Fight Fascism

Resources

No Kings Protest, Washington DC, March 28, 2026
Attribution: AP

Knowledge is power—browse these carefully selected resources to deepen your understanding and take meaningful action in the fight against fascism.

  1. American Civil Liberties Union ACLU     URL: https://www.aclu.org     
    ACLU is active in court battles and campaign initiatives to fight for and expand civil liberties, as well as offering highly recommended training on the many rights that we have – and all of us should know our rights. This site offers a tremendous amount of information including:
  2. https://www.aclu.org/action   Actions that you can take now.
  3. https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights  Browse and read all about rights, from Religious Freedom to Voting Rights, from Immigrants’ Rights to Disability Rights. 
  4. https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech  Explore the numerous facets of Free Speech, including Freedom of the Press, Photographers’ Rights, and Rights of Protesters.
  5. Americans United for Separation of Church and State     www.au.org
    Nonpartisan organization that rigorously defends the constitutional principle of church-state separation and promotes religious freedom for all.
  6. Democracy Docket   https://www.democracydocket.com
    A progressive news outlet founded by lawyer Marc Elias to track election litigation and educate the public on voting rights and redistricting issues. 
  7. Public Citizen     https://www.citizen.org
    An American non-profit, progressive consumer rights advocacy group, and think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1971 by the American activist and lawyer Ralph Nader.
  8. Southern Poverty Law Center  www.splcenter.org
    We’re standing up for the most vulnerable people in society. We’re exposing hate and injustice, fighting discrimination, and providing award-winning anti-bias materials – free of charge – to schools across America.
  1. No Kings https://www.nokings.org
    Learn about upcoming protest dates and resources to host your own No Kings protest.
  2. 5calls.org     https://www.5calls.org
    That’s the number 5 followed by the word “calls”.  Available as an app and website. Make your voice heard. 5 Calls is the easiest and most effective way for U.S. constituents to make a political impact. Get more details about specific issues, such as “Stop the Trump Administration’s Election Interference.”  Enter your ZIP, and you’ll be given a high-level overview, contact numbers for your Members of Congress (MoC), and then a script. 
  3. 50501      https://www.fiftyfifty.one/    
    Stands for 50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement. They are in the fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach.  Locate events you can participate in by clicking the Find an Event button. 
  4. Goods unite us    https://www.goodsuniteus.com       
    The Blue handbook on how to fight back with your dollars. Enter the name of a store and you’ll see the establishment’s political donation stats. Spend your money meaningfully!
  5. Indivisible.org Indivisible.org      
    Grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressiveleaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda. Find an indivisible group near you, or register one.
  6. https://indivisible.org/resource Learn about Indivisible’s ongoing campaigns.
  7. https://indivisible.org/take-action-now   Action items. Attend their informative virtual weekly meeting, called What’s the Plan, Thursdays, 3 PM – 4 PM with thousands of other activists.
  8. Mobilize.us  https://www.mobilize.us
    Mobilize is an American technology platform and network that allows volunteers to sign up for many events such as rallies, virtual meetings, canvassing, phone banking, and get out the vote.” Click Filters and enter your ZIP. A great resource!
  9. Moveon.org https://www.moveon.org
    For more than two decades, MoveOn members have organized and mobilized together, putting our collective people power to work to build a country and world where everyone can thrive.
  10. Vote Forward     https://votefwd.org/   
    You “adopt” 5 or 20 voters, print template letters, write why you vote, and then mail to potential voters who can make a difference in key elections. Depending on the election cycle and current events, there can be numerous campaigns available, which support Vote Forward’s core social mission of helping to increase the participation of historically underrepresented communities in the electorate. Excellent for either solo activity or a group activity. A recent successful example: Send letters to PA voters about PA Supreme Court candidates.
  1. Heather Cox Richardson   https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com      The history professor writes a newsletter about the history behind today’s politics.
  2. The Contrarian   https://contrarian.substack.com    
    Jennifer Rubin and Norm Eisen left The Washington Post in January 2025  and founded their “unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.”
  3. Factcheck.org     https://www.factcheck.org/   
    A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of PA.
  4. The Guardian     https://www.theguardian.com/us     Newspaper
  5. Mary Geddry     https://substack.com/@marygeddry     
    She is a journalist and peace activist known for her advocacy in social, environmental, and economic justice.
  6. Paul Krugman    https://paulkrugman.substack.com/    
