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Jul 8
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SOLVED! #14 - How to Be An Imperfectioni...

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Air Date: 7–7-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

  • Some advice on understanding how to identify imperfect allies vs. true opponents
  • Good-faith critiques of (and agreements with) socialist NYU Professor Vivek Chibber’s views on identity politics on the Left
  • Working Families Party head Maurice Mitchell’s ideas on “neoliberal identity” politics for those in the Left movement
  • How Gov. Wes Moore rejected our political “charade” and what we should do instead
  • …and more in BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (MEMBERS ONLY!)

 

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REFERENCES:

The Left Needs to Learn the Difference Between Imperfect Allies and Our True Opponents - Films for Action

“America Has No Left Wing” with Vivek Chibber - Factually with Adam Conover

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Building Resilient Organizations: Toward Joy and Durable Power in a Time of Crisis - Convergence Magazine

The Left is Eating Itself - First Person from The New York Times

American Politics Only Pretends to Work - The New Republic

 

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