Woke croaks: “peak woke” has passed

Over the past decade a form of wokeness arose on the illiberal left, characterised by extreme pessimism about America and its capacity to make progress. Analysis by The Economist of how influential these ideas are today finds that wokeness peaked in 2021-22 and has since receded. Why is America becoming less “woke”? John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by The Economist ’s Ainslie Johnstone and Sacha Nauta, and Professor Musa al-Gharbi of Stony Brook University. Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—

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Woke croaks: “peak woke” has passed is an episode from Checks and Balance from The Economist by The Economist.

This episode is 50:31 long.

This episode was published on Sep 27, 2024.

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