Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-11-13

Books mentioned on The End of the Obama Coalition

3 books · With Michael Lind · Watch on YouTube

Michael Lind recommended Where Have All the Democrats Gone? by Ruy Teixeira and others, Tyranny, Inc by Sohrab Ahmari, and Mother Jones by Elliott J. Gorn.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Where Have All the Democrats Gone?

    Ruy Teixeira; John B. Judis · at 1:02:10

    Where Have All the Democrats Gone? by Ruy Teixeira and John B. Judis is a political analysis book that examines the shifting dynamics of the American electorate, specifically focusing on the alienation of the working class and the ideological challenges facing the Democratic party in the contemporary political landscape.

    Recommended
    “John Judas and ruy tshira where have all the Democrats gone the soul of the party in the age of extremes 2023 making uh uh similar criticism of the the Captivity of the democratic party to what they call the shadow party of nonprofits and I I think Democratic leaders thinking about rebuilding the party ought to read the where”
    Where to get it
  2. Tyranny, Inc

    Sohrab Ahmari · at 1:02:45

    Why people recommend it: Tyranny, Inc. by Sohrab Ahmari is a probing critique of modern economic power, exploring how unchecked corporate dominance undermines American liberty and worker rights.

    Recommended
    “one of them is uh soram Mari uh in his book also from last year a tyranny ink how private power crushed American Liberty and what to do about it whether this is influential or not in the the Trump fance Administration we'll see but but it's it's worth reading by itself”
    Where to get it
  3. Mother Jones

    