Garrison talks with sociology professor Ben Rose Porter about the Center for New Liberalism’s anti-populist vision of "technocracy, cynical maneuvering, and liberal nationalism.” 



Sources: 
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-the-new-liberal-podcast-30949602/episode/the-crisis-of-liberalism-338635572
https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026
https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/bennet-loses-colorado-governor-primary-00983357?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor
https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/
https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html

Garrison talks with sociology professor Ben Rose Porter about the Center for New Liberalism&rsquo;s anti-populist vision of "technocracy, cynical maneuvering, and liberal nationalism.&rdquo;&nbsp; 
Sources: <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-the-new-liberal-podcast-30949602/episode/the-crisis-of-liberalism-338635572">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-the-new-liberal-podcast-30949602/episode/the-crisis-of-liberalism-338635572</a> <a href="https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026">https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026</a> <a href="https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule">https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule</a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/bennet-loses-colorado-governor-primary-00983357?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/bennet-loses-colorado-governor-primary-00983357?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter</a>
<a href="https://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor">https://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor </a><a href="https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/">https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/</a> <a href="https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/">https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html</a>

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here

GlobeCon: Can Technocratic Neoliberalism Save Us? Um no wtf? 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/9f447d2d-03f2-46d6-bae9-b4a40008e358/transcript

Garrison travels to Washington D.C. to attend the New Liberal Action Summit, an annual conference put on by a group of young center-left policy wonks who went from posting memes about neoliberalism to building an organization to counter the DSA. 

Sources: 
https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026
https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2025/01/14/auchincloss-take-on-the-tiktok-case-00198039
https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-oddities-israel-massachusetts-11b4dc6e42afd2d68be28dedf86fd25ahttps://www.newtonbeacon.org/protesters-call-out-auchincloss-on-palantir-executive-donations/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/11/08/neoliberals-millenials-genz/
https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/center-new-liberalism-cnl-jeremiah-johnson.phphttps://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor
https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/
https://cnliberalism.org/posts/new-website-newish-name
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html
https://dockish.com/analysis.html
https://www.cnn.com/election/2025/exit-polls/new-york-city/general/mayor/0
https://www.michaellange.nyc/p/the-mamdani-coalition-goes-national?r=e53xe&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/michigan-primary-election-results-what-next.html
https://x.com/BayAreaNewLibs/status/2020215361573122556?s=20

Garrison travels to Washington D.C. to attend the New Liberal Action Summit, an annual conference put on by a group of young center-left policy wonks who went from posting memes about neoliberalism to building an organization to counter the DSA. Sources: <a href="https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026">https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026</a> <a href="https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule">https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2025/01/14/auchincloss-take-on-the-tiktok-case-00198039">https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2025/01/14/auchincloss-take-on-the-tiktok-case-00198039</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-oddities-israel-massachusetts-11b4dc6e42afd2d68be28dedf86fd25a">https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-oddities-israel-massachusetts-11b4dc6e42afd2d68be28dedf86fd25a</a> <a href="https://www.newtonbeacon.org/protesters-call-out-auchincloss-on-palantir-executive-donations/">https://www.newtonbeacon.org/protesters-call-out-auchincloss-on-palantir-executive-donations/</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/11/08/neoliberals-millenials-genz/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/11/08/neoliberals-millenials-genz/</a> <a href="https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/center-new-liberalism-cnl-jeremiah-johnson.php">https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/center-new-liberalism-cnl-jeremiah-johnson.php</a> <a href="https://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor">https://cnliberalism.org/posts/press-release-greg-schultz-joins-center-for-new-liberalism-as-senior-advisor </a><a href="https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/">https://www.progressivepolicy.org/release-young-neoliberals-link-up-with-ppi/</a> <a href="https://cnliberalism.org/posts/new-website-newish-name">https://cnliberalism.org/posts/new-website-newish-name</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/upshot/poll-democrats-times-siena.html </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html </a><a href="https://dockish.com/analysis.html">https://dockish.com/analysis.html</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/election/2025/exit-polls/new-york-city/general/mayor/0">https://www.cnn.com/election/2025/exit-polls/new-york-city/general/mayor/0 </a><a href="https://www.michaellange.nyc/p/the-mamdani-coalition-goes-national?r=e53xe&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true">https://www.michaellange.nyc/p/the-mamdani-coalition-goes-national?r=e53xe&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/michigan-primary-election-results-what-next.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/michigan-primary-election-results-what-next.html </a><a href="https://x.com/BayAreaNewLibs/status/2020215361573122556?s=20">https://x.com/BayAreaNewLibs/status/2020215361573122556?s=20</a>

