Why Democrats Fear Populism (And Keep Losing) (w/ Thomas Frank)
This episode originally aired on December 10, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
Thomas Frank, historian, journalist, and author of What’s the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, Liberal, joins us to dissect how Democrats abandoned populism, the rise of Trump’s faux-populism, and why the party refuses to embrace the working class. He also explores the path forward for authentic left-wing populism in the face of neoliberal failures.
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“The Democrats posture as the “party of the people” even as they dedicate themselves ever more…
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