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The left is struggling, rightwing populists are on the march, and democracy is under threat. This is a story about a global political revolution that I don't think either the left or right has truly reckoned with. And it’s the story you can read here. globalreports.columbia.edu/b…
Thanks to @HartmanAndrew for understanding what I was trying to do with Left Adrift and Realigners better than I did while I was writing them muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/9…
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In the latest issue of Reviews in American History I have a long essay reviewing two excellent books by @Tim_Shenk: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/9…
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Happy 4th, or—as I like to call it—historian's marketing day! Was the 4th the end of empire, the start, both? Check out the book @samuelmoyn called “an epic and masterful survey” and @Tim_Shenk labeled “sweeping and incisive”. Review and exam copies available! @BloomsburyHist.
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Just finished the excellent Left Adrift by @Tim_Shenk and was perusing the people’s reviews. This one accidentally sums up the negative sentiments: “It’s true, I just don’t like it.”
Great reason to read the book. Highly recommend for anyone interested in left of center politics.
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WHEN COMPANIES RUN THE COURTS is out today. It tells how the Supreme Court created a shadow justice system where companies pay judges, and where people almost always lose.
You are a part of this system. Get the book and find out how to escape: shorturl.at/D0KZ0
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I'm heartbroken by the Post's decision to eliminate its books coverage. The actual fact of my job aside, the existence of a standalone books section felt like a real celebration of a culture of literacy, dialogue, and even debate. It was a place to discover and celebrate.
I'm part of @BostonReview's symposium of everyone on what Democrats should do next. My case: if you want to save democracy, try believing in it. bostonreview.net/forum/how-n…
Check out the the oh-so-many other responses here. bostonreview.net/forum/how-n…
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really incisive point by timothy shenk here. if you really don't think voters have policy preferences and vote accordingly, it's hard to actually justify democracy
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Le livre s’intitule "Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics". Il est paru en 2024. Son auteur, Timothy Shenk @Tim_Shenk , est un historien et essayiste américain, aujourd’hui rédacteur en chef de la revue Dissent – l’une des grandes revues intellectuelles de la gauche américaine.
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Always grateful to The Nation for letting me doing an interview series. Here’s the interviews I did for 2025:
1. Peter Gordon: thenation.com/article/cultur…
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For those surprised by the Carville op-ed, will take the opportunity to plug "Left Adrift," by @Tim_Shenk, and its account of the economic populism of Clinton '92.
A lot of naive surprise that “even” the centrists are saying this. It’s hard to track factional D fights because every wing will inevitably run on “They cut your healthcare and taxed your food to give handouts to billionaires.” It’s a layup. People pretending they have a monopoly on this message are selling something. nytimes.com/2025/11/24/opini…
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Excited to share some advance reviews for The United States and the Ends of Empire from @BloomsburyAcad . Huge thanks to @samuelmoyn and @Tim_Shenk for their generous comments. Check them out below or via the link!
bloomsbury.com/us/united-sta…
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Latest @EquisResearch poll & memo— on the state of play after ‘25 elections— are out today, as featured by @daveweigel
The always great @ngperkins on the forgotten history of Schenectady socialism and its lessons for Mamdani, with an extended cameo from a young/brilliant/radical Walter Lippmann jacobin.com/2025/11/lunn-soc…
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Bonus - What Happened to Liberal Politics? w/ @Tim_Shenk
Historian Tim Shenk is on the program to help us make sense of what happened to liberalism in the past century, and how we got to the place we are now.
Link below 🔽
Excellent, on-the-ground look at the challenges facing Democrats in rural America from Nick Perkins, one of Jon Tester's former interns (and one of my very best students) thenation.com/article/politi…
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This piece makes a smart argument, no?
Free link here: nytimes.com/2025/09/29/opini…
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YES.
Dan @osbornforne running for the U.S. Senate in my home-state (Nebraska) and @ZohranKMamdani running for mayor of my city ( ew York) are both the sort of Democrats we need now. Honest likable outsiders focused on populist economics. Gift link below.
