episode eight in our series exploring democracy in the us. This time, the latest reaction in the face of expanding democracy in America. How did these anti democratic idealogues and their political representatives bring us to where we are in the 20 twenties? And how did they create a whole new way of thinking that was going to change society for the worse.
The conservative, neoliberal counterrevolution in the face of expanding democracy in America: It started long before Donald Trump. Even before Ronald Reagan and his like-minded counterpart across the Atlantic, Margaret Thatcher.
By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Nancy MacLean, Wendy Brown, and Rhon Manigault-Bryant.
The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.