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Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure
Manage episode 508634164 series 248
The Washington Roundtable discusses how, in the wake of the reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, public resistance has a chance to turn the tide against autocratic impulses in today’s politics. They are joined by Hardy Merriman, an expert on the history and practice of civil resistance, to discuss what kinds of coördinated actions—protests, boycotts, “buycotts,” strikes, and other nonviolent approaches—are most effective in a fight against democratic backsliding. “Acts of non-coöperation are very powerful,” Merriman, the former president of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, says. “Non-coöperation is very much about numbers. You don’t necessarily need people doing things that are high risk. You just need large numbers of people doing them.”
This week’s reading:
- “Donald Trump Keeps Finding New Ways to Shock the World,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “Is Trump’s Attack on the Media Following Putin’s Playbook?,” by Joshua Yaffa
- “Where Should the Democrats Go from Here?,” by Jon Allsop
- “Donald Trump’s Firing of a Federal Prosecutor Crosses the Reddest of Lines,” by Ruth Marcus
- “Seeing Enemies Everywhere,” by Jonathan Blitzer
- “Can Progressive Mayors Redeem the Democratic Party?,” by Bill McKibben
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
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1125 episodes
Manage episode 508634164 series 248
The Washington Roundtable discusses how, in the wake of the reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, public resistance has a chance to turn the tide against autocratic impulses in today’s politics. They are joined by Hardy Merriman, an expert on the history and practice of civil resistance, to discuss what kinds of coördinated actions—protests, boycotts, “buycotts,” strikes, and other nonviolent approaches—are most effective in a fight against democratic backsliding. “Acts of non-coöperation are very powerful,” Merriman, the former president of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, says. “Non-coöperation is very much about numbers. You don’t necessarily need people doing things that are high risk. You just need large numbers of people doing them.”
This week’s reading:
- “Donald Trump Keeps Finding New Ways to Shock the World,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “Is Trump’s Attack on the Media Following Putin’s Playbook?,” by Joshua Yaffa
- “Where Should the Democrats Go from Here?,” by Jon Allsop
- “Donald Trump’s Firing of a Federal Prosecutor Crosses the Reddest of Lines,” by Ruth Marcus
- “Seeing Enemies Everywhere,” by Jonathan Blitzer
- “Can Progressive Mayors Redeem the Democratic Party?,” by Bill McKibben
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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