Greg Grandin, author of the new book America, América, said in an interview this week, “You don't beat fascists by calling fascists, fascists. You beat fascists by offering an alternative and a broad vision of social democracy.” But that vision is stalled or mired in nostalgia. Nico and Jessa consider how people on the left from Chris Murphy to Gustavo Petro seem stuck in a 20th century leftism instead of envisioning 21st century solutions.
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