If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade ft Vincent Bevins

Ten Thousand Posts

Hussein and Phoebe talk to the journalist Vincent Bevins, whose most recent book, 'If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution' looks back on the protest movements that defined the 2010s, and asks why their successes were limited, and in some case, counter-reactive to their initial objectives. Vincent talks us through some of the major protests that defined the decade, and the influence of platform-based social media had on their organisational structures. We also talk about what the future of protesting may hold in a more hostile tech environment, and whether the internet as an organisational tool is more beneficial to right-wing activists, than those on the left.
You can find Vincent's books here!
https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/vincent-bevins/if-we-burn/9781541788985/
https://housmans.com/product/if-we-burn-the-mass-protest-decade-and-the-missing-revolution-as-good-as-journalism-gets/

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).