    Economist and college professor; wrote for NYTimes for 25 years.
  7. Rachel Maddow   www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show   
    American television news program host and liberal political commentator.
  8. Meidas Touch    meidastouch.com      
    Three brothers run this American progressive media company.
  9. Politics Girl         https://www.facebook.com › IAmPoliticsGirl     
    Leigh McGowan is “Working to save democracy through a no-nonsense, everywoman approach to understanding politics.”
  10. Snopes.com        https://www.snopes.com/     “Formerly known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, Snopes is a fact-checking website. It has been described as a “well-regarded reference for sorting out myths and rumors” on the Internet. The site has also been seen as a source for both validating and debunking urban legends and similar stories in American popular culture.” (Wikipedia)
  11. Ann Telnaes       https://substack.com/@anntelnaes   Editorial cartoonist and creator of “Open Windows.”
  12. Oped News
    Progressive, Liberal United States and International News, Opinion, Op-Eds and Politic
  13. Now and Then, award-winning historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman: Fascism Meanings and Methods
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fascism-meanings-and-methods/id1567665859?i=1000584754091
  14. Lever News https://www.levernews.com
    The Lever is a nonpartisan, reader-supported investigative news outlet that holds accountable the people and corporations manipulating the levers of power. The organization was founded in 2020 by David Sirota, an award-winning journalist and Oscar-nominated writer who served as the presidential campaign speechwriter for Bernie Sanders.
  15. Greg Palast https://www.gregpalast.com
    Greg Palast is known for his investigative reports for The Guardian, BBC Television, Rolling Stone and his string of New York Times bestsellers.
  1. Smothered by Riches: A History of the Powell Memo (https://www.powells.com/book/origins-of-totalitarianism-9780156701532)
  1. Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (https://www.powells.com/book/origins-of-totalitarianism-9780156701532)
  2. Sinclair Lewis, It Can’t Happen Here 
    (https://www.powells.com/book/it-cant-happen-here-9780451465641)
  3. Matthew M. Lyons, Insurgent Supremacists: The U.S. Raf Right’s Challenge to State and Empire (https://www.powells.com/book/insurgent-supremacists-the-u-s-far-rights-challenge-to-state-empire-9781629635118)
  4. Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century(https://www.powells.com/book/on-tyranny-9780804190114)
  5. Timothy Snyder, The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America(https://www.powells.com/book/road-to-unfreedom-russia-europe-america-9780525574477)
  6. Jason Stanley, How Fascism Works 
    (https://www.powells.com/book/how-fascism-works-9780525511854)
  7. Zeev Sternhell, The Birth of Fascist Ideology 
    (https://www.powells.com/book/the-birth-of-fascist-ideology-9780691044866)
  8. Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism(https://www.powells.com/book/power-worshippers-inside-the-dangerous-rise-of-religious-nationalism-9781635577877)
  9. Barbara F. Walter, How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them (https://www.powells.com/book/how-civil-wars-start-9780593137789)
  10. David Sirota, The Hidden Plot T Legalize Corruption In America
    https://www.levernews.com/master-plan-the-hidden-plot-to-legalize-corruption-in-america/
  1. Conspiracy (2001): reenactment of the January 20, 1942 Wannsee Conference to plan the “Final Solution” (Holocaust), organized by SS Major Adolf Eichmann under the direction of Chief of Security Reinhard Heidrich. 
  2. Downfall (2005): the reenacted last days of the Third Reich, in Hitler’s Bunker, based on several cross-referenced sources, but centered on Traudl Junge’s autobiographical account, English translation, Hitler’s Last Secretary, Arcade Publishing, New York, 2003.
  3. Get Me Roger Stone (2017): documentary on “Trump’s brain,” whose first rule of politics is “It’s better to be infamous than never famous at all.” Prince of scandal, treachery, corruption, the Brooks Brothers riots, and the anti-Hillary chant “lock her up!”
  4. The Architecture of Doom: The Nazi Philosophy of Beauty Through Violence (1991): documentary that illuminates the Nazi aesthetic in art, architecture, and popular culture. The Nazis went from banning the art of modernists like Picasso to forced euthanasia of the so-called “retarded and sick,” to the persecution of “homosexuals” and the extermination of Jews, Sinsi, Roma, and other “undesirables.” 
  5. The Plot Against America (2000): TV mini-series, based on the Philip Roth’s 2004 novel with the same name, is set in 1939-1941 America, when FDR and Charles Lindbergh dueled for the heart and head of America.
  6. The Red Orchestra (2005): documentary of perhaps the most effective, and diverse, anti-Fascist resistance groups in Germany, 1933-1942. Anne Nelson’s Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler (2009) is perhaps the best English language book on the topic. 
  7. Triumph of the Will (1935): made during the Nuremberg Congress of the Nazi Party in 1934, Leni Riefenstahl’s use of moving cameras, aerial photography, music and cinematography created one of the greatest propaganda films of all time – for, unfortunately, tragic effect.