9/17/26: End Times Fascism with Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor
Summary
Krystal and Saagar analyze JD Vance’s midterm strategy, noting that negative polarization is failing as Republicans face significant polling deficits and internal dissent over the Iran war. They highlight Thomas Massie’s successful use of legislative tactics to force a House recess and criticize Mitch McConnell’s incapacitated state. The episode concludes with an interview with Naomi Klein and Asa Taylor, who discuss their new book on how religious fundamentalists, tech oligarchs, and ethno-nationalists are uniting under an apocalyptic "end times" ideology to justify authoritarianism and de…
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