Biden's Position in the Election

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I have found that I have met much more discrimination as a woman than being black. And the misogyny, particularly now amplified and accelerated online is truly extraordinary. The amount of viral content that is generated against women who poked their heads above the parapet is shocking to me. There's something very troubling about what's happening with this well-organized as well as seeded misogyny that is now so omnipresent. As much as I have taken great joy in this job, I would be giving a disservice to this country and to the Labour Party if I continued knowing that I just don't have enough in the tank for another four years.

In this fourth episode of Martin Wolf’s series, the FT’s chief economics commentator discusses the rise of populist politics with someone who was hit by its hard edge: Hillary Clinton. Drawing on arguments in Martin’s latest book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, they discuss what the future holds for democracy, why female leaders face such extreme misogyny and threats of violence, whether President Biden can win re-election next year, and why Clinton is pinning her hopes on a younger generation of voters.

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