Progress 2026: Ash Sarkar and Naomi Klein

Ash Sarkar’s keynote and conversation with Naomi Klein explores one of the defining challenges for progressive movements: how to build broad-based power in a time of rising inequality, climate crisis and authoritarian politics.

Sarkar argues that movements are strongest when they focus on shared material interests and collective action, rather than becoming trapped in internal division and competition. Together, Sarkar and Klein reflect on the need to build resilient, inclusive coalitions capable of taking on concentrated wealth and power, drawing lessons from recent organising and electoral campaigns around the world. They discuss how movements can respond to economic insecurity, resist fear-based politics, and create a compelling vision of a more just and democratic future. The conversation challenges us to think beyond short-term political battles and invest in the relationships, solidarity and organising needed to win lasting change.

Watch the full keynote and conversation below.