023), “The Authoritarian Disposition: Capitalism, Liberalism, Fascism." If not, they've also published this brief piece: Todd Gordon and Jeffery R. Webber: The Return of Fascism? https://www.focaalblog.com/2024/01/29/todd-gordon-and-jeffery-r-webber-the-return-of-fascism/.Mentioned in the episode:.Thomas Hummel, "For revolutionaries, the period must be defined by the international fight against the far right"https://tempestmag.org/2025/03/for-revolutionaries-the-period-must-be-defined-by-the-international-fight-against-the-far-right/.Topics covered (times are approximate):.capitalism and liberalism .democracy .the Right .fascism ."populism," popular front anti-fascism, and the casualization of "fascism" .left strategy against the far right .Brazil and Argentina .Trump's second administration .Canada