On Trump's Second Term
Donald Trump has been sworn in as America's 47th president. We sat down with Verso authors and others on the left to discuss what can be expected from his second term.
Following the 2024 U.S. Election, we sat down with our authors to discuss Trump's win, what it says about the United States and the far-right movement, and what we can expect from Trump in his second term. Watch the trailer below:
Every day this week we'll release another video in the series (watch them all below or on our YouTube channel here). These videos feature Arun Kundnani, Naomi Braine, Noah Kulwin, Natasha Lennard in conversation with Alberto Toscano, and Adam Tooze.
While it's hard to say exactly what the next four years will look like, we do know that they will be years of organized struggle and rebellion. Watch the On Trump's Second Term video series and be sure to check out the reading list at the bottom of this page for a selection of titles that will help us prepare for and understand the next four years.
Arun Kundnani
Arun Kundnani, author of What is Antiracism? And Why It Means Anticapitalism and The Muslims Are Coming!, describes the failures of the Democratic Party and suggests that the rise of the far-right could be viewed as the War on Terror returning home.
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Naomi Braine
Naomi Braine, author of Abortion Beyond The Law, offers a preview of what the struggle against Trump's administration may look like and outlines the many ways in which activists are able to provide mutual aid to those victimized by the far right.
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Noah Kulwin
Noah Kulwin, co-host of Blowback and From the River to the Sea contributor, joins us to discuss Biden's legacy and talks about the future of American foreign policy under Trump.
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Natasha Lennard and Alberto Toscano
Natasha Lennard, author of Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life, joins Alberto Toscano, author of Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis, to discuss the 2024 election and the failure of the Democratic Party to provide a legitimate opposition to the threat of fascism that they were so eager to call out.
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Adam Tooze
Historian Adam Tooze joined us following Trump's win to discuss the policies and promises that proved most relevant in the 2024 election and assesses the state of U.S. hegemony.
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