LA Review of Books

Anand Giridharadas "The Persuaders"

Jan 13, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Persuaders at the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy
03:06 • 2min
3
The Persuaders: An Intervention
04:51 • 2min
4
The Right Believes in Persuasion
06:27 • 2min
5
The Tory Right's Failure to Pull People Into Their Ideas
07:58 • 2min
6
The Left's Idealistic Understanding of Political Opinion Formation
09:39 • 2min
7
The Right Understands Big Feelings
11:17 • 2min
8
The Pro-Democracy Movement
12:49 • 2min
9
The Critique of Centrism
14:33 • 2min
10
The Pro-Democracy Movement's Transactional Approach to Electioneering
16:19 • 2min
11
The Lack of an IRL Left
17:49 • 2min
12
The Importance of Community in the Democratic Party
19:25 • 2min
13
The Pro-Democracy Movement's Secret Weapon
21:02 • 2min
14
The Left's Aversion to Narrative and Story
23:26 • 1min
15
Bernie Sanders' Personal Story Is Powerful
24:55 • 2min
16
How Far the Light Reaches a Life in 10 Sea Creatures
26:33 • 3min
17
The Persuaders and the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Lines and Democracy
29:08 • 2min
18
Bernie Sanders' Anger Point
30:55 • 2min
19
The Two Most Transformative Movements Within the Democratic Party in Recent Years
32:35 • 2min
20
Can We Combine Barack's Us and Bernie's Them?
34:11 • 2min
21
The Importance of Persuasion in Politics
35:46 • 2min
22
The High-Mindedness Problem in Democratic Party Politics
37:40 • 2min
23
The Politics of High-Mindedness
39:16 • 2min
24
The Fear of Abortion
41:07 • 1min
25
The Fear of Outrage
42:31 • 2min
26
The Art of Fear
44:34 • 2min
27
The Reactionary Movement in America
46:22 • 2min
28
The History of Progressive Forces in American Life
48:03 • 2min
29
The Persuaders
49:42 • 2min