Mass Politics, the Economy, and the US Election
On this episode of American Prestige, Anton Jäger on the state of liberalism and the left.

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On this episode of American Prestige, Anton Jäger, historian of political thought, returns to the program to speak with Danny about "the big picture" in the wake of the US election. They discuss the crisis of liberalism, the state of the left, where capital is in its own historical cycle, how the reactions to this election compare with that of 2016, hyperpolitics, empire, the view from Europe, and more.
Read Anton's latest piece in New Left Review, "Hyperpolitics in America".
Further reading:
- Adam Tooze, "The Democrats' Defeat", The London Review of Books
Also listen to our episode with Anton on hyperpolitics from last year.
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Vice President Kamala Harris at a National Association of Black Journalists discussion in Philadelphia on September 17, 2024.
(Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)On this episode of American Prestige, Anton Jäger, a historian of political thought, returns to the program to speak with Danny about the big picture in the wake of the US election. We discuss the crisis of liberalism, the state of the left, where capital is in its own historical cycle, how the reactions to this election compare with that of 2016, hyperpolitics, empire, the view from Europe, and more.
Read Anton’s latest piece in New Left Review, “Hyperpolitics in America.”
Further reading:
- Adam Tooze, “The Democrats’ Defeat,” the London Review of Books
Also listen to our episode with Anton on hyperpolitics from last year.

Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
Derek and Danny are joined by Bill Hartung and Ben Freeman to discuss the system that drives permanent war for the United States. They talk about the growth of the Pentagon budget and the bipartisan politics of defense spending; the U.S. dominating the global arms trade and the prevalence of U.S. weapons around the world; the rise of defense tech companies and the relationship between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon; the structure of defense lobbying, foreign government lobbying for arms sales, and how contractors benefit; think tank funding, Pentagon involvement in Hollywood and gaming; and public opinion, the national debt, and whether structural change is possible.
Read their book The Trillion Dollar War Machine.
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