GlobeCon: The New Liberals Take on DSA
Summary
Host Garrison Davis reports from the Center for New Liberalism’s “Globecon” summit, analyzing the group’s origins in online trolling and its mission to counter the Democratic Socialists of America. The episode critiques the organization’s technocratic, pro-market agenda and its flawed definition of the working class as non-college-educated voters. Davis argues that this reactionary liberalism fails to address genuine economic struggles, contrasting it with the rising appeal of democratic socialism among young people.
Topics discussed
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Intro: Rise of Left Populism and the New Liberal Action Summit
CNL Origins: Blue Globe Emoji and Counterweight to DSA
CNL Strategy: Recruiting Candidates and Countering DSA
Profile of Jake Auchincloss and Jasper Martis
DSA Growth vs. The Neoliberal Project's Online Beginnings
Neoliberal Project Absorbed by Progressive Policy Institute
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CNL's Technocratic Agenda and Defining 'The Left'
Polling Data: Democrats and Economic Populism
Class Analysis: College Degree as a Proxy for Working Class
AI, De-skilling, and the Proletarianization of Tech Workers
Election Analysis: Cuomo vs. Mamdani and Ad Spending
Sponsors: Times Square, Cotton, and Addyi
CNL as a Reactionary Online Movement
Critique of Technocracy and the Illusion of No Politics
Moral Detestability of CNL's Policy Positions
Outro and Sponsor: TNA Wrestling
Sponsor: Brie Protein Pasta
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