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About Lambert Strether
Readers, I have had a correspondent characterize my views as realistic cynical. Let me briefly explain them. I believe in universal programs that provide concrete material benefits, especially to the working class. Medicare for All is the prime example, but tuition-free college and a Post Office Bank also fall under this heading. So do a Jobs Guarantee and a Debt Jubilee. Clearly, neither liberal Democrats nor conservative Republicans can deliver on such programs, because the two are different flavors of neoliberalism (“Because markets”). I don’t much care about the “ism” that delivers the benefits, although whichever one does have to put common humanity first, as opposed to markets. Could be a second FDR saving capitalism, democratic socialism leashing and collaring it, or communism razing it. I don’t much care, as long as the benefits are delivered
‘Cong needs hunger. The hunger to win’
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Dec 27, 2020, 06:00 IST
Sanjay Jha
Talking about his new book, The Great Unravelling, Sanjay Jha lays down the roadmap for the party. Edited excerpts:
It is largely believed that
Rahul Gandhi’s 2014 interview proved to be the proverbial last straw. What went wrong for the Congress in 2019?
(In 2014) It was a tactical blunder. it was astounding that of all the TV anchors the Congress think-tank chose someone who was certainly not a Gandhi family aficionado. Honestly, it was bizarre, political hara-kiri of sorts. (and) Rahul compounded the mistake by being dilettantish. Trust me until that fateful day, there was intense curiosity to know the mind of RG. He had just delivered an outstanding speech at the