The Dig

Notes on the New Regime w/ Aslı Bâli & Gabriel Winant

Jul 11, 2025
Aslı Bâli, a Yale Law professor specializing in public international law, and Gabriel Winant, a history teacher at the University of Chicago, dive into the unsettling rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. They analyze the Democratic establishment's failures and the energetic resurgence of socialist movements. The discussion touches on racial dynamics, the militarization of foreign policy, and the implications of federal law enforcement post-9/11. The significance of tenant movements and community activism in driving change is also highlighted, painting a picture of a politically charged landscape.
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INSIGHT

Mamdani Victory Revives Millennial Left

  • Zoran Mamdani's victory proves the millennial socialist left is alive and influential.
  • It disproves the idea that the left's upheaval after 2008 has ended or can be contained.
INSIGHT

MAGA’s Smash-and-Grab Politics

  • MAGA 2.0 represents a nihilistic "smash-and-grab" politics aimed at dismantling institutions quickly.
  • This strategy risks harming majoritarian politics to make room for new, more authoritarian politics.
INSIGHT

Far Right’s New White Supremacy

  • The far right's project involves reconstructing white supremacy in new, aggressive ways.
  • This includes racial redefinitions, linking support for Israeli genocide with an exterminationist racial logic.
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