Benjamin Clark
@benjamin-clark.bsky.social
Head of Digital Audience @prospectmagazine.co.uk
Columnist, @crikey.com.au
Columnist, @crikey.com.au
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In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social dredges up Mamdani’s rap career—and some more serious reflections on his election victory.
Plus: @benansell.bsky.social reminds us there is ages until the next UK general election.
Plus: @benansell.bsky.social reminds us there is ages until the next UK general election.
Lily Allen ft. MC Mamdani
Plus: there is a loooooooong time until the next UK general election
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November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social dredges up Mamdani’s rap career—and some more serious reflections on his election victory.
Plus: @benansell.bsky.social reminds us there is ages until the next UK general election.
Plus: @benansell.bsky.social reminds us there is ages until the next UK general election.
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🎥: On this week’s episode of the Prospect Podcast, @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social joins @benjamin-clark.bsky.social to discuss his new book on resistance. They cover Mamdani’s campaign, Starmer’s crackdown on protesters—and disagree over how to understand the war in Ukraine.
Yanis Varoufakis on resisting fascism—in the US, UK, Russia and Ukraine
Plus: Yanis weighs in on Starmer’s crackdown on protesters and Mamdani’s campaign
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November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🎥: On this week’s episode of the Prospect Podcast, @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social joins @benjamin-clark.bsky.social to discuss his new book on resistance. They cover Mamdani’s campaign, Starmer’s crackdown on protesters—and disagree over how to understand the war in Ukraine.
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🎥: @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social speaks to Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social about Zohran Mamdani’s success, Keir Starmer’s crackdown on protesters, and how to resist fascism:
Yanis Varoufakis on Mamdani, Tommy Robinson and resisting fascism | The Prospect Podcast: Part 1
How should the left resist fascism?
On this week’s episode of the Prospect Podcast, Benjamin Clark speaks to Yanis Varoufakis, economist and former Greek finance minister, whose most recent book is ‘Raise Your Soul: A Personal History of Resistance’.
Yanis reflects on writing a feminist history as
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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎥: @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social speaks to Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social about Zohran Mamdani’s success, Keir Starmer’s crackdown on protesters, and how to resist fascism:
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🎥: On the latest episode of the Prospect Podcast, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social about resistance to fascism in the US, UK and Europe.
Plus, his controversial views on Ukraine: prospectmagazine.sub...
Plus, his controversial views on Ukraine: prospectmagazine.sub...
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🎥: On the latest episode of the Prospect Podcast, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social about resistance to fascism in the US, UK and Europe.
Plus, his controversial views on Ukraine: prospectmagazine.sub...
Plus, his controversial views on Ukraine: prospectmagazine.sub...
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🎥: On this week’s episode of the Prospect Podcast, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social, about feminism, anti-fascism, the manosphere, Labour and Zohran Mamdani: www.prospectmagazine...
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🎥: On this week’s episode of the Prospect Podcast, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social, about feminism, anti-fascism, the manosphere, Labour and Zohran Mamdani: www.prospectmagazine...
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🎥: @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social speaks to Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social about Zohran Mamdani’s success, Keir Starmer’s crackdown on protesters, and how to resist fascism:
Yanis Varoufakis on Mamdani, Tommy Robinson and resisting fascism | The Prospect Podcast: Part 1
How should the left resist fascism?
On this week’s episode of the Prospect Podcast, Benjamin Clark speaks to Yanis Varoufakis, economist and former Greek finance minister, whose most recent book is ‘Raise Your Soul: A Personal History of Resistance’.
Yanis reflects on writing a feminist history as
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🎥: @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social speaks to Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social about Zohran Mamdani’s success, Keir Starmer’s crackdown on protesters, and how to resist fascism:
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Nancy Pelosi has announced she will not be recontesting the California seat she has held for almost 40 years.
In September, Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social spoke to @saikatforcongress.bsky.social, who is running to replace her.
In September, Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social spoke to @saikatforcongress.bsky.social, who is running to replace her.
Saikat Chakrabarti is coming for the Democratic establishment
AOC’s former campaign manager is ready to take on Nancy Pelosi
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November 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Nancy Pelosi has announced she will not be recontesting the California seat she has held for almost 40 years.
In September, Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social spoke to @saikatforcongress.bsky.social, who is running to replace her.
In September, Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social spoke to @saikatforcongress.bsky.social, who is running to replace her.
I had a great chat with @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social about his latest book, Mamdani, resisting fascism and a whole lot more.
He and I agree on a lot—but not on his rhetoric about Ukraine, which I unpack later with @ellenhalliday.bsky.social.
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He and I agree on a lot—but not on his rhetoric about Ukraine, which I unpack later with @ellenhalliday.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...
Yanis Varoufakis on Mamdani, hope and resistance
The Greek former Minister of Finance reflects on anti-fascism for the 21st century
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I had a great chat with @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social about his latest book, Mamdani, resisting fascism and a whole lot more.
He and I agree on a lot—but not on his rhetoric about Ukraine, which I unpack later with @ellenhalliday.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...
