The Fascism Barometer

In this episode of Midnight Musings, Ejeris Dixon unpacks a new White House memo that expands the definition of terrorism to target anti-fascists, Trans communities, Muslim communities, and resistance movements. This episode explores why solidarity, collective action, and refusing to “obey in advance” are essential as the Fascism Barometer keeps rising.

 

Because even in the middle of the night, the barometer is still rising. And so is our responsibility to respond.

You can find the tools you need to fight fascism at our Resource Hub.

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Podcast production by Phil Surkis

Ejeris Dixon reflects on how fascism advances not all at once, but in deliberate “steps and stages.” Drawing from the words of Toni Morrison, Ejeris explores how the erosion of rights, from attacks on TPS protections and birthright citizenship to the weakening of the Voting Rights Act, creates the conditions for escalating violence and authoritarianism. Ejeris reminds us that resisting fascism requires collective action across communities, local organizing, and the belief that people power can still win.

In this episode of Midnight Musings, Ejeris Dixon cuts through the noise with a clear and urgent message: we are overcomplicating how to fight fascism.

At a moment when political analysis is everywhere, competing for attention and authority, Ejeris offers a different approach. Not a new framework. Not a multi-point plan. Just a reminder of what matters most.

We have one job.

Build a bigger, more powerful, more connected movement capable of defeating fascism.

Ejeris reminds us that movement building is not abstract, and not reserved for experts. It happens in everyday interactions, in conversations, in invitations, and in the choices we make about how we show up.

 

Because even in the middle of the night, the barometer is still rising. And so is our responsibility to respond.

 

You can find the tools you need to fight fascism at our Resource Hub.

Connect with Ejeris Dixon

Donate to the Fascism Barometer, and help us create more episodes and resources

And when you feel the pressure, share this pod, and visit fascismbarometer.org

Podcast production by Phil Surkis

In this episode of Midnight Musings, Ejeris connects the dots between fascism and war, naming a pattern that has repeated across history and is unfolding again in real time. What begins as internal hierarchy and scapegoating often escalates into global violence. And the consequences are measured in human lives.

Because even in the middle of the night, the barometer is still rising. And so is our responsibility to respond.

 

You can find the tools you need to fight fascism at our Resource Hub.

Connect with Ejeris Dixon

Donate to the Fascism Barometer, and help us create more episodes and resources

And when you feel the pressure, share this pod, and visit fascismbarometer.org

Podcast production by Phil Surkis

The Fascism Barometer team presents a new series of bonus “mini-sodes” that we’re calling Midnight Musings. Ejeris Dixon invites us into a more unfiltered space at the intersection of newfound parenthood and political reflection. As fascism intensifies around the world and at home, Ejeris shares what it means to stay present to both care work and movement work at the same time.

These “movement appetizers” will be a regular thing, and might even continue after the launch of season three of The Fascism Barometer this June!

Because even in the middle of the night, the barometer is still rising. And so is our responsibility to respond.

You can find the tools you need to fight fascism at our Resource Hub.

Connect with Ejeris Dixon

Donate to the Fascism Barometer, and help us create more episodes and resources

And when you feel the pressure, share this pod, and visit fascismbarometer.org

Podcast production by Phil Surkis