Politics Possible
@polpossible
A podcast from @EvanFeigenbaum, a former American diplomat, and @alenapopova, a Russian oppositionist, to rekindle shattered faith in the power of politics.
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http://politicspossible.com 28-06-2024 20:16:19
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You're an oppositionist in a dictatorship but just got banned from running for office. What do you do next? Episode 3 just dropped! Hear David Smolansky talk to us about what María Corina Machado did - and how she has energized a Venezuelan movement for change: politicspossible.com/can-authoritar…
Dictatorships harness the tech tools incubated in democracies to suppress democracy and silence opposition voices. In episode 3 of the Politics Possible podcast, David Smolansky and MuSochua tell us how authoritarian regimes do this in Venezuela and Cambodia: politicspossible.com/can-authoritar…
As #Venezuela votes this Sunday, listen to this fabulous episode of the Politics Possible podcast! Oppositionist David Smolansky tells me and Alena Popova how María Corina Machado and Edmundo González have challenged #Maduro - and how to beat a dictator at the ballot box: politicspossible.com/can-authoritar…
As #Venezuela votes this Sunday, listen to this fabulous episode of the Politics Possible podcast. Oppositionist David Smolansky tells me and Alena Popova how @MariaCorinaYAand Edmundo González have challenged #Maduro and why politics matters in Venezuela’s dictatorship: politicspossible.com/can-authoritar…
As #Venezuela votes this Sunday, listen to this fabulous episode of the Politics Possible podcast! Oppositionist David Smolansky tells Evan A. Feigenbaum and Alena Popova how María Corina Machado and Edmundo González have challenged #Maduro and rallied against dictatorship: politicspossible.com/can-authoritar…
Venezuelans are taking to the streets tonight to protect their votes. For context and a sharp perspective on why the opposition may finally have Maduro on the ropes this time, listen to Alena and Evan’s discussion with oppositionist David Smolansky! They talk strategy and the future.
For more context on what the opposition has achieved in Venezuela - and how Maduro has responded and might respond, listen to this episode of Politics Possible with oppositionist and former mayor David Smolansky in conversation with me and my co-host Alena Popova. He covers much ground.
Taiwan's pumashen and jason Hsu come from two competing parties but both have ideas about how to fight disinformation. In this dynamic episode of the Politics Possible podcast, Alena Popova and I talk to them about fake news, generative AI, and fighting back. politicspossible.com/how-taiwans-yo…
Thailand has frequently banned Thai opposition parties yet they reconstitute and win again. Pita Limjaroenrat led MFP Thailand to a shock victory, defying many expectations, but then was kept from power. On the Politics Possible podcast, he digs into how he did it: politicspossible.com/how-pita-limja…
One thing that distinguished MFP Thailand, which won 2023 parliamentary elections but was blocked from power, was strategic selection of candidates. In this episode of the Politics Possible podcast, Pita Limjaroenrat digs into how the party selected its candidates: politicspossible.com/how-pita-limja…
#Thailand's Constitutional Court could ban MFP Thailand and its dynamic former leader Pita Limjaroenrat as soon as next week. If this travesty blows your mind, you won't want to miss this discussion with Pita on the Politics Possible podcast with me and Alena Popova: politicspossible.com/how-pita-limja…
#Thailand's Constitutional Court could ban MFP Thailand, which won 2023 parliamentary elections, and its dynamic former leader Pita Limjaroenrat as soon as next week. If this shocks you, you won't want to miss our discussion with Pita of politics and purpose: politicspossible.com/how-pita-limja…
1: Dictatorships have weaponized passports against dissidents who dare to speak out against them. In an essay in Foreign Policy, I argue with Alena Popova, my co-host on the podcast Politics Possible, that biometrics can restore mobility and protect activists. foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/07/pas…
Our cohosts Alena Popova and Evan A. Feigenbaum write in Foreign Policy on how biometrics can help fight back against dictatorships’ abuse of the sovereign power of the passport to silence dissent.