Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast from Against the Grain.
How should we understand the relationship between capitalists, big and small, and the Republican and Democratic parties — especially in the wake of Trump’s return to power? Sasha Lilley speaks with Stephen Maher about the sectors of capital that support and oppose Trump. He traces the rise of the MAGA Right to forces set in motion by the global economic crisis. And he discusses under what circumstances big business, much of which currently is wary of Trump, might throw its support behind authoritarian rule. Maher and Scott Aquanno co-authored The Fall and Rise of American Finance: From J.P. Morgan to Blackrock Verso, 2024.
Against the Grain is a weekly radio show hosted and produced by Sasha Lilley and C.S Soong on KPFA Pacifica Radio in Berkley, California. It’s a program of ideas, in-depth analysis, and commentary on political, economic, social, and cultural issues important to radical thinking and activism.
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