Mar 25 2025 47 mins 5
Twelve months ago, Democracy Journal announced we were entering the "Middle-Out Moment." A year later—after a brutal election and rising uncertainty—the question isn’t whether neoliberalism is over, but what comes next. In a new symposium titled “It’s Still the Post-Neoliberal Moment,” Democracy brings together leading voices to answer that question. In this episode, we hear directly from some of the smartest contemporary thinkers on how to dismantle corporate power, rebuild trust in government, center care as a public good, and make policy that actually reaches the people it's meant to serve. The stakes couldn’t be higher—and the decisions we make in this moment could mean the difference between widespread prosperity or a negative feedback loop that will be felt for generations to come.
Guests include: Nidhi Hegde, Charles Davidson, Shilpa Phadke & Shayna Strom, Harry Holzer, Mary Beth Maxwell, Bilal Baydoun, and Melissa Morales.
Further reading:
The Middle-Out Moment Is Still Here - Nick Hanauer
Anti-Monopoly Is the Path Forward - Nidhi Hegde
Financial Secrecy Is a Middle-Out Issue - Charles Davidson
Do Not Abandon the Care Agenda - Shilpa Phadke & Shayna Strom
Taking the Spending-Inflation Problem Seriously - Harry Holzer
Time for People-Centered Policy - Mary Beth Maxwell
Good Political Stories Need Heroes—and Villains - Bilal Baydoun
On the Need to Go Bigger - Melissa Morales
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