Anna Henderson's Canberra, Bhaskar Sunkara on the Left in America, plus why ancient Roman gossip mattered
5/25/202655 min
Anna Henderson looks at how likely it is that independents like the Teals could form a new centrist party. Does the success of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani herald a new era of popular Leftist politics in America? US socialist Bhaskar Sunkara surveys the future. And far from being worthless trivia, the gossip of Ancient Romans revealed a lot about the society and politics of the time.
Guests:
Anna Henderson, chief political correspondent, SBS World NewsBhaskar Sunkara, founding editor of Jacobin magazineCaillan Davenport, Professor of Classics and head of the Centre for Classical Studies at ANU
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David Marr· Host0:36
[classical music] Welcome to Late Night Live, coming to you from Gadigal Land in Sydney. I'm David Marr. The left in the United States, the far, far left, has taken heart from the victory of Zohran Mamdani. That man's a fully paid up socialist, but the people of New York have made him mayor. The Mamdani strategy is being studied closely by politicians not content just to see Trump humiliated at the midterms. The left reckons Mamdani has found a path to great change in America. That later. Because