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Thomas Frank on How Democrats Went From Being the Party of the People to the Party of Rich Elites
http://inthesetimes.com/features/listen-liberal-thomas-frank-democratic-party-elites-inequality.html
THOMAS FRANK ON HOW DEMOCRATS WENT FROM BEING THE PARTY OF THE PEOPLE TO THE PARTY OF RICH ELITES
Democrats have gone from the party of the New Deal to a party that is defending mass inequality.
BY TOBITA CHOW
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It IS interesting how the conservatives are so malleable. There is a psychology
Squinch
Dec 2016
#40
Trump lost by nearly 3 million votes. That makes 6 out of 7 Republicans who have lost the popular
Charles Bukowski
Dec 2016
#10
voter suppression and gerrymander. I find more people on the left act like 2010 never happened and
uponit7771
Dec 2016
#12
So 90% of PoC voted dem and now we're elites too? I don't see this having any truth unless ...
uponit7771
Dec 2016
#13
A meritocracy isn't inherently illiberal if everybody has an equal chance to succeed.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2016
#24
Dems went from being 'party of the people' to the Party of Rich Elites ......
LenaBaby61
Dec 2016
#20
It's more like Democrats became more interested in money and fund-raising than in its people.
kentuck
Dec 2016
#26
I respect the author's point of view but I disagree with the premise that our party is a party whic
Naamah
Dec 2016
#46
so Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, LGBT , Women are the Rich Elites ??????????
JI7
Dec 2016
#49