About this episode
Geoff Simpson discusses the Justice Democrats' 2026 slate of candidates and the implications of AIPAC and Big Tech money in politics.
Featuring Geoff Simpson on Justice Democrats’ massive 2026 slate of insurgent House candidates taking on AIPAC/Big Tech money. Also: the history of post-Bernie 2016 primary challenges, the Israel lobby’s legitimacy crisis, radicalizing liberals, and the role of electoral politics in the larger left project. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Dig party in London with Equator magazine on March 13. Info and RSVP here eventbrite.com/e/the-dig-x-equator-party-tickets-1982694479561? Subscribe to Heat the Ground Up from Haymarket Originals tinyurl.com/heatthegroundup Find Leave if You Can: Migration and Violence in Bordered Worlds at UCPress.edu
People in this episode
Host: Daniel Denvir
Guest: Geoff Simpson
Topics covered
- 2026 House candidates
- AIPAC
- Big Tech money
- post-Bernie primary challenges
- Israel lobby
- electoral politics
- radicalizing liberals
Keywords
- Justice Democrats
- AIPAC
- Big Tech
- primary challenges
- Israel lobby
- electoral politics
- radicalizing liberals
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Justice Democrats, AIPAC, Big Tech, Equator magazine, Haymarket Originals
Books & works: Leave if You Can: Migration and Violence in Bordered Worlds
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