Checks and Balance: Left Bern - a podcast by The Economist

Might America choose a socialist president? Ahead in the polls for theNew Hampshire primary, Bernie Sanders’ grip on the left of theDemocratic Partyis strengthening. The Senator from Vermont is the American left’s best chance in decades to defy political gravity. John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, looks at the history of socialism in America and James Astill, Lexington columnist, assesses Senator Sanders’ chances. Checks and Balance regulars Charlotte Howard and Jon Fasman also consider how Sanders might fare against President Trump and the similarities between the two.

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