Jacobin Radio

Behind the News: A Slow Civil War w/ Jeff Sharlet

May 22, 2023

53:01

Episode guests

Jeff Sharlet

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Trump's Wrestling Passion Play

01:20

The Family as a Bulwark Against Trump

01:20

Introduction

2min

The Undertale: A History of the Right-Wing Movements

2min

The Undertow: A History of the Black Artist

2min

The Struggle for Freedom

2min

The Power of Political Imagination in the Trumpocene

2min

The Liberation of Hate

2min

The Importance of Emotions in Politics

2min

The Power of Positive Thinking

2min

The Prosperity Gospel: A Path to Delusion

2min

10.

The Failure of Hillary Clinton's Campaign

3min

11.

The Stories We Tell Ourself in Order to Live

2min

12.

Trumpism Is More Than Trump

2min

13.

The Family of Trump

2min

14.

The Family and Trump's Cult of Personality

2min

15.

The Role of Foundations in Urban Governance

3min

16.

The History of Nonprofit Organizations and Cities

4min

17.

Freedom House and the Urban Renewal Process

2min

18.

The Politics of Nonprofit Organizations

6min

19.

The Problem With Grant-Making Relationships

2min

20.

The Rise and Fall of the Nonprofit Sector

6min

21.

The Importance of Non-Profit Organizations in Urban Governance

3min

Jeff Sharlet talks about his new book, The Undertow, essays on the increasingly violent and authoritarian politics on the right unleashed by Trump. Claire Dunning, author of Nonprofit Neighborhoods, discusses urban governance by philanthropists.

Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive here.