Matthew Lyons

@matthewnlyons.bsky.social

writer, parent, archivist, aikidoka lives in Philadelphia PA author of Insurgent Supremacists: The U.S. Far Right's Challenge to State and Empire, co-editor of Three Way Fight: Revolutionary Politics and Antifascism https://matthewnlyons.net/

New on Three Way Fight: a recent report by the anti-fascist research collective Montréal Antifasciste surveys the current militant far right in Québec and analyzes far-right themes in mainstream political circles, media commentary, and the online ideological and propaganda ecosystem.

The Current Situation of the Far Right in Québec in 2026

This condensed version of a recent report by the anti-fascist research collective Montréal Antifasciste surveys the current militant far right in Québec and analyzes the manifestations and…

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New on Three Way Fight: A short profile on the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism, a helpful source of research and analysis on the role of misogynist ideology in far right politics and its relationship with systemic oppression of women and other marginalized groups.

A feminist think tank studying misogyny and the far right

The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism studies the role of misogynist ideology in far right politics and its relationship with systemic oppression of women and other marginalized groups.

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The Center for Political Education is sponsoring a three-part online class this month on “Labor in the Fight Against Fascism.” June 15, 22, and 29, 4-6 pm Pacific Time. “The starting point for labor organizing in this period ‘must be that labor becomes an antifascist movement or it has no future.’”

Select tickets – Labor in the Fight Against Fascism – Zoom

Labor in the Fight Against Fascism – Zoom, Mon Jun 15, 2026 - *Sessions will run on consecutive Mondays from 4-6p PT | 6-8p CT | 7-9p ET* **Registration requests a suggested donation based on income a...

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New on Three Way Fight: Joan Braune and Esther Warwick discuss the relationship between disability movements and the far right, and how eugenics has influenced laws that harm people with disabilities and people experiencing homelessness. It concludes with a discussion of organizing.

Disability and the Far Right: Joan Braune interviews Esther Warwick

Esther Warwick discusses the relationship between disability movements and the far right, and how eugenics has influenced laws that harm people with disabilities and people experiencing homelessness.

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Philly folks: Come to an interactive storytelling event with Lara Messersmith-Glavin and Emma Wu, Wooden Shoe Books, 4/23 7pm. Celebrate Lara’s new novel Ruiner, a political fantasy where storytelling is combat magic and ordinary people must fight against exploitation and environmental destruction.

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New on Three Way Fight: MAGA’s “America First” approach to foreign policy draws on antiwar sentiment but has promoted unilateralist military aggression. I explore its roots in the America First Committee and WWII anti-interventionism, as analyzed in Franz Schurmann's The Logic of World Power (1974).

On the roots of America First foreign policy

MAGA’s “America First” approach to foreign policy draws on antiwar sentiment but has promoted unilateralist military aggression. This essay explores the roots of the America First outlook in the…

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I'm sorry to report that Chip Berlet, longtime investigative reporter, activist, and author, died January 30th. Chip was an important figure in the struggle against both far right political movements and state repression, and he had a big effect on my own life and work.

Chip Berlet (1949-2026)

When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will ...

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New on Three Way Fight: "When more than a dozen Heritage Foundation staffers recently quit, it highlighted the Trump coalition’s growing internal debate over white nationalist antisemitism. But it also points to a crisis of strategic direction for the US ruling class."

Cracks in the Foundation: Heritage and Ruling Class Strategy

When more than a dozen Heritage Foundation staffers recently quit, it highlighted the Trump coalition’s growing internal debate over white nationalist antisemitism. But it also points to a crisis of…

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To counter the recent wave of ICE raids and attacks on undocumented folks (and others), “people across the country have been organizing, forming rapid response networks, holding demonstrations and school walkouts, and conducting Know Your Rights trainings.” itsgoingdown.org/protests-and...

Protests and Student Walkouts Against ICE Spread Across the US

Anger is boiling over in the streets, as demonstrations, protests, and school walkouts are spreading against ICE raids and attacks on undocumented workers, schools and communities. While the Trump adm...

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"Most of these [executive] orders...[rely] on the chilling effect of DOJ threats to pressure hospitals, teachers, and institutions into abandoning transgender people before the legal process even begins. But resistance is already mounting.” www.erininthemorning.com/p/school-sys...

School Systems Across US Declare They Will Not Comply With Trump's Anti-Trans Executive Order

On Thursday, multiple school systems around the United States released advisories stating that Trump's EO mandating discrimination in schools will not be followed.

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New on Three Way Fight: I review Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism, by Shane Burley and Ben Lorber. Although it doesn’t do everything I would want, it’s the best book-length discussion of antisemitism and how to combat it that I know of.

Review of “Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism”

Shane Burley and Ben Lorber offer a thoughtful radical analysis of how antisemitism works, how it fuels supremacist politics more broadly, and how the charge of antisemitism is misused to attack…

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