The Right Is More Effective Than the Left

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Right-wing populism is more effective than left-wing populism globally
The US right built a long-term strategy, combining many strains of right-wing institutional, personal, ideological strains
The US right-wing was formed by old-fashioned racism, quasi-religious movement rooted in the South, and business leaders looking to financially advantage themselves
The right movement put focus on media, particularly talk radio and Fox News
A concerted effort was taken to take over the courts in the US to reverse the liberal trend of the courts to enforce desegregation plans and the like.

In this fourth episode of Martin Wolf’s series, the FT’s chief economics commentator discusses the rise of populist politics with someone who was hit by its hard edge: Hillary Clinton. Drawing on arguments in Martin’s latest book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, they discuss what the future holds for democracy, why female leaders face such extreme misogyny and threats of violence, whether President Biden can win re-election next year, and why Clinton is pinning her hopes on a younger generation of voters.

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