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Mass Politics, the Economy, and the US Election

On this episode of American Prestige, Anton Jäger on the state of liberalism and the left.

Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

November 26, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris at a National Association of Black Journalists discussion in Philadelphia on September 17, 2024.(Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)

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Mass Politics, the Economy, and the US Election w/ Anton Jäger | American Prestige
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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:

Also listen to our episode with Anton on hyperpolitics from last year.

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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:

Also listen to our episode with Anton on hyperpolitics from last year.

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Israeli Annexation in the West Bank w/ Oren Ziv | American Prestige
byThe Nation Magazine

Danny and Derek welcome to the show Oren Ziv to talk about Israeli settlement expansion and political changes in the West Bank. They discuss the legal and political structure of Areas A, B, and C; the proliferation of settler outposts; displacement of Palestinian communities; state support for settlers; Bezalel Smotrich’s sovereignty plan; new settlement approvals; the weakening of the Palestinian Authority; and potential future scenarios for the territory.

Read Oren’s article in The Nation, “Erasing the Lines.”

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Daniel BessnerTwitterDaniel Bessner is an historian of US foreign relations, and cohost of American Prestige, a podcast on international affairs.


Derek DavisonDerek Davison is a writer and analyst specializing in international affairs and US foreign policy. He is the publisher of the Foreign Exchanges newsletter, cohost of the American Prestige podcast, and former editor of LobeLog.


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