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Liberal Socialism and the Challenge of Right-Wing Politics with Matt McManus
Manage episode 490364165 series 2926241
Professor Matthew McManus joins us to explore liberal socialism, the right's evolution, and the shifting global political landscape.
• Carlo Rossellini's work articulates a socialism that confronts both Marxist determinism and fascism
• Rossellini criticized Italian leftists for failing to understand fascism's emotional appeal
• Liberal socialism aims to make the promise of freedom true for everyone, especially the working poor
• Mouffe and Laclau's influential work acknowledges the importance of recognizing political enemies
• Axel Honneth introduces "social freedom" as a third dimension beyond negative and positive liberty
• Trump's presidency reveals the collapse of centrist neoliberalism and democrats' failure to offer alternatives
• European powers and Canada now defying American leadership shows declining US global dominance
• The left needs to focus on building coalitions rather than demanding ideological purity
Find Matthew's writing in Jacobin, Christian Socialism, Current Affairs, and Commonwealth, or reach him directly at [email protected].
Send us a text
Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to Bitterlake
Crew:
Host: C. Derick Varn
Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.
Intro Video Design: Jason Myles
Art Design: Corn and C. Derick Varn
Links and Social Media:
twitter: @varnvlog
blue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.social
You can find the additional streams on Youtube
Current Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon
Chapters
1. Liberal Socialism and the Challenge of Right-Wing Politics with Matt McManus (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Professor Matthew McManus (00:01:35)
3. Carlo Rossellini's Liberal Socialism (00:10:03)
4. Fascism and the Italian Left (00:22:21)
5. Limits of Liberal Traditions (00:29:50)
6. Post-Marxism and Mouffe's Agonistic Politics (00:37:18)
7. Honneth and Frankfurt School's Liberal Turn (00:51:03)
8. Trumpism and the Crisis of Democracy (01:06:01)
9. The Rise of Global Multipolarity (01:17:05)
343 episodes
Manage episode 490364165 series 2926241
Professor Matthew McManus joins us to explore liberal socialism, the right's evolution, and the shifting global political landscape.
• Carlo Rossellini's work articulates a socialism that confronts both Marxist determinism and fascism
• Rossellini criticized Italian leftists for failing to understand fascism's emotional appeal
• Liberal socialism aims to make the promise of freedom true for everyone, especially the working poor
• Mouffe and Laclau's influential work acknowledges the importance of recognizing political enemies
• Axel Honneth introduces "social freedom" as a third dimension beyond negative and positive liberty
• Trump's presidency reveals the collapse of centrist neoliberalism and democrats' failure to offer alternatives
• European powers and Canada now defying American leadership shows declining US global dominance
• The left needs to focus on building coalitions rather than demanding ideological purity
Find Matthew's writing in Jacobin, Christian Socialism, Current Affairs, and Commonwealth, or reach him directly at [email protected].
Send us a text
Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to Bitterlake
Crew:
Host: C. Derick Varn
Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.
Intro Video Design: Jason Myles
Art Design: Corn and C. Derick Varn
Links and Social Media:
twitter: @varnvlog
blue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.social
You can find the additional streams on Youtube
Current Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon
Chapters
1. Liberal Socialism and the Challenge of Right-Wing Politics with Matt McManus (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Professor Matthew McManus (00:01:35)
3. Carlo Rossellini's Liberal Socialism (00:10:03)
4. Fascism and the Italian Left (00:22:21)
5. Limits of Liberal Traditions (00:29:50)
6. Post-Marxism and Mouffe's Agonistic Politics (00:37:18)
7. Honneth and Frankfurt School's Liberal Turn (00:51:03)
8. Trumpism and the Crisis of Democracy (01:06:01)
9. The Rise of Global Multipolarity (01:17:05)
343 episodes
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