Sounding the Alarm

At a time when democratic institutions and norms are under siege, authoritarianism and white nationalism are on the rise, the COVID-19 pandemic is killing hundreds of thousands of Americans, and climate change is ravaging our planet, Dr. Robert Jay Lifton sounds the alarm about the dire stakes of the 2020 election. Dr. Lifton is a National Book Award–winning psychiatrist, historian, and public intellectual whose latest book is, Losing Reality: On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindset of Political and Religious Zealotry.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More from Mind of State

  1. 45:51It's a WrapMar 10, 2021
  2. 38:31Our Collective TraumaFeb 17, 2021
  3. 40:51Cultural Complexes and the Soul of America REVISITEDFeb 10, 2021
  4. 45:06Living UnarmedFeb 03, 2021
  5. 35:19Restoring Faith In Democracy REVISITEDJan 27, 2021
  6. 41:10When Myth Becomes HistoryJan 20, 2021
  7. 48:45The Politics of Care REVISITEDJan 13, 2021
  8. 44:04Perfect Storm: Climate, Race and COVIDJan 06, 2021
  9. 38:11America's Economic Myth REVISITEDDec 30, 2020
  10. 46:25Conspiracy Without TheoryDec 23, 2020