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What's Different About the New Left

Lemann, Nicholas; Judis, John B.; Sita, Miranda

Only five years ago, most of us still believed what we had been taught in school about socialism, that it had peaked in popularity in the 1912 presidential election and was no longer a factor in American politics. Then came Bernie Sanders’ two presidential campaigns, along with socialist surges in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe, and the emergence of significant organizations and younger political stars like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It turns out that socialism has a mass following.

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann
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February 27, 2023

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This episode's duration is: 24:43