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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050. Lucy Parsons - "Principles of Anarchism" and IWW Convention Speech

050. Lucy Parsons - "Principles of Anarchism" and IWW Convention Speech

In this episode of Anarchism 101: An Anarchist Syllabus, I read Lucy Parsons' "The Principles of Anarchism" and "Speech on June 29 of the Founding Convention of the IWW" .This project is year-long; on...

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049. Gandhi's Anarchism -- KP Shankaran

049. Gandhi's Anarchism -- KP Shankaran

In this June 2022 discussion episode of Anarchism 101, I discuss Gandhi's "Passive Resistance" with KP Shankaran. Join us as we discuss Gandhi's place in the anarchist movement, why his ethics based a...

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048. Anarchist Archaeologists on The Dawn of Everything

048. Anarchist Archaeologists on The Dawn of Everything

Welcome back to my continuing coverage of the Graeber and Wengrow book The Dawn of Everything. This week, I'm joined by four members of the Black Trowel Collective, a network of anarchist archeologist...

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047. The High Sierra -- Kim Stanley Robinson

047. The High Sierra -- Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson joins me to discuss his new book, The High Sierra: A Love Story. Stan and I discuss literary form, the need for Keynesianism in a crisis, utopian camping, his solution to leftist ...

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046. Kropotkin's Theory of Revolution -- Iain McKay

046. Kropotkin's Theory of Revolution -- Iain McKay

Iain McKay joins me to discuss the new edition of Kropotkin's Words of a Rebel from PM Press. In this book, Kropotkin's very first, he lays out the need for a revolution and how to prepare for that re...

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045. Mohandas Gandhi - "Passive Resistance" from Hind Swaraj

045. Mohandas Gandhi - "Passive Resistance" from Hind Swaraj

In this episode of Anarchism 101: An Anarchist Syllabus, Abby Russ and I read Gandhi's "Passive Resistance" from his anarchist manifesto, Hind Swaraj.This project is year-long; on the first of each mo...

1 Kesä 202220min

044. Fight Like Hell -- Kim Kelly

044. Fight Like Hell -- Kim Kelly

Labor journalist Kim Kelly joins me to discuss her new book, Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor. We talk unions, what they did historically, what they're doing right now, and most o...

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043. Anarchism is...Capitalism

043. Anarchism is...Capitalism

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