SOLVED! FROM THE ARCHIVES - "Collaborators, Internal Exiles, and Dissidents" (Original Air Date: 01-26-25)

SOLVED! FROM THE ARCHIVES - "Collaborators, Internal Exiles, and Dissidents" (Original Air Date: 01-26-25)

Author: Best of the Left: Perspectives on Politics, Culture, and Economics March 10, 2026 Duration: 1:04:24

Re-Air Date: 01–26-25

Unless you were a member in January of 2025, this episode of SOLVED! will be brand new to you! If you were a member back then, THANK YOU and this one is worth a re-listen. We're working on slowly increasing our production again, but, for now, enjoy this episode from our archives (and before YouTube) where Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

00:00:00 - Ch. 1 - The mindset of collaborators

00:07:55 - Ch. 2 - Why many people turn inward and drop out - at their own risk - under authoritarianism

00:32:14 - Ch. 3 - The nature of true dissidents and what we can learn from them

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"People, Power, Change" by Marshall Ganz

History Will Judge the Complicit - The Atlantic

The Desire to Turn Inward Is a Delusion /// Don't Let Donald Trump Drive You Into Internal Exile - The New York Times

How to Keep Your Moral Compass /// A Mindset for the Trump Era - The Atlantic

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