Behind the News: The “Anti-Woke” Culture War w/ Jodi Dean
Plus: Emily Jashinsky on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s use of the word “genocide.”
August 11, 2025
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August 11, 2025
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Summary
<p>Jodi Dean, author of a <a href="https://communispress.com/beyond-the-classism-of-defeat/" rel="nofollow">recent article</a> about the “classism of defeat,” makes a case for why going anti-woke is very wrong. Emily Jashinsky analyzes Marjorie Taylor Greene’s use of the word “genocide” and other curious developments on the Right.</p>
<p><em>Behind the News</em>, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online: <a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html</a></p>
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