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Yasmin Nair is a writer, activist, and longtime contributor to Current Affairs. In this conversation with Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson, she discusses what Graham Platner’s rise reveals about misogyny on the left, why sexism is too often excused or minimized in progressive politics, and what the failures of liberal feminism can teach us about building a better left.

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0:00-13:27 Yasmin’s Political Predictions and Why the Left Gets It Wrong

13:27-45:03 Graham Platner, Misogyny, and the Left

45:03-58:34 The Failures of Liberal Feminism and Obama

58:34-1:05:28 Prison Abolition and Restorative Justice

1:05:28-1:17:06 The Crisis in Writing and Publishing

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If he wins in November, this could be end of the road for AIPAC and the Democratic establishment.

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Nathan J. Robinson appears on The Will Cain Show to discuss socialism and the future of the Democratic Party.

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Whether a candidate can inspire people, organize them, and deliver for them matters more than where they stand on an imaginary ideological continuum.

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Our politicians won't keep parasites out of our food, but they'll make it easier to buy guns through the mail.

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