Pankaj Mishra Discusses the Origins of Political Anger on Deja Vu
Writer Pankaj Mishra examined the origins of contemporary political anger in an episode of the Deja Vu project. Al Jazeera English published the episode on September 6, 2026.
The Promises of the Enlightenment
Mishra, the author of Age of Anger, links the contemporary period of political anger to the clash between the Enlightenment-era promises of freedom and equality and empire, nationalism, and capitalism.
In the episode, he also raises the question of the consequences of breaking these promises. A separate topic is how the Global South turns Western ideals against the West itself.
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Episode Production Team
Producers Mohamed Hassan, Marcos Bartolome, and Sonya Bhagat worked on the episode. The episode was edited by Alexandra Locke.
Adam Abu-Gad was the audience engagement producer, while Alex Roldan was responsible for sound design.
