What strategies serve to combat the rise of fascism in contemporary society? How to distinguish between legitimate criticism of fascism and the misapplication of the term in political discourse? Examples showing the transition from bourgeois democracy to fascist rule. These and other aspects are explored by The Prisma in its new series ‘Fascism’.
Politics
The successful social protest made invisible by the media
After the demonstrations in Colombia called by the Gustavo Petro government on 18 March, the mass media did not recognise their massive scale. Germán Ayala Osorio The Noticias Caracol news programme, for example, avoided as much as possible making reference to the number of people who came out […]
The Dalits, relegated to the fringes of society
Citizens struggle to overcome an age-old dogma that keeps them pinned under the foot of social order. The caste system as one of the defining marks of Indian culture. However, for those born into a society at the bottom of the caste ladder, there is a line where culture ends and oppression begins.
Hyde Housing: a profitable route to regeneration
Many recent stories focus on the behaviour of housing associations, who are very wealthy and have the ear of local and national government officials trying to find ways to solve Britain’s housing crisis through ‘Regeneration’. Part of the problem is laws and regulations that have not been properly thought through offering loopholes for exploitation.
In the 21st century, sexist laws persist around the world
A new global report analyzing sex discrimination in laws reveals that while some commendable gains have been achieved in strengthening legal protections for women and girls over the past five years, progress remains slow, uneven, and increasingly under threat from a growing backlash against women’s rights. Tara Carey / […]
















