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Confronting Capitalism: Which Way Forward for the Left? ft. Krystal Ball
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April 18, 2026
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1:36:40Now PlayingHow effective has the Left’s political strategy been since the first Bernie Sanders campaign? And how has our relationship to the Democratic Party changed?
On this special live episode of the Confronting Capitalism podcast, recorded at Littlefield in Brooklyn on April 6, Vivek Chibber and Melissa Naschek are joined by Krystal Ball and Matt Karp to discuss how class politics can convert popular anger into durable power and why rebuilding labor is the precondition for any serious democratic renewal.
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