With 2019 in the books, there is much to reflect on, both domestically and internationally, including the troubling global uptick in right wing nationalism.
Specifically, right-wing dictators took hold of their constituencies, consolidated power, and boosted one another across borders.
But equally inspiring were the people-powered movements that shut down cities, demanded change, and in some cases, altered the course of their nations – movements like those in Hong Kong, Sudan, Lebanon, and more.
Joining Rising Up With Sonali to discuss this is John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, who recently authored The Battle for Another World, a new report on the rise of the global right, and the progressive response.