He and I agree on a lot—but not on his rhetoric about Ukraine, which I unpack later with @ellenhalliday.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...
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In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social about Mamdani, austerity and Ukraine. Plus: Andrew Adonis on Rachel Reeves.
Yanis Varoufakis on Mamdani and resistance
Plus: should Rachel Reeves raise taxes?
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November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social about Mamdani, austerity and Ukraine. Plus: Andrew Adonis on Rachel Reeves.
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🎧: Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social, Greece’s former finance minister, about his new book—a personal history of resistance. Ben pushes back on Yanis’s rhetoric on Ukraine...
Yanis Varoufakis on Mamdani, hope and resistance
The Greek former Minister of Finance reflects on anti-fascism for the 21st century
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🎧: Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social, Greece’s former finance minister, about his new book—a personal history of resistance. Ben pushes back on Yanis’s rhetoric on Ukraine...
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In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social takes the Times to task for interviewing the wrong Bill de Blasio. Plus, geoengineering, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and Philip Pullman.
The wrong Bill de Blasio
Plus: is geoengineering just wishful thinking?
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November 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social takes the Times to task for interviewing the wrong Bill de Blasio. Plus, geoengineering, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and Philip Pullman.
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Opinion | The right’s obsession with the “lawless London” narrative has less to do with facts, and more to do with political opportunism and a hatred of multiculturalism, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social writes.
Elon Musk's idea of lawless London is complete bollocks
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November 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Opinion | The right’s obsession with the “lawless London” narrative has less to do with facts, and more to do with political opportunism and a hatred of multiculturalism, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social writes.
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🎥: AOC’s former adviser @saikatforcongress.bsky.social is running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress.
In part two of his chat with Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social, he discusses the Green New Deal, Abundance, and why Dems spend too much time fundraising.
In part two of his chat with Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social, he discusses the Green New Deal, Abundance, and why Dems spend too much time fundraising.
California’s Mamdani? Leftist candidate Saikat Chakrabarti slams corporate Dems | Prospect Podcast
As the Democratic party faces its lowest favourability ratings on record, one man wants to completely change its brand. This week, Prospect’s Ben Clark speaks to Saikat Chakrabarti, progressive political adviser and former chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is now running for Congress h
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November 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🎥: AOC’s former adviser @saikatforcongress.bsky.social is running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress.
In part two of his chat with Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social, he discusses the Green New Deal, Abundance, and why Dems spend too much time fundraising.
In part two of his chat with Prospect’s @benjamin-clark.bsky.social, he discusses the Green New Deal, Abundance, and why Dems spend too much time fundraising.
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In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social assembles a selection of pieces on psychoanalysis (new and from our archive). Was Freud sexist? And why was he so obsessed with mothers?
Freud’s mummy issues
Plus: the ethics of IVF
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October 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social assembles a selection of pieces on psychoanalysis (new and from our archive). Was Freud sexist? And why was he so obsessed with mothers?
Reposted by Benjamin Clark
On the latest episode of the Prospect Podcast, @saikatforcongress.bsky.social joins @benjamin-clark.bsky.social to discuss moving from tech into politics, working for Bernie and AOC, and taking on Nancy Pelosi: prospectmagazine.sub...
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
On the latest episode of the Prospect Podcast, @saikatforcongress.bsky.social joins @benjamin-clark.bsky.social to discuss moving from tech into politics, working for Bernie and AOC, and taking on Nancy Pelosi: prospectmagazine.sub...
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🎧: @saikatforcongress.bsky.social is a former adviser to AOC and Bernie Sanders, who is now running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress. He chats to @benjamin-clark.bsky.social on the Prospect Podcast.
Former AOC adviser: ‘Petty rules make no sense in an authoritarian takeover!’
Saikat Chakrabarti on why he’s running for Congress, and meeting Peter Thiel
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October 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🎧: @saikatforcongress.bsky.social is a former adviser to AOC and Bernie Sanders, who is now running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress. He chats to @benjamin-clark.bsky.social on the Prospect Podcast.
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🎥: On the Prospect Podcast, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @saikatforcongress.bsky.social, a former adviser to AOC and Bernie Sanders who is now running for Congress—in Nancy Pelosi’s California seat.
AOC’s former adviser Saikat Chakrabarti on why he’s challenging Nancy Pelosi | Prospect Podcast
Meet the former Bernie Sanders operative who wants to change the Democratic brand
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October 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🎥: On the Prospect Podcast, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @saikatforcongress.bsky.social, a former adviser to AOC and Bernie Sanders who is now running for Congress—in Nancy Pelosi’s California seat.
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On the latest episode of the Prospect Podcast, @saikatforcongress.bsky.social joins @benjamin-clark.bsky.social to discuss moving from tech into politics, working for Bernie and AOC, and taking on Nancy Pelosi: prospectmagazine.sub...
