Image by Vlad Tchompalov.

We find ourselves in a precarious situation. Yet another moment in human history when capitalism paves the way for fascism. Yet another moment when minoritized populations find themselves as pawns of fascist strength signaling through erasure–whether it is through executive orders that argue trans people just are not real; or through physical erasure through ICE deportations; or erasure of vast swaths of information regarding the health and well being of everyday Americans that do not fit the fascist agenda; or by suggesting a genocide should be seen to its full completion by “cleaning out” Palestinians. This administration is showcasing the full extent to which the US has been built on antagonism towards people–a government of the bourgeoisie, by the bourgeoisie, for the bourgeoisie.

While this is nothing new, the extent to which this hostility is causing harm and dismantling whatever little social structure people rely on requires an appropriate response. The only appropriate response for a crisis of this magnitude is a United Front. Since its first emergence in China almost exactly 100 years ago, the United Front has been one of the most reliable ways by which people have stood up against urgent and existential threats. From the anti-fascist Popular Fronts of 1930s Europe to the coalitions that fought apartheid in South Africa, history has shown us that unity across ideological lines is not only possible but necessary to defeat the forces of oppression.

Today, we face a similar moment. The rising tide of fascism in the United States in the last decade—marked by white........

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