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We’ve got People: From Jesse Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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English - December 26, 2019 10:00 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 232 ratings
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A conversation with political analyst Ryan Grim on how big money took over the Democratic party and the struggle against it. The last thirty years has seen the building  of a movement, which first exploded into public view with the largely forgotten presidential run of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a campaign that came dangerously close to winning.  This movement is th e one that propelled Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez into office.
Guest: Ryan Grim is The Intercept’s D.C. Bureau Chief. He is a contributor to the Young Turks Network and author of the book This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America. His latest book is We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a Movement.
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