The Dig Emergent Terrain w/ Akbar, Winant, & Riofrancos
Aug 24, 2023
Legal scholar Amna Akbar, historian Gabriel Winant, and political scientist Thea Riofrancos discuss the challenges and potential of the new US left, the revitalization of American liberalism, the limitations of the Democratic Party, the state of the climate movement, the radicalization of the right, and the role of labor and industrial policy.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Shift from Green New Deal to Build Back Better
02:34 • 21min
The Revitalization of American Liberalism and the Need for a Shift in Power
23:14 • 23min
Challenges and Persistence in the Cop City Campaign
45:56 • 2min
The Left's Power and Constraints in Capitalist Societies
47:27 • 24min
Analyzing the Left's Attachment to the Democratic Party and Running Third-Party Candidates
01:11:11 • 2min
The State of DSA and the Ongoing Fights
01:12:47 • 2min
Exploring Electoral Politics within the DSA
01:15:10 • 8min
The State of Climate Politics: Sunrise, Green New Deal, and Challenges Ahead
01:22:57 • 19min
The Radicalization of the Right: Evolving Politics Since Trump
01:42:16 • 13min
The Role of Labor and Industrial Policy in New Sectors
01:55:09 • 2min
Geopolitics and the American Conjuncture
01:57:38 • 14min
Interview with Amna Akbar, Gabriel Winant, and Fieri O'Francos
02:11:48 • 3min