I am an archivist, parent, and independent historian living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of my writing has focused on social movements and systems of oppression. At present, I am particularly interested in exploring the history of fascist movements and the meaning of fascism in today's world. Several of my recent writings can be found on Three Way Fight, a radical anti-fascist blog.
The following bibliography encompasses most of my published works and a few of my unpublished writings from the past two decades. Some of these works are available on the Web, and some through booksellers or libraries. If you are unable to locate a copy of something that interests you, feel free to contact me.
Matthew Lyons
Contact: matthewnlyons [at] gmail [dot] com
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"Hindu nationalism: an annotated bibliography of online resources." June 2008.
"Is left anti-Zionism anti-Jewish?" Published on Three Way Fight, November 2007.
"Islamic fundamentalism and the three-way fight: an exchange." Dialog with Bromma. Published on Three Way Fight, October 2007.
"Two Ways of Looking at Fascism." Socialism and Democracy issue 47 (vol. 22, no. 2; July 2008): 121-156. A draft of this essay (April 2007) is available online. If you would like to receive an offprint of the final version, please email me at the address above.
"Is the Bush
Administration Fascist?," New Politics 11, no. 2 (Winter
2007).
Listen to a radio interview with me on the same topic: "Fascism in the US --
or Not?" Interview by Sasha Lilley. Against the Grain. KPFA,
27 December 2006.
"Defending my enemy's enemy,"
"Further thoughts on Hezbollah," and
"Right-wing
anti-imperialists are not promoting feudalism: A reply to Michael
Karadjis"
These essays, published on Three Way Fight blog,
August-October 2006, discuss Hezbollah and the 2006 Israel-Lebanon
war.
"Critiquing neocons and scapegoating Jews: An exchange with a 'heartland Democrat,'" May 2006.
"Christian Rightists and Neocons: A 25-Year Alliance." Panel presentation. Philadelphia Anti-War Forum, Philadelphia, Pa., 27 October 2005.
"Notes
on Women and Right-Wing Movements," September 2005.
This article was written for
Three Way Fight.
"Fragmented Nationalism: Right-Wing Responses to September 11 in Historical
Context." Pennsylvania
Magazine of History and Biography 127, no.
4 (October 2003): 377-418.
Published by the Historical Society
of Pennsylvania.
"Deportations Not Bombs." Z Magazine 16, no. 1, (January 2003): 36-40.
Review
of Confronting
Fascism: Discussion Documents for a Militant Movement,
by Don Hamerquist, et al. Turning The Tide, December 2002.
Turning The Tide is published by People Against Racist
Terror.
Review of Suburban Warriors: The Origins of The New American Right,
by Lisa McGirr.
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 126, no.
2 (April 2002): 359-360.
Published by the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania.
Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort.
Co-authored with Chip Berlet.
New York: Guilford
Press, 2000.
Click here to see an
excerpt from this book as well as expanded material and updates.
"Business Conflict and Right-Wing Movements." In Unraveling the Right: The New Conservatism in American Thought, ed. Amy E. Ansell. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1998.
"One
Key to
Litigating Against Government Prosecution of Dissidents: Understanding
the Underlying Assumptions." Co-authored with Chip Berlet. Police
Misconduct
and
Civil Rights Law Report 5, nos. 13-14 (Jan./Feb. and Mar./Apr. 1998).
Published by the National Lawyers Guild
and West Group.
Review of Roads to Dominion: Right-Wing Movements and Political Power in the United States, by Sara Diamond. Z Magazine, February 1996, 61-63.
"What is Fascism?: Some General Ideological Features." In Eyes Right!: Challenging the Right Wing Backlash, ed. Chip Berlet. Boston, Mass.: South End Press and Political Research Associates, 1995.
"Militia Nation." Co-authored with Chip Berlet. The Progressive, June 1995, 22-25.
"Where Does the Christian Right Get Its Politics From?" Speech to the annual meeting of the Broome County Coalition for Free Choice, Binghamton, N.Y., 12 February 1995.
"A New Order for the Right: Untangling Fascist Politics," Unpublished chapter draft. July 1994.
"Tracing the Roots of Conspiracy Thinking." Unpublished article.
June 1992.
"'Bring on the bulldozers and let's plant trees': The Story of Labour Zionism." Co-authored with Nava EtShalom. Upping the Anti no. 7 (October 2008).
"Is left anti-Zionism anti-Jewish?" Published on Three Way Fight, November 2007.