GlobeCon: The New Liberals Take on DSA

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/3162b93c-f166-4ed4-b2b1-b4a3000de51a/transcript

Robert and Mia discuss the recent Cockroach Janta Party protests against crises in India's education system and how they threaten India's ruling fascist government.

Sources:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-human-toll-of-neet-11-reported-suicides-after-paper-leak-forced-retest-101781771406022.html

https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/web/readings/aoc_print_2004.pdf

https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/surya-kant-parasite-remark-unemployment/article71041381.ece

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-do-indias-gen-z-protests-mean-for-modi

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3l9gp7go

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260806-india-youth-protests-highlight-mistrust-in-lapdog-media

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/come-back-my-son-indian-exam-leak-leaves-trail-of-death-despair-anger

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/india/india-cockroach-protests-what-next-intl-hnk

https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/cockroach-janta-party-gen-z-politics/article71065447.ece

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/indias-youth-protests-puncture-modis-063558309.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g43l251vyo

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68282270

Robert and Mia discuss the recent Cockroach Janta Party protests against crises in India's education system and how they threaten India's ruling fascist government.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-human-toll-of-neet-11-reported-suicides-after-paper-leak-forced-retest-101781771406022.html">https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-human-toll-of-neet-11-reported-suicides-after-paper-leak-forced-retest-101781771406022.html</a>
<a href="https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/web/readings/aoc_print_2004.pdf">https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/web/readings/aoc_print_2004.pdf</a>
<a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/surya-kant-parasite-remark-unemployment/article71041381.ece">https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/surya-kant-parasite-remark-unemployment/article71041381.ece</a>
<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-do-indias-gen-z-protests-mean-for-modi">https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-do-indias-gen-z-protests-mean-for-modi</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3l9gp7go">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3l9gp7go</a>
<a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260806-india-youth-protests-highlight-mistrust-in-lapdog-media">https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260806-india-youth-protests-highlight-mistrust-in-lapdog-media</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/come-back-my-son-indian-exam-leak-leaves-trail-of-death-despair-anger">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/come-back-my-son-indian-exam-leak-leaves-trail-of-death-despair-anger</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/india/india-cockroach-protests-what-next-intl-hnk">https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/india/india-cockroach-protests-what-next-intl-hnk</a>
<a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/cockroach-janta-party-gen-z-politics/article71065447.ece">https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/cockroach-janta-party-gen-z-politics/article71065447.ece</a>
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/indias-youth-protests-puncture-modis-063558309.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/indias-youth-protests-puncture-modis-063558309.html</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g43l251vyo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g43l251vyo</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68282270">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68282270</a>

The Gen Z Protests that Shook India's Fascist Government

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/ab6de59c-48c8-4b53-b053-b49f015c7797/transcript

Prince Shakur returns to finish reading Margaret a story about revolution, repression, and survival for Black August

Prince Shakur returns to finish reading Margaret a story about revolution, repression, and survival for Black August

CZM Book Club: What We Want, What We Believe, by Alex Smith, Part Two

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/03697ffb-87c7-4c0a-87fa-b4a1002d37eb/transcript

GlobeCon: Can Technocratic Neoliberalism Save Us? Um no wtf?

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