Has the American Labor Movement Lost Touch with the Urban Working Class?
In this episode, we dive deep into some of the big questions every left-of-center political observer has been asking: what the hell went so wrong in the last election? Why did so many urban working class voters in blue cities swing hard towards Trump? And is there any reason to think that the Trumpist right is making a credible and serious economic (as opposed to cultural) play to build a durable blue collar, multi-racial Republican majority?
To answer these questions, we sit down with veteran progressive labor movement strategist David Rolf, who until his retirement was a national leader in…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.