This chapter delves into the evolving politics on the right since Trump's election, discussing the reactionary and authoritarian tendencies that have intensified. It explores the debates and analysis surrounding Trump and Trumpism, as well as the growing power and authoritarianism of the right. The chapter also explores the radicalization process on the right, driven by material factors, and emphasizes the active contestation of social changes by the right.
Featuring Amna Akbar, Gabriel Winant, and Thea Riofrancos on the emerging terrain of struggle. Is American liberalism exhausted or revitalized? What are the successes and limits of the new US left electoral strategy? Is there a new anti-electoral mood amongst socialists? Why don't we have a powerful climate movement? What forces are making and remaking the American working class today? The second and final part of a very wide-ranging interview.
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