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The Cross Section

The Cross Section

Written by: Paul Waldman
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 Slicing politics open to peer inside its disturbing innards and determine how it all works2026 Paul Waldman Political Science Politics & Government
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  • How did Silicon Valley break bad?

    How did Silicon Valley break bad?
    Mar 4 2025

    I talk with Henry Farrell, one of the most trenchant observers of the ground where politics, technology and commerce meet, to explore the intellectual and personal roots of Silicon Valley's right-wing turn.

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    37 mins
  • Someone is wrong on the internet, and it's you

    Someone is wrong on the internet, and it's you
    Feb 2 2024

    Why are we so attracted to misinformation, oversimplified narratives, and questionable ideas that reinforce our beliefs? When we venture into the online world, what are we communicating about ourselves? Ayelet and Paul discuss these questions with University of Delaware professor Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, author of Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation.
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    43 mins
  • You can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union

    You can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union
    Oct 5 2024

    We interview labor reporter Hamilton Nolan, author of The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor about the recent rise in union organizing, the trouble with the big unions, and the bizarre fact that Donald Trump enjoys strong support among union members.
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    42 mins
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