Sarah Larson joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the Tesla Takedown movement, protesting Elon Musk and Donald Trump, along with the political efficacy of targeting an electric-car company and why some protesters are borrowing tactics from the AIDS activist group ACT UP.
This week’s reading:
- “Fighting Elon Musk, One Tesla Dealership at a Time,” by Sarah Larson
- “The Fired Student-Debt Relievers,” by E. Tammy Kim
- “What Marine Le Pen’s Conviction Means for French Democracy,” by Isaac Chotiner
- “How Donald Trump Throttled Big Law,” by Ruth Marcus
- “Why Benjamin Netanyahu Is Going Back to War,” by Bernard Avishai
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