Woke croaks: “peak woke” has passed

<p>Over the past decade <a href="economist.com/leaders/2024/09/19/after-peak-wo…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a form of wokeness</a> arose on the illiberal left, characterised by extreme pessimism about America and its capacity to make progress. <a href="economist.com/briefing/2024/09/19/america-is-b…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Analysis by <em>The Economist</em></a><em> </em>of how influential these ideas are today finds that wokeness peaked in 2021-22 and has since receded. Why is America becoming less “woke”? </p><br><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by <em>The Economist</em>’s Ainslie Johnstone and Sacha Nauta, and Professor Musa al-Gharbi of Stony Brook University.</p><br><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href="economist.com/podcasts"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><br><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="subscribenow.economist.com/podcast-vt-3?utm_ca…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="subscribenow.economist.com/podcast-vt-3?utm_ca…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="fcxpre.economist.com/s/article/How-can-I-liste…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video </em></a><em>explaining how to link your account.</em></p>

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