Progressives love talking about power. But what happens when we actually have it?
I sat down with Daniel Biss—former Illinois State Senator, math professor, and current mayor of Evanston, Illinois—for a brutally honest conversation about what it really means to govern as a progressive, and why the left keeps losing the plot when it comes to working-class voters.
We talked about:
• Why running a city is harder—and lonelier—than running for office
• How online discourse can distort real political strategy
• The limits of protest politics—and why governing isn’t about being pure, it’s about being effective
• Why we’re still failing to connect with working-class voters, especially men
• What progressives can learn from local government—if we’re willing to listen
Daniel doesn’t do soundbites. This is a thoughtful, grounded, no-BS conversation about what it means to hold real power—and why that’s often where the left falls short.
Share this post