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FLASHBACK 2017: A slow-motion academic protest of fascism emerges after conference.
So enthralling was Masha Gessen's speech, that I didn't pay much attention to the other conference speakers. So, I was taking a quick nap and missed the speech of Marc Jongen, who's the Alexander Dugin of the AfD, the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
Masha Gessen during one of her participations at last month's 10th annual International Conference on Crises of Democracy at Bard College. In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism.
Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
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