All tagged Election

Don’t Give Them The Gift Of Our Joy: Genocidaires, Fascists, + The Vibes-based Election / Vicky Osterweil

Don’t Give Them The Gift Of Our Joy: Genocidaires, Fascists, + The Vibes-based Election / Vicky Osterweil

Patrick Farnsworth
Vicky Osterweil, 371

Writer and agitator Vicky Osterweil returns to the podcast to discuss some of the themes raised in her essay, Feeling Good Doesn't Require the Democrats, published for her newsletter. The piece tackles the very vibes-based election cycle in the US, as Vice President Kamala Harris takes up the Democratic Party ticket to face up against Donald Trump this November. Vicky deftly navigates the affect-shift this change in the nominee, from current president Joe Biden to Harris, has had, both in its desired effect, and what is lost in riding this wave of "positive vibes only" while looking away from the realities that demand our fuller attention. In short, Vicky imparts this bit of wisdom that will remain relevant as we continue to move swiftly though our crises-laden times: don't give them the gift of our joy.

The French Far-Right Gains + Losses: Voting For “The Leopards Eating People’s Faces” Party / Alley Valkyrie

The French Far-Right Gains + Losses: Voting For “The Leopards Eating People’s Faces” Party / Alley Valkyrie

Patrick Farnsworth
Alley Valkyrie, 368

Social critic Alley Valkyrie returns to the podcast to provide analysis of the recent election in France. She discusses the French far-right's long-term efforts to remake their image and gather widespread support, in ways that are both surprising but contextually understandable, making tremendous gains in the first round of the parliamentary snap election called by President Emmanuel Macron.

Law + Disorder: Electoral Coup + An Act Of State Terror / Marjorie Cohn

Law + Disorder: Electoral Coup + An Act Of State Terror / Marjorie Cohn

Patrick Farnsworth
Marjorie Cohn, 279

Marjorie Cohn, professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former president of the National Lawyers Guild, discusses President Trump and his legal team's ongoing attempt to perform an "electoral coup" since the presidential election last month. She describes, in detail, the legal challenges Trump's team have made in the last several weeks, as well as the likelihood of their success in undermining the result of the election in states across the United States. After that, we discussed the recent assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's top nuclear scientist, on November 27th.