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/470/ Political Reaction to System Failure ft. Tim Pendry
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On the world under Trump, and British responses.
Tim Pendry, author of the Unstable Times substack, as well as an international affairs consultant, talks to Alex H and Lee Jones about the world under Trump II, the massive shifts underway, and his own policy work with the Workers Party of Britain.
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How has intra-bourgeois struggle shaped the past decades in politics?
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What is "American imperial nationalism (MAGA)" plus a "real-estate negotiation style"?
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Who are the winners & losers of a "rational" return to classical great-power, sphere-of-influence politics?
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Why are the UK's tensions and problems an extreme version of what may soon apply to any ostensible American ally?
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What is the Workers Party of Britain's pitch and strategy?
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Are the bulk of British people really "left on economics, right on culture", and how does the WPB try to appeal to workers?
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What are the practical challenges of building and organising a new party?
Links:
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Manifesto – Britain Deserves Better, Workers Party of Britain
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The Foundations of the Liberal Polycrisis, Unstable Times, Tim Pendry
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Taking Trump Seriously, Unstable Times, Tim Pendry
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Trumpism and Geo-Politics, Unstable Times, Tim Pendry