Explain It to Me

Immigration, democracy, and the rise of the Western far right


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This special episode of The Weeds was taped live at TruCon 2022! Join Dara Lind, Zack Beauchamp, and Jen Kirby for a live panel discussion about the state of global democracy. They discuss the complicated relationship among migration, the threat of the populist far right, and what this means for global democracy. 


References:

Zack’s latest piece on “replacement theory”


He also wrote about Democrats and immigration policies in 2019


And more from Zack about Hungary, Tucker Carlson, and the election in the Philippines 


Jen wrote about the French presidential runoff elections in April 


She also recommends this piece about far-right politics in Germany


The first installment of the multi-part series from NYT about Tucker Carlson and Fox News


White paper: Waking Up the Golden Dawn: Does Exposure to the Refugee Crisis Increase Support for Extreme-Right Parties? 


White paper: Refugee Migration and Electoral Outcomes 


Hosts:

Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox

Dara Lind (@dlind), Weeds co-host, Vox

Jen Kirby (@j_kirby1), foreign and national security reporter, Vox



Credits:

Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer

Libby Nelson, editorial adviser

Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts


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