When the Muckster was a youngster, America was immersed in a World War against fascism. The “Axis Powers” of Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, on September 27, 1940, which became known as the Axis alliance. Even before the Tripartite Pact, two of the three Axis powers had initiated conflicts that would become theaters of war in World War II. fascism [fash-iz-uh m] The dictionary definitions are as confused as most people I talk with on this subject. … Continue reading Fascism: Right at Home at Cal-Berkeley