Podcasts about new radical majority

On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to D. D. Guttenplan, the editor of the Nation, about the history of populism in America, its current rise and the problem of democracy. His new book, ‘The Next Republic: The Rise of a New Radical Majority’, focuses on nine progressive activists emerging during the Trump administration. Among them, new labor activist Jane McAlevey, racial justice campaigner and Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and environmental activist Jane Kleep, all working to restore America’s democratic, political, and economic systems against the rise of proto-fascist forces and demagogues seeking power.

Guest: Matt Grossmann is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University. He is author of several books including Asymmetric Politics and his latest Red State Blues: How the Conservative Revolution Stalled in the States. Guest: DD Guttenplan, Editor of the Nation magazine. Author of The Next Republic: The Rise of the New Radical Majority. The post Understanding the Delegate Math & the State of Bernie's Campaign appeared first on KPFA.

Show #221 | Guest: D.D. Guttenplan | Show Summary: Who are the new progressive leaders emerging to lead the post-Trump return to democracy in America? National political correspondent and award-winning author D.D. Guttenplan's new book The Next Republic is an extraordinarily intense and wide-ranging account of the recent fall and incipient rise of democracy in America. The Next Republic profiles eight successful activists who are changing the course of American history right now: Jane McAlevey, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Jane Kleeb, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Waleed Shahid, Corbin Trent, Zack Exley, and Zephyr Teachout. Additionally, the book ties in the election and first year of the Trump presidency to the current rise of populism of the left, and stakes a claim for seeing beyond the Trump ascendancy.

Who are the new progressive leaders emerging to lead the post-Trump return of democracy in America? National political correspondent and award-winning author D.D. Guttenplan stepped up to introduce Town Hall audiences to the next wave of successful activists who are changing the course of American history. With insight from his book The Next Republic: The Rise of a New Radical Majority he shed light on the struggles faced by American democracy in recent years. Guttenplan highlighted key moments in American history that remain relevant to current events, and profiled individuals working to preserve and embody a new and hopeful spirit for democracy in our country. Join Guttenplan for a thorough cross-examination of democracy—the magnitude of its problems and the new radical figures who are creating great possibilities for its resurgence. D.D. Guttenplan served as the lead Nation election correspondent throughout the 2015-16 election season, traveling across the country throughout the primary season and attending the major speeches and rallies of all the candidates. His first book, The Holocaust on Trial, was highly praised in The New Yorker as well as other publications, and his biography of I.F. Stone, American Radical: The Life and Times of I.F. Stone won the Sperber Prize for Biography. Recorded live at The Summit by Town Hall Seattle on Sunday, October 14, 2018. 

“D.D. Guttenplan’s new book, “The Next Republic: The Rise of a New Radical Majority,” is about how the fledgling progressive grassroots movement can achieve lasting change in Trump’s America…[the book] provides hope, pragmatism and strategy in equal measure. The analysis of past eras shows how movements must grow through persistence and a bottoms-up approach, as opposed to the myth of the magnanimous leader. There are a lot of parallels to be observed in the book on the oligarchic and racial struggles of today and yore.” - Russell Whitehouse, International Policy Digest. In this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, D.D. Guttenplan unpacks the research behind “The Next Republic” and what his findings mean for future political movements in America.

A conversation with D.D. Gutttenplan about who are the new progressive leaders emerging to lead the post-Trump return to democracy in America. We also talk about the midterm elections that are just a few weeks away.  Guest: D.D. Guttenplan is the Editor at Large at The Nation and Editor in Chief of the UK based Jewish Quarterly.  He is the author of the new book The Next Republic: The Rise of a New Radical Majority. About The Next Republic  It profiles nine successful activists who are changing the course of the history of American politics right now.  Additionally, The Next Republic ties in the election and first year of the Trump presidency to the current rise of populism of the left.  It also recounts key moments in American history that shed light on current events: the Whiskey Rebellion, the Lincoln Republic, and the Roosevelt Republic. Guttenplan understands the magnitude of the problem of democracy, and at the same time the great possibilities for its resurgence. The post The Next Republic: The Rise of a New Radical Majority appeared first on KPFA.

What the Democrats can do about newly-confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh when they win the House in November and take control of the Judiciary Committee in January: John Nichols talks about investigations that could lead to the filing of articles of impeachment--and some other possibilities. Also: D.D. Guttenplan talks about some alternatives to those old white Republican men who shouted and pouted and voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing – his new book is “The Next Republic: the Rise of a New Radical Majority.”

What the Democrats can do about newly-confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh when they win the House in November and take control of the Judiciary Committee in January: John Nichols talks about investigations that could lead to the filing of articles of impeachment--and some other possibilities. Also: D.D. Guttenplan talks about some alternatives to those old white Republican men who shouted and pouted and voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing – his new book is “The Next Republic: the Rise of a New Radical Majority.”

Joan Walsh explains why we lack confidence in the re-opened FBI background check into Kavanaugh’s past, and talks about the activists who are fighting the nomination, and the senators who need to be told “do not vote for this man.” Plus: D.D. Guttenplan talks about some alternatives to those old white Republican men who shouted and pouted at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week–his new book is “The Next Republic: the Rise of a New Radical Majority.” And while the eyes of the nation search for news on the FBI investigation of Brett Kavanaugh, the hard work of fighting for social change goes on--for example in St. Paul, where a campaign for a $15 minimum wage is being fought right now.  Michelle Chen reports.