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Oct 22
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Episode 519 Promo - The Case For Liberal...

Briahna Joy Gray
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Assistant Professor of Political Science at Spelman College Matt McManus joins Bad Faith to make the case for "liberal socialism." Is liberal socialism an oxymoron, or should leftist seek to reclaim the positive values of the liberal tradition as a way to insulate "socialism" from the stigma of authoritarianism? But first, Briahna & Matt discuss the AOC/Bernie townhall, debates about Zohran Mamdani's perceived shift toward the center, Kamala Harris's book tour meltdowns, & more clips from a packed media week.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

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