by Kate Wheeler | Oct 7, 2024 | Global Authoritarianism, Writing
September 17, 2024, The Los Angeles Times In 1941, as Allied bombs fell on Italy and Benito Mussolini plunged his country further into war, the young Italian filmmaker Alberto Lattuada explained how 20 years of fascist rule had led to catastrophe. “The absence of love... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jun 1, 2024 | Global Authoritarianism
Lucid, June 1, 2024 This morning I was on Ali Velshi’s MSNBC show along with fellow historian Michael Beschloss (we will be on together tomorrow 8-8:30amET on The Weekend show if you missed it). Michael opened by mentioning Small Acts of Courage, Ali’s newly... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Aug 20, 2023 | Global Authoritarianism
Haaretz, August 14, 2023 Read the full article here. by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Aug 14, 2023 | Global Authoritarianism
Haaretz, August 14, 2023 Israel’s mass pro-democracy protest movement has given many Israelis hope. But their growing resistance is understood by strongmen leaders like Netanyahu as a betrayal that only hardens their will to prevail and their appetite for revenge Read... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | May 30, 2023 | Global Authoritarianism
CNN.com, May 29, 2023 Read the full article on CNN.com here. by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 18, 2022 | Global Authoritarianism
Giorgia Meloni’s victory means Italy will become more enmeshed in far right and fascist networks, and Republicans will likely make her another favorite. Read the full article here.