October 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
On the latest episode of the Prospect Podcast, @saikatforcongress.bsky.social joins @benjamin-clark.bsky.social to discuss moving from tech into politics, working for Bernie and AOC, and taking on Nancy Pelosi: prospectmagazine.sub...
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🎥: On the Prospect Podcast, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @saikatforcongress.bsky.social, a former adviser to AOC and Bernie Sanders who is now running for Congress—in Nancy Pelosi’s California seat.
AOC’s former adviser Saikat Chakrabarti on why he’s challenging Nancy Pelosi | Prospect Podcast
Meet the former Bernie Sanders operative who wants to change the Democratic brand
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October 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🎥: On the Prospect Podcast, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social speaks to @saikatforcongress.bsky.social, a former adviser to AOC and Bernie Sanders who is now running for Congress—in Nancy Pelosi’s California seat.
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In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, US congressional candidate @saikatforcongress.bsky.social chats to @benjamin-clark.bsky.social about challenging Nancy Pelosi. Plus: is history over?
AOC’s former adviser takes on the establishment
Plus: is history over? Francis Fukuyama revisited
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October 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, US congressional candidate @saikatforcongress.bsky.social chats to @benjamin-clark.bsky.social about challenging Nancy Pelosi. Plus: is history over?
Was great to chat with @saikatforcongress.bsky.social about what’s wrong with US politics and how to reinvigorate the Democratic party. 👇🏼
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🎧: @saikatforcongress.bsky.social is a former adviser to AOC and Bernie Sanders, who is now running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress. He chats to @benjamin-clark.bsky.social on the Prospect Podcast.
Former AOC adviser: ‘Petty rules make no sense in an authoritarian takeover!’
Saikat Chakrabarti on why he’s running for Congress, and meeting Peter Thiel
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Was great to chat with @saikatforcongress.bsky.social about what’s wrong with US politics and how to reinvigorate the Democratic party. 👇🏼
(Video version coming shortly)
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Banger by @jerusalem.bsky.social.
I’m a YIMBY so naturally like Abundance, but like Matt Breunig I don’t want a supply focus counterposed to welfare expansion. Here Demsas shows why we need both.
(Look forward to chatting to her for Prospect in a few weeks!)
www.theargumentmag.com/p/creative-d...
I’m a YIMBY so naturally like Abundance, but like Matt Breunig I don’t want a supply focus counterposed to welfare expansion. Here Demsas shows why we need both.
(Look forward to chatting to her for Prospect in a few weeks!)
www.theargumentmag.com/p/creative-d...
Creative destruction is a miracle. It’s also a political problem.
The Nobel Prize in Economics has a lesson for abundance liberals
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October 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Banger by @jerusalem.bsky.social.
I’m a YIMBY so naturally like Abundance, but like Matt Breunig I don’t want a supply focus counterposed to welfare expansion. Here Demsas shows why we need both.
(Look forward to chatting to her for Prospect in a few weeks!)
www.theargumentmag.com/p/creative-d...
I’m a YIMBY so naturally like Abundance, but like Matt Breunig I don’t want a supply focus counterposed to welfare expansion. Here Demsas shows why we need both.
(Look forward to chatting to her for Prospect in a few weeks!)
www.theargumentmag.com/p/creative-d...
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Nancy Pelosi was asked, “what did the Democrats do wrong?” “And her answer was basically nothing... I just feel like it’s completely inadequate,” says congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti.
Saikat Chakrabarti is coming for the Democratic establishment
AOC’s former campaign manager is ready to take on Nancy Pelosi
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October 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Nancy Pelosi was asked, “what did the Democrats do wrong?” “And her answer was basically nothing... I just feel like it’s completely inadequate,” says congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti.
In today’s @crikey.com.au, I wrote about the furore over Albanese’s appearance at the UK Labour conference.
The problem wasn’t that it was partisan, but that he intervened in the internal politics of UK Labour, backing Starmer against a rising chorus of critics.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/06/a...
The problem wasn’t that it was partisan, but that he intervened in the internal politics of UK Labour, backing Starmer against a rising chorus of critics.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/06/a...
Albanese’s speech to UK Labour wasn’t partisan — it was factional
Why has Albanese stuck his neck out for the incumbent? Because Starmer has, in many, ways emulated Albanese.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
In today’s @crikey.com.au, I wrote about the furore over Albanese’s appearance at the UK Labour conference.
The problem wasn’t that it was partisan, but that he intervened in the internal politics of UK Labour, backing Starmer against a rising chorus of critics.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/06/a...
The problem wasn’t that it was partisan, but that he intervened in the internal politics of UK Labour, backing Starmer against a rising chorus of critics.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/06/a...
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The UK Labour Party could well have a new champion — one who is less sympathetic to "plodding centrism" than Albo's mate Sir Keir, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social writes.
Albanese’s speech to UK Labour wasn’t partisan — it was factional
www.crikey.com.au
October 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The UK Labour Party could well have a new champion — one who is less sympathetic to "plodding centrism" than Albo's mate Sir Keir, @benjamin-clark.bsky.social writes.