Telling the whole truth in a post-truth environment
I think the ultimate success of the reaction to Trump is dependent on the Left positing a new, viable economic alternative. Neoliberal Capitalism has failed to create the circumstances necessary for large swathes of the population to survive, and any attempt to return to it is just going to create the same crisis of democratic institutions we have now. Marginally cheaper consumer goods, easy access to opiates, and temp work as an app-directed member of a servant class can&#x27;t replace being able to afford a place to live, healthcare, or to take care of your children.<p>Right now, I don&#x27;t see anything like a new vision of the future coming out of the Left, just (in my view)a justified horror at the direction the country is heading. I&#x27;ve been trying to think about what something better might look like, and I hope people more versed in these subjects than I are doing so as well.