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Shawn Gude is the former editor of Jacobin and author of American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs. He joins Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss how Debs went from moderate railroad unionist to one of America’s most influential socialist leaders.
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0:00–3:51 Why Eugene Debs Still Matters
3:51–10:10 How Debs Became a Socialist
10:10–18:30 Debs’s Personality and Political Appeal
18:30–25:28 When Socialism Thrived in the Midwest
25:28–29:24 What Socialism Meant to Debs
29:24–35:31 The Defeat and Decline of Debs’s Movement
35:31–40:26 What Debs Can Teach the Left Today
40:26–43:28 What Shawn Learned About Debs While Writing the Book
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In Michigan and Maine, a tale of two campaigns.
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If there’s a visual language that connotes credibility and authority, why not take advantage of it?
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Jennifer Welch, co-host of I’ve Had It and author of Not Today, Fascists, joins Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss the rise of Christian nationalism, her political evolution from establishment Democrat to outspoken progressive, and why she believes the Democratic Party needs a radical overhaul.

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0:00 Trump and the Megachurch Pastor Mentality

4:08 How Should Progressives Talk About Religion?

6:27 Can Bernie-Style Populism Win in Red States?

8:21 Kamala Harris in 2028?

10:41 Gaza and the Democratic Party’s Moral Failure

13:45 Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, and Democratic Leadership

16:46 Jennifer Welch’s Political Radicalization and Kamala’s Liz Cheney Strategy

24:59 Why Democrats Need to Offer a Real Alternative

29:28 Billionaire Influence, Money in Politics, and the Supreme Court

31:50 Should Progressives Embrace the Word “Socialism”?

34:51 JD Vance and the Future of MAGA

40:19 Rapid-Fire: Newsom, Buttigieg, AOC, and More

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Jasper Nathaniel is an independent journalist who recently returned from reporting in the occupied West Bank, where he documented Israeli settler violence, land seizures, military raids, home demolitions, and the daily realities of life under occupation.
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0:00-6:01 The escalating situation in the occupied West Bank
6:01-8:29 How Israeli politics enables settlement expansion
8:29-11:32 What the West Bank’s fragmented zones feel like on the ground
11:32-13:54 Why settler violence so often goes unpunished
13:54-18:52 How violence and displacement work together
18:52-26:55 The double standard on Palestinian self-defense
26:55-30:44 Western governments’ empty posturing on settlements
30:44-37:05 Palestinian resilience under occupation
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