How 'Fascism' became a meme

It's hard to spend time online without encountering someone calling President Trump a fascist. Trump himself has used the word against his own opponents. Others have used the word to denounce Skinny-Tok as "body fascism." But why are Americans so willing to use the word? And is its ubiquity making it lose its meaning?

In this episode, Brittany is joined by Nicholas Ensley Mitchell, a professor of education and policy at the University of Kansas.

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