Fascism and big business: Recommended reading

Get Marxist literature analyzing the relationship between fascism and big business.

Hello, On October 16, the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) hosted a webinar examining the historical relationship between Nazism, big business and the working class—a discussion with urgent contemporary relevance.  The discussion was chaired by David North, chairperson of the International Editorial Board of the WSWS and of the Socialist Equality Party in the United States. He was joined by three distinguished historians: David Abraham, professor emeritus of law at the University of Miami and author of The Collapse of the Weimar Republic: Political Economy and Crisis; Jacques Pauwels, Canadian historian and author of Big Business and Hitler; and Mario Kessler, senior fellow at the Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam, Germany, whose scholarship focuses on the German Communist Party and European labor movements. If you haven't yet, we urge you to watch this lively and informative discussion. You can also purchase related books from Mehring Books (mehring.com), the US publishing house for the WSWS. Recommended Reading Big Business and Hitler By Jacques Pauwels For big business in Germany and in the US, Hitler and the National Socialist (Nazi) party were a welcome political development during the labor unrest exacerbated by the Great Depression of the 1930s. Powerful business interests found the one-party fascist government ready and willing to protect their property and profits, which grew exponentially from first re-arming Germany and then supplying both sides of the Second World War with weaponry. Buy paperback Why Are They Back? By Christoph Vandreier Seventy-five years after the fall of the Third Reich, the neo-Nazi right has become a major political force in Germany. Fascism is once again a real and growing danger. Why Are They Back? analyzes the interaction of high-level political conspirators, media propagandists and right-wing academics in the present-day resurgence of Nazism and German militarism. Buy in ePub and other formats Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It By Leon Trotsky Following the 1929 Wall Street crash, Trotsky fights to orient and unite the working class against the rise of fascism in Germany. He examines the political and social origins of fascism and elaborates the strategical and tactical methods to defend the working class against this deadly menace, including the "United Front" and the arming of the working class for self defense. Includes an introduction by David North and a timeline. Buy pamphlet The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century By David North Disputing postmodernism's view that all history is merely subjective "narrative," North insists that a thorough materialist knowledge of history is vital for humanity's survival in the twenty-first century. Available in multiple formats World Socialist Web Site We're powered by the support of our readers and workers. Make a contribution today to the World Socialist Web Site. This email was sent to alitealbum.wsws@blogger.com. If you want to, you can unsubscribe. We rely on your financial support and your participation. © Copyright 2025, World Socialist Web Site, wsws.org. All rights reserved.