Weak State: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed America’s Dysfunctional Democracy

As Donald Trump promises the pandemic will “disappear,” the U.S. simultaneously grapples with a public health disaster, economic collapse, and a social crisis. This week on Intercepted: The Intercept’s Murtaza Hussain is joined by military ex…

As Donald Trump promises the pandemic will “disappear,” the U.S. simultaneously grapples with a public health disaster, economic collapse, and a social crisis. This week on Intercepted: The Intercept’s Murtaza Hussain is joined by military expert and anthropologist David Kilcullen. He discusses the global national security implications unleashed by the coronavirus and the decline in U.S. dominance and the liberal international system. Kilcullen also examines the catastrophic consequences that could come from rising tensions within the country and between the U.S. and China. Hussain is also joined by Indian writer Pankaj Mishra, author of many books, including,“From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia.” Mishra lays out how the rise of free market ideology in the U.S. and Britain has undermined democracy and diminished social protections for ordinary people. He dismisses the idea of a Joe Biden administration as any departure from the status quo and describes how hope lies in the power of nonviolent social movements.

 

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.


Print Share Comment Cite Upload Translate
APA
The Intercept | Peace (2024-03-28T17:01:24+00:00) » Weak State: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed America’s Dysfunctional Democracy. Retrieved from https://www.pea.cx/2020/07/22/weak-state-how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-exposed-americas-dysfunctional-democracy/.
MLA
" » Weak State: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed America’s Dysfunctional Democracy." The Intercept | Peace - Wednesday July 22, 2020, https://www.pea.cx/2020/07/22/weak-state-how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-exposed-americas-dysfunctional-democracy/
HARVARD
The Intercept | Peace Wednesday July 22, 2020 » Weak State: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed America’s Dysfunctional Democracy., viewed 2024-03-28T17:01:24+00:00,<https://www.pea.cx/2020/07/22/weak-state-how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-exposed-americas-dysfunctional-democracy/>
VANCOUVER
The Intercept | Peace - » Weak State: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed America’s Dysfunctional Democracy. [Internet]. [Accessed 2024-03-28T17:01:24+00:00]. Available from: https://www.pea.cx/2020/07/22/weak-state-how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-exposed-americas-dysfunctional-democracy/
CHICAGO
" » Weak State: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed America’s Dysfunctional Democracy." The Intercept | Peace - Accessed 2024-03-28T17:01:24+00:00. https://www.pea.cx/2020/07/22/weak-state-how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-exposed-americas-dysfunctional-democracy/
IEEE
" » Weak State: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed America’s Dysfunctional Democracy." The Intercept | Peace [Online]. Available: https://www.pea.cx/2020/07/22/weak-state-how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-exposed-americas-dysfunctional-democracy/. [Accessed: 2024-03-28T17:01:24+00:00]
rf:citation
» Weak State: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed America’s Dysfunctional Democracy | The Intercept | Peace | https://www.pea.cx/2020/07/22/weak-state-how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-exposed-americas-dysfunctional-democracy/ | 2024-03-28T17:01:24+00:00
https://github.com/addpipe/simple-recorderjs-demo