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[EVENT | November 13] A Conversation With Heidi Reichinnek
An event with the German Left Party’s parliamentary co-leader.
Know Your Enemy: Break Glass in Case of Emergency
Matt and Sam are very worried.
[RECORDING] How Will Zohran Govern?
A conversation with Chi Ossé, Cea Weaver, and J.W. Mason.
The Strongman Illusion
Turkey’s slide into authoritarianism was facilitated by collaborators, enablers, and an inept opposition.
¿Por Qué MAGA?
Progressives will only make lasting progress with Latino voters if they examine not just why Trump was appealing, but also why the left was not.
Talk Traditions of the Brahmin Left
Outclassed is a monument to the very elitism it seeks to challenge.
Know Your Enemy: How Charles Murray (Almost) Predicted the Trump Era
Matt and Sam read Charles Murray’s 2012 book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010.
Lula’s Unfinished Democracy
The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission.
Close Attention
An interview with Frederick Wiseman.
The Power of the Starbucks Model
How does labor organize at scale?
The Battle Over Civil Society
An interview with Dylan J. Riley on Trump and the state of American democracy.
A Permanent State of Exception in El Salvador
In cooperation with gangs and with massive popular support, Nayib Bukele is cracking down on dissidents and expanding the state’s carceral apparatus.
Know Your Enemy: Death, Power, and the Charlie Kirk Memorial
Matt and Sam discuss the Charlie Kirk memorial service/MAGA rally with Pat Blanchfield.
How Democracies Fall Apart
An interview with Adam Przeworski.
The Mexican Model
Does Morena’s success offer a blueprint for the left? An exchange.
