Nina Turner is a former Ohio State Senator, national co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, and one of the most forceful advocates for working-class politics in the United States. She’s a longtime champion of economic justice and a leading voice in movements for peace and social uplift, including the new Up in Arms campaign challenging the power of the military-industrial complex. Turner joined Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss why the Democratic Party keeps failing to meet the needs of ordinary people, why insurgent primary challenges are essential to democracy, and how redirecting our vast military spending could transform the lives of millions. 🔥 Nina's Twitter: https://x.com/ninaturner 🔥 Nina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninaturnerohio/ 🔥 Up In Arms Campaign: https://upinarms.life/ 0:00–11:33 The Democratic Party's Failures 11:33–14:57 How Harris Squandered Her Campaign 14:57–21:33 Should the Left Primary Hakeem Jeffries? 21:33–28:49 Mamdani’s Affordability Blueprint 28:49–39:33 The Up in Arms Campaign 🦩SUBSCRIBE TO CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/CurrentAffairs 🦩THE MYTH OF AMERICAN IDEALISM: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/
