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The Good Fight

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Dec 6, 2017 • 59min

Branko Milanovic

Yascha Mounk and Branko Milanovic discuss what his famous elephant curve says about the ills—and the gains—of globalization; how the left’s concern with inequality is being turned against its concern with internationalism; why economic causes of populism are often expressed in cultural ways; and how a determination to increase the financial and educational endowments of ordinary citizens can combat inequality and boost their living standards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 22, 2017 • 45min

Ian Bassin

Ian Bassin explains why we should see all of Trump’s violations of democratic norms as related—and how we can fight back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 8, 2017 • 54min

Perry Bacon Jr.

Yascha Mounk and Perry Bacon, Jr. discuss how best to stand up to Trump’s attacks on minorities; the work of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Thomas Chatterton-Williams; and what the role of race would be in the kind of society we should work toward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 25, 2017 • 41min

Rachel Kleinfeld

Yascha Mounk and Rachel Kleinfeld discuss the difference between an effective and a counter-productive protest against populists like Donald Trump; how to mobilize a broad coalition against the administration; and how the left can get its act together again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 11, 2017 • 47min

E.J. Dionne

Yascha Mounk and E.J. Dionne discuss the causes of the populist rise; why patriotism is the right antidote to white nationalism; and how to beat Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 27, 2017 • 47min

Nicholas Casey

Yascha Mounk and Nicholas Casey discuss whether left-populism is as dangerous as right-populism; why things are so much worse in Venezuela than they are in Ecuador; and why Latin American politics may hold the key to America’s future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 13, 2017 • 56min

Matthew d’Ancona

Yascha Mounk and Matthew d’Ancona discuss why lies have taken over our politics; what kinds of policies might be able to move us past the post-truth age; and how Democrats can win in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 30, 2017 • 38min

Jamie Kirchick

Yascha Mounk talks to Jamie Kirchick about the rise of dictators and demagogues in Europe,North America, and beyond. How much do far-left populists and far-right populists have incommon? And what can we do to stop them? Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.org Twitter: @Yascha_MounkNew America Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 16, 2017 • 45min

Ivan Krastev

Yascha Mounk talks to Ivan Krastev about what lessons the populist success in Central Europe holds for fighting Donald Trump. Why don’t voters care that populists fail to deliver on their promises? And can Americans resist a growing desire to “nationalize” the elites? Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.org Twitter: @Yascha_MounkNew America Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 3, 2017 • 60min

Anne Applebaum

Yascha Mounk talks to Anne Applebaum about how authoritarians take power, the threat of social media, and the first six months of Trump's presidency Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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