"The Turn" Session 2: Losing and finding the way: The United States and Brazil

In this second session of "The Turn," Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Roberto Mangabeira Unger will explore the rise of populism and the shift towards progressivism in the contexts of the United States and Brazil.

“The Turn: From Reactionary Populism To A Progressive Alternative" is a three-lecture course in which Professor Sachs and Roberto Unger discuss the systemic and structural changes necessary to create a progressive future, with a focus on Brazil and the US. Both countries suffer from political polarization, populism, social conflict, and economic inequality among the highest in the world. Professors Sachs and Unger analyze and debate how the two countries reached their current state of crisis, and how each nation can forge a progressive alternative to overcome the current impasse.