WHY FASCISTS FEAR TEACHERS by Randi Weingarten (Audiobook)(Nonfic...

WHY FASCISTS FEAR TEACHERS by Randi Weingarten (Audiobook)(Nonfiction)
Author: Randi Weingarten.
Narrator: Randi Weingarten
Release Date: September 16, 2025.
Length: Approximately 7-9 hours
Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Education, Democracy, Social Science.
Why Fascists Fear Teachers is a manifesto defending public education as essential to democracy, arguing that attacks on teachers and schools—such as book bans, curriculum censorship, and funding cuts—are hallmarks of fascist tactics aimed at suppressing critical thinking, pluralism, and an empowered citizenry. Drawing on historical examples from regimes like Nazi Germany and Mussolini's Italy, alongside contemporary U.S. issues like culture wars and anti-teacher rhetoric, union leader Randi Weingarten highlights teachers' role in fostering empathy, honest history, and independent thought, urging resistance to authoritarian efforts to undermine education for political control.