As inequality grows and our government becomes less responsive to public opinion, paranoid beliefs shred our already fragile social fabric. What magnetic force compels people down these dark rabbit holes?
How can the left develop an analysis of power when so many decisions are made out of public view, in groups with no formal oversight or even official status?
And what actually is the deep state, anyways?
Join us in a discussion of conspiracies true and false, and everything in between. We'll be discussing a pair of short excerpts from The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.