Dead Pundits Society

Ben Burgis, author of Give Them An Argument (Zero Books, 2018), joins us to dissect the emerging liberal-progressive media consensus that the Sanders-Warren debate can be best characterized by "distinctions without differences." How did this Warren campaign talking point become the media status quo, how do we assess Warren's recent rise in the polls, and how should democratic socialists debate with liberals and progressives? Tune in to find out. Articles mentioned: -Eric Levitz, "The Bernie vs. Warren Debate We Need," http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/09/the-bernie-vs-warren-debate-we-need.html -D.D. Guttenplan, "We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet," https://www.thenation.com/article/sanders-warren-wfp/ *** Support DPS by becoming a patron and receive weekly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** ----------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety iTunes: http://www.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id12120812