Book · 2026 · Political Science
End Times Fascism
And the Fight for the Living World
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Excellent book. I am almost all the way through it, and it does not disappoint.
What they say about it
- Discusses book contents“explores far-right fringe ideology”4
The best things said about it
This is a book that explores far-right fringe ideology, as Naomi said, an ideology that's not dominant across the entire right, but certainly describes some of the most powerful people in the world, people at the top of government and corporations.
We also quote Alex Karp saying that Palantir is built for bad times. Bad times are good for Palantir, meaning that they are planning for a world of rolling shocks, of increasing peril, of wars, of storms.
Naomi Klein Breaking Points · Sep 2026 The book is one thing I would just add there, if that's OK, is just we really believe that there is an extraordinary opportunity for a unlikely alliances between people on the traditional right and left, a bottom up alliance to fight oligarchy.
One of the things that Astra and I write about in the book is one of the things that makes this form of, you know, we do call it fascism different from from earlier generations is the role of these kind of entrepreneurial influencers.
Naomi Klein Breaking Points · Sep 2026 Why people recommend it
End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor explores how far-right fringe ideologies and authoritarian tendencies manifest among the most powerful figures in contemporary government and corporate leadership. Ryan Grim and Astra Taylor discussed the book on Breaking Points in September 2026, with Grim praising it as an excellent and urgent read. Taylor explained that the text examines how religious figures driving conflicts like the war in Iran believe they are actively enacting biblical prophecy in the Holy Land. The authors also quoted Palantir executive Alex Karp extensively to demonstrate how certain tech elites are planning for a future defined by rolling crises, escalating peril, and planetary-scale shocks, essentially positioning their business models to profit from systemic instability. Naomi Klein emphasized that our world has fundamentally changed since traditional fascism arose in Europe during the twentieth century, largely because current political dynamics unfold against a backdrop of compounding planetary crises. The conversation touched on how real-world events, such as data center resistance and rapid shifts in political organizing, created a malleable environment as the book entered the public sphere. The co-hosts and authors emphasized that recognizing these intersecting forces of corporate techno-authoritarianism and religious fundamentalism is critical for understanding the current political landscape and mobilizing effective democratic resistance against emerging authoritarian threats globally.
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Ryan Grim And for our purposes this morning, they are also co-authors of the new book, End Times Fascism and the Figh… 3
“And for our purposes this morning, they are also co-authors of the new book, End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World. Excellent book. I am almost all the way through it, and it does not disappoint.”
“And Astro, while you guys are writing this book, Trump introduced something of a of a rupture into the into the equation. You could obviously see directionally where things were heading, and that's what you guys are writing about.”
“And you guys quote Alex Karp quite a bit in the book because he has a tendency of saying the quiet part out loud. And he really explains quite directly why some of the tech executives who five seconds ago were positioning themselves”
Naomi Klein But part of what, or a big part of what, what we're trying to say here is that our world really has, has ch… 4
“It's the vision Palantir is selling. We also quote Alex Karp saying that Palantir is built for bad times. Bad times are good for Palantir, meaning that they are planning for a world of rolling shocks, of increasing peril, of wars, of storms.”
“But part of what, or a big part of what, what we're trying to say here is that our world really has, has changed since the, since fascism rose in Europe in the 20th century. And the fact that there are these real crises at a planetary scale”
“But then the turning point in Minneapolis was so significant and the data center resistance has spread so quickly that we really are in this very malleable moment as the, as the book comes out. But, you know, in terms of what comes”
“And one of the things that Astra and I write about in the book is one of the things that makes this form of, you know, we do call it fascism different from from earlier generations is the role of these kind of entrepreneurial influencers.”
Astra Taylor This is a book that explores far-right fringe ideology, as Naomi said, an ideology that's not dominant acro… 3
“This is a book that explores far-right fringe ideology, as Naomi said, an ideology that's not dominant across the entire right, but certainly describes some of the most powerful people in the world, people at the top of government and corporations.”
“It also, you know, it just makes us one thing we say in the book is that, you know, there are these religious figures who are the part of the main force driving the war in Iran, right, who believe that they are enacting biblical prophecy in the Holy Land.”
“The book is one thing I would just add there, if that's OK, is just we really believe that there is an extraordinary opportunity for a unlikely alliances between people on the traditional right and left, a bottom up alliance to fight oligarchy.”
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“Naomi and Astra, thank you so much, guys. The book is End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World. Congratulations to you both.”