The Good Fight

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Peter Wolodarski Aug 29, 2018

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In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to Peter Wolodarski, the editor of Dagens Nyheder, about the rapid rise of the Sweden Democrats, the reasons why far-right populists have found so much success in Scandinavia, and what Americans can learn from these changes.

Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.org

Twitter:@Yascha_Mounk

This podcast was made in collaboration with New America.

Podcast production by John T. Williams.

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James Crabtree Aug 15, 2018

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In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to James Crabtree, the author of The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India’s New Gilded Age, about Narendra Modi, the political rise of Hinduism, and the new class of Indian plutocrats.

Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.orgTwitter:@Yascha_MounkThis podcast was made in collaboration withNew America. Podcast production by John T. Williams.

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Kori Schake Aug 01, 2018

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In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, about the damage Donald Trump is doing to the transatlantic relationship; what the world would look like without NATO; and why it’s worth defending the liberal international order.

Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.org

Twitter:@Yascha_Mounk

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Podcast production by John T. Williams.

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Jake Sullivan Jul 18, 2018

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In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to Jake Sullivan, who was responsible for domestic policy on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, about the reasons why Democrats should embrace a more radical and imaginative economic policy in 2020.

For more on Sullivan’s argument, see his recent article in Democracy Journal.

Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.org

Twitter:@Yascha_Mounk

This podcast was made in collaboration with New America.

Podcast production by John T. Williams.

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Jeff Jarvis Jul 04, 2018

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In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to Jeff Jarvis about the reasons social media might deepen democracy, whether regulation of tech will do more good or ill, and what the internet of the future might look like.

Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.org

Twitter:@Yascha_Mounk

This podcast was made in collaboration with New America.

Podcast production by John T. Williams

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Michael McFaul Jun 20, 2018

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In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to Michael McFaul, the former US Ambassador to Russia, about the roots of America’s conflict with the Kremlin, whether a better relationship between the countries would have been possible, and how democracies can protect themselves against autocrats who are intent on promoting dictatorship around the world.

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Glen Weyl Jun 06, 2018

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In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to economist Glen Weyl about the roots of inequality, the problems of monopoly and monopsony, and whether more, not less, radical markets are the antidote to the economic problems of our age.

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Vladimir Kara-Murza May 23, 2018

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In this live episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to Vladimir Kara-Murza, a leading Russian opposition activist, about the prospects for democracy in Russia and around the world.

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Cecilia Muñoz May 09, 2018

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In this inaugural live episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to Cecilia Muñoz, Vice President at New America and former Director of the Domestic Policy Council, about how to leverage technology in the public interest, and what kind of compromise the left should accept on immigration.

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Ezra Klein Apr 25, 2018

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In this special episode of The Good Fight, Ezra Klein interviews Yascha Mounk about his recent book, The People vs Democracy.

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