"Islamic fundamentalism and the three-way fight: an exchange." Dialog with Bromma. Published on Three Way Fight, October 2007.
"Why I oppose Zionism." Excerpted from "Parasites and Pioneers: Antisemitism in White Supremacist America," in Sing, Whisper, Shout, Pray! Feminist Visions for a Just World, ed. M. Jacqui Alexander, Lisa Albrecht, Sharon Day and Mab Segrest. Berkeley, Calif.: EdgeWork Books, 2003.
"Defending my enemy's enemy,"
"Further thoughts on Hezbollah," and
"Right-wing anti-imperialists are not promoting feudalism: A reply to
Michael Karadjis"
These essays, published on Three Way Fight
blog, August-October 2006, discuss Hezbollah and the 2006
Israel-Lebanon war.
"The intifada must win or all of us will lose": The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Historical Perspective. Pamphlet. Co-author. Ithaca, N.Y.: Solidarities Action & Education and Palestine Human Rights Committee, 1992.
"Anti-Semitism, Israel, and the Gulf War." No KKK! No Fascist USA! (periodical of the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee), Summer/Fall 1991.
"Political Zionism: A Radical Jewish Critique." October 1998.
"Sex, Lies, and Co-Counseling." Activist Men's Journal, August 1993.
"Action Against Rape and Misogyny: Reflections on a Local Coalition." Activist Men's Journal, 1993.
"Rape and the Conquest of America." Community Ink (Ithaca,
N.Y.), September 1992.
"Not Just a Smear Tactic." Review of The Past Didn't Go Anywhere: Making Resistance to Antisemitism Part of All of Our Movements, by April Rosenblum, Upping the Anti no. 5 (October 2007): 198-204. An unedited draft of this review under the original title, "Not Just a Right-Wing Smear Tactic," is available on the JVoices blog.
"Parasites and Pioneers: Antisemitism in White Supremacist America."
In Sing, Whisper, Shout, Pray! Feminist Visions for a Just World, ed.
M. Jacqui Alexander, Lisa Albrecht, Sharon Day and Mab Segrest. Berkeley, Calif.:
EdgeWork Books, 2003.
For an online excerpt from this essay, see "Why I oppose
Zionism."
"Homeland Security: Low-Intensity Conflict Targets Non-Citizens."
Public Eye 17, no. 1, (Spring 2003): 13-17.
(Click here
to view the entire issue that includes this
article.)
Published by Political Research
Associates.
"Spreading Blame: AIDS Scapegoating in Historical Perspective." August 1998.
"'Very Cruel and Mischevious': Race Categories and U.S. Law." Report for the Hansberry-Nemiroff Archival, Educational, and Cultural Fund. June 1997.
"Terrorist Science: I.Q., Eugenics, and the Elimination of the 'Unfit.'" Report for the Hansberry-Nemiroff Archival, Educational, and Cultural Fund, December 1994.
Anti-Arab Racism and the Gulf War. Pamphlet. Co-author. Ithaca, N.Y.: Ithaca Coalition Against War in the Gulf, March 1991.
"Where Do You Draw the Color Line? German Racism Challenges the White
Collective - notes for a historical analysis." With John Goetz. January
1991.
"The Grassroots Movement in Germany, 1972-1985" In Nonviolent Social Movements: A Geographical Perspective, ed. Stephen Zunes, Lester R. Kurtz, and Sarah Beth Asher. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 1999.
The Grassroots Network: Radical Nonviolence in the Federal Republic of Germany,
1972-1985. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Center For International
Studies, 1988.
Out of print. Copies are sometimes available through Abebooks.com.
"Peace Movements--Behind the Berlin Wall." Grapevine (Ithaca, N.Y.), 23 August 1984.
"All the Wall's a Stage." Peace News (Britain), 29 June 1984.
Fred Briehl: Conscientious Objector. Booklet and slide show. Ithaca,
N.Y.: Oxprints, 1981.
"Furthering the Balch Institute Legacy: Eastern European-Related Collections at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania." Co-authored with Gwendolyn Kaminski. Slavic & East European Information Resources 7, nos. 2/3 (2006): 121-137.
"K-12 Instruction and Digital Access to Archival Materials." Journal of Archival Organization 1, no. 1 (2002): 19-34.
"Processing the Old First Reformed Church Records." Remarks delivered at the Old First Reformed Church annual celebration, Philadelphia, Pa., September 23, 2001.
Rose Kohn Goldsen Papers: A Descriptive Guide. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Library, 1992.
Updated 26 January 2009