Watch Live: ‘The Stakes’ with Robert Kuttner

“A progressive appeal and a progressive candidate are needed, both to beat Trump and to reclaim America.” 

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The Economic Policy Institute is pleased to welcome Robert Kuttner, co-editor of The American Prospect and one of EPI’s founders, to present his new book The Stakes: 2020 and the Survival of American Democracy.

In the book, Kuttner makes the case that Democrats should not only fight to beat Donald Trump but also run on a progressive pocketbook agenda in the 2020 presidential campaign—because that's the only way to bridge divisions of race and identity, and reclaim the economic narrative from Republicans and Wall Street Democrats bent on deregulating the economy, rigging rules for the wealthy, and decimating already weak protections for workers and consumers.

“A progressive appeal and a progressive candidate are needed, both to beat Trump and to reclaim America,” argues Kuttner. “More corporate centrism won't accomplish either.”

EPI President Thea Lee will introduce Kuttner and moderate the discussion that follows, which will include time for questions from the audience.

I’m writing to you today with a sense of urgency that I haven’t felt since I began my journalism career. As executive editor of The American Prospect, I’ve witnessed firsthand how independent journalism serves as a crucial bulwark against the erosion of our democratic institutions. Today, that role is more vital than ever. Can you step up today and show your support?

The winds of authoritarianism are blowing stronger. We’re seeing alarming signs of a coordinated effort to silence critical voices and undermine the very foundations that support progressive causes. As Bob Kuttner presciently wrote in our August 2024 issue, a weaponized IRS could attack the very foundations of the progressive movement. We need readers to step up and help us dig in for the long haul.

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–David Dayen, Executive Editor