The Rise of Populism in the US

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CNN's John Defterios asks what he sees as the two elements of populism. He says one is a generalized hostility to elites, while the other is an anti-pluralism. In Hungary, for example, Orban has used illiberal democracy language but also old-fashioned fascism. "Let's begin to cleanse society of these unhealthy elements," writes Defterios.

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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This episode is presented by Martin Wolf. The producer is Laurence Knight. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. The sound engineers are Samantha Giovinco and Breen Turner. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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