Why Are Progressives Wrong About Warren? w/ Ben Burgis

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10/09/19 • 61 min

[This B-Side has been unlocked due to the suggestion and generosity of our Patreon supporters.] Ben Burgis joins us for the B-Side to give progressives an argument about the crucial distinctions between Warren and Sanders. Why are liberals flocking to the Warren camp? Can Bernie pull it off? Tune in to find out. Support DPS and receive access to weekly B-Sides: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ---------------- Twitter: www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1212081214 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl\_Xg

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Fighting the Emerging Sanders vs. Warren Media Consensus w/ Ben Burgis

Ben Burgis, author of Give Them An Argument (Zero Books, 2018), joins us to dissect the emerging liberal-progressive media consensus that the Sanders-Warren debate can be best characterized by "distinctions without differences." How did this Warren campaign talking point become the media status quo, how do we assess Warren's recent rise in the polls, and how should democratic socialists debate with liberals and progressives? Tune in to find out. Articles mentioned: -Eric Levitz, "The Bernie vs. Warren Debate We Need," http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/09/the-bernie-vs-warren-debate-we-need.html -D.D. Guttenplan, "We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet," https://www.thenation.com/article/sanders-warren-wfp/ *** Support DPS by becoming a patron and receive weekly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** ----------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety iTunes: http://www.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1212081214 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl\_Xg

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