"Gen-Z, Politics, and Social Media in America" full program. 56min

Kurt Andersen, the bestselling author of "Fantasyland" and "Evil Geniuses," will expose how America has been led astray by falsehoods and economic inequality. He’ll break down the critical moments that got us here and discuss how we can forge a path forward.
Says Andersen: “It’s a incredibly smart, tough black woman, prosecutor versus felon. It's a WWE match. It's a show. And for those of us who are in the media world, you know, we were staring down our jobs being essentially dreary there is a certain amount of glee on all sides. It’s euphoric.”
Kanika Mehra, a summa cum laude graduate in Political Science and Government from the University of Maryland, combines her academic passion with real-world experience from her time at Oxford and internships in journalism and politics. With a background at the Bipartisan Policy Center, The Rachel Maddow Show, Meet the Press, and The Tonight Show , Mehra is a passionate advocate for reimagining our media landscape.
“I think there really is such a voracious appetite for our country to focus on the systemic failures of this country and the failures that this generation is feeling so heavily,” says Mehra. “I don't think rhetoric is enough for this generation. And I think it is hard for politicians to curry good favor in this generation because they are not super forgiving and I don't think they should be.”