We are now at a crossroads in American politics. Trump is recreating the right with populism while the Democratic party grows more elite.
Thomas Frank was just on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about the state of the Democratic Party. This is the guy who wrote What's the Matter with Kansas.
http://www.wnyc.org/story/democratic-par...les-party/
His conclusion is that the party has largely abandoned its working class roots with a focus on the urban dwelling professional class. Frank uses religious language to describe this group and their adherence to their ideology.
You can see this happening all over the Western world. Tony Blair recently told the unemployed to get an education and stop complaining about migrants.
Journalist Brendan O'Neill who identifies as a communist (or at least once did) has also been calling out the hypocrisy of the left, exposing the elite's attacks on working class values and culture.
I think the new left has hit its peak. Its educated masses can't find jobs that fit their education and they are drowning in debt.
Thomas Frank was just on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about the state of the Democratic Party. This is the guy who wrote What's the Matter with Kansas.
http://www.wnyc.org/story/democratic-par...les-party/
His conclusion is that the party has largely abandoned its working class roots with a focus on the urban dwelling professional class. Frank uses religious language to describe this group and their adherence to their ideology.
You can see this happening all over the Western world. Tony Blair recently told the unemployed to get an education and stop complaining about migrants.
Journalist Brendan O'Neill who identifies as a communist (or at least once did) has also been calling out the hypocrisy of the left, exposing the elite's attacks on working class values and culture.
I think the new left has hit its peak. Its educated masses can't find jobs that fit their education and they are drowning in debt.