The forces of fascism are rising.

Fascists seize control of the Congress on January 6th.

The capitalist government, in spite of its immense power, seems paralyzed in the face of the threat.

This weekend will be a new test.

We need a new system.

We need a new society.

We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible even a few weeks ago,

but is not only realizable, but an imperative necessity. Welcome to today's episode of In The News, our Tuesday show on the Socialist Program with Brian Becker.

It's January 12, 2021.

This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news right now.

We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions in the corporate-owned media.

I'm Nicole Roussel, here with Esther Evarim, Walter Smalerick, and our host, Brian Becker.

Brian, we're going to talk today about the rising tide of fascism.

And like I said in the introduction, there's going to be a new test this weekend.

Yes, Nicole, we are in unprecedented times.

It's extremely important for progressive people to understand exactly what's going on.

I'm somewhat distressed that some well-meaning people on the left are minimizing what happened

on January 6th and what's likely to happen in the coming days and weeks, minimizing it,

trying to frame it as simply a struggle between different ruling class factions.

That's true. There is a struggle between ruling class factions, but the forces of fascism have been

set into motion in this deliberate, planned, choreographed, orchestrated seizure of the Capitol

building, which was partly an inside job.

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