167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath
Everyday Anarchism29 Syys 2025

167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath

More than any other individual, Henry Fonda was a symbol for better, more leftist, more social democratic America, from The Grapes of Wrath to 12 Angry Men. He even played an English professor who faced cancellation for teaching anarchist literature!

Then in the 1960s, he was the literal father figure that New Left Hollywood figures Jane and Peter Fonda were rebelling against. And Henry let himself be used as a villain in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, playing the embodiment of rapacious American capitalism.

Alexander Horwath weaves together all these threads into his essay film Henry Fonda for President. As we live in a world haunted by 50 years of neoliberal decay, the America Fonda represented seems further away than ever, even as his films still crackle with righteous rage against injustice. Alex and I talk about all these issues and more - I hope you enjoy the conversation, and see the film when you have a chance!

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198. The Age of Revolutions in the Americas -- Arturo Chang

198. The Age of Revolutions in the Americas -- Arturo Chang

It's generally accepted that there was an "age of revolutions" in Europe in the 18th and 19th century. Sometimes the American revolution is added. But there were many, many revolutions in the Caribbea...

19 Elo 47min

197. Seeing Paris Behind the Postcard -- Amit Chaudhuri

197. Seeing Paris Behind the Postcard -- Amit Chaudhuri

Amit Chaudhuri rejoins me to discuss his new novel/memoir/essay, Chateau Rouge. The book is about a writer who finds himself in a region of Paris, Chateau Rouge, filled with immigrants and their small...

12 Elo 54min

196. Shay's Rebellion as Honorable Anarchy -- Daniel Bullen

196. Shay's Rebellion as Honorable Anarchy -- Daniel Bullen

Shays' Rebellion was a nonviolent, popular movement designed to stop corrupt Massachusetts elites from lining their pockets at the expense of workers. It worked, and is thus a perfect example of "self...

22 Heinä 58min

195. The Fascist Appeal of The Movies -- David Thomson

195. The Fascist Appeal of The Movies -- David Thomson

David Thomson joins me to discuss his new book, A Sudden Flicker of Light. Although we both love movies, we've noticed that movies have distorted our way of seeing the world, changed our sense of real...

8 Heinä 54min

194. The Boston Tea Party as Direct Action -- Benjamin Carp

194. The Boston Tea Party as Direct Action -- Benjamin Carp

Historian Benjamin Carp joins me to discuss The Boston Tea Party and how we should remember it today. We particularly discuss the tea party's place in revolutionary history, the radicalism embedded in...

4 Heinä 54min

193. Ancient Anarchy -- Christopher B. Zeichmann

193. Ancient Anarchy -- Christopher B. Zeichmann

Christopher B. Zeichmann joins me to discuss his new book about ancient anarchism. We discuss the way the origins of the word anarchy, the way that democracy and anarchy have long been linked, and how...

1 Heinä 44min

192. Can AI be Saved From Capitalism? -- Cory Doctorow

192. Can AI be Saved From Capitalism? -- Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow joins me to discuss how capitalist ideology has made AI worse than useless, and if there's a way for us to make AI useful rather than malicioushttps://flyleafbooks.com/book/9780374621568

24 Kesä 54min

191. The Deep American Constitution -- Mark Peterson

191. The Deep American Constitution -- Mark Peterson

In this episode of Radicalism in the American Revolution, Historian Mark Peterson joins me to discuss his new book The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History. We dis...

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