Oct 28, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min · 23 segments
Welcome back to another episode of High Stakes, a limited series from Kara Swisher and co-host Hillary Clinton. It’s the last week before the midterms. Kara and Hillary hone in on the nation’s…
Kara SwisherHost
Which of these two looks more like the United States? And by the way, we're recording this before Israel votes, and I'd love to know what you think is going to happen there.
You know, Cara, I was really impressed by both Serbia and Brazil, but for different reasons.
The protests in Serbia against the Vucic government, the authoritarian government that has been increasingly oppressive and increasingly aligned with Russia, has been the subject of a lot of political protests by largely young people.
They have been in the streets for a couple of years off and on, you know, basically demanding more rights, demanding more of a commitment to turn toward Europe and away from Russia, you know, looking for more economic and educational opportunities.
and put together candidates that challenged the authoritarian government and actually won.
So I think that the example in Serbia is, you know, nonviolent protests demonstrating over an agenda of change that you want to see in your country, but combining it with political action.
Are you going to have a political party? Are you going to run candidates? And, you know, the Serbian election proved that if you combine your discontent and your grievances with actual political action, you can make a difference.
It woke up Lula and his party because, you know, they lost in the first round and they had to get their act together.

Which of these two looks more like the United States? And by the way, we're recording this before Israel votes, and I'd love to know what you think is going to happen there.
You know, Cara, I was really impressed by both Serbia and Brazil, but for different reasons.
The protests in Serbia against the Vucic government, the authoritarian government that has been increasingly oppressive and increasingly aligned with Russia, has been the subject of a lot of political protests by largely young people.
They have been in the streets for a couple of years off and on, you know, basically demanding more rights, demanding more of a commitment to turn toward Europe and away from Russia, you know, looking for more economic and educational opportunities.
and put together candidates that challenged the authoritarian government and actually won.
So I think that the example in Serbia is, you know, nonviolent protests demonstrating over an agenda of change that you want to see in your country, but combining it with political action.
Are you going to have a political party? Are you going to run candidates? And, you know, the Serbian election proved that if you combine your discontent and your grievances with actual political action, you can make a difference.
It woke up Lula and his party because, you know, they lost in the first round and they had to get their act together.
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