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RFH Ep. 97 Great Caeser’s Ghost! Jacobin Becomes Communications Strategist for Democratic Party

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The co-hosts discuss “Trump’s Kryptonite,” an opinion survey and analysis recently issued by a Jacobin- aligned thinktank. Jacobin proclaims that the study shows that “economic populism can help progressives win more working-class voters,” but the co-hosts find that there’s less here than meets the eye. After detailing some of the weaknesses and ambiguities of the study, they discuss the dangers of a politics centered around hating on “elites” and they explore Jacobin’s devolution—from ranting against “Democratic Party shills” to its current role as the Party’s (unsolicited) communications-strategy advisors. What, if anything, makes this a “socialist”study? Plus current-events segment: Recent Supreme Court rulings mostly continue to be horrible; why are a few non- horrible ones being thrown into the mix?
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The co-hosts discuss “Trump’s Kryptonite,” an opinion survey and analysis recently issued by a Jacobin- aligned thinktank. Jacobin proclaims that the study shows that “economic populism can help progressives win more working-class voters,” but the co-hosts find that there’s less here than meets the eye. After detailing some of the weaknesses and ambiguities of the study, they discuss the dangers of a politics centered around hating on “elites” and they explore Jacobin’s devolution—from ranting against “Democratic Party shills” to its current role as the Party’s (unsolicited) communications-strategy advisors. What, if anything, makes this a “socialist”study? Plus current-events segment: Recent Supreme Court rulings mostly continue to be horrible; why are a few non- horrible ones being thrown into the mix?
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