LIVE! Ibram X. Kendi on Democracy and the Politics of Fear

IN THIS EPISODE:

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi joins Steve for a live conversation at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival in Seattle about the growing threat of authoritarianism in the United States and around the world.

Drawing from his new book, Chain of Ideas, Kendi explains how fear, division, and "Great Replacement" narratives are being used to undermine democracy and consolidate power. Together, he and Steve explore the connections between racism, political power, demographic change, and the fight for a multiracial democracy.

They discuss why expanding democracy—not retreating from it—is the path forward and what it will take to build the broad coalition needed to meet this moment.

REFERENCES:

Ibram X. Kendi - ibramxkendi.com // @ibramxk

Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age - Penguin Random House