On Tuesday, San Diego State University’s College of Arts and Letters hosted a significant online event featuring David North, chairman of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site, in a discussion titled “It’s happening here: Fascism in 1933 Germany and today.”

The full recording of the event will be posted on the WSWS this week.

Moderated by Political Science Professor Emanuele Saccarelli, this conversation examined the historical and contemporary dangers of fascism, offering critical insights into its origins, development and resurgence.

David North is a leading Marxist thinker who has played a central role in the international Trotskyist movement for over five decades. He is the author of numerous critical works, including The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century, A Quarter Century of War: The US Drive for Global Hegemony 1990–2016, and most recently Sounding the Alarm: Socialism Against War.

North has also been a staunch defender of Leon Trotsky’s legacy, emphasizing Trotsky’s unparalleled writings on the rise of fascism in the 1930s and his insistence on the need for an independent socialist strategy to defeat it.

The webinar explored both historical and contemporary themes, drawing lessons from Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 Germany and addressing the fascistic policies of Donald Trump’s second administration.

This event is essential for anyone seeking to understand the historical roots of fascism and its manifestations today. Students, workers, and members of the public are encouraged to attend this vital conversation with David North.