Episode description

I don't know if you've heard, but in 2024, there is a little ol' election happening in the US that may just decide the fate of American democracy. That's it! Nothing more! Actually...there is more. Down ballot from the presidential pick will be a number of critical candidates for a variety of elected offices around the country. And over the past decade, we've seen a number of progressive wins in these races. How have those victories impacted US climate policy? 

In his new book, The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution, Ryan Grim unpacks that question and much, much more. He joins the show to discuss how Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign helped rejuvenate the progressive movement in recent years, how the Green New Deal changed climate policy around the world, what AOC and other progressives may be able to accomplish in Congress, and what threatens their goals.  Ryan is the DC bureau chief for The Intercept and host of the podcast Deconstructed. He writes the newsletter Politics With Ryan Grim and is the author of the three books. 

Read: The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution

Related:

David Roberts' "Some thoughts on the Inflation Reduction Act"

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal On Congress' Big Year On Climate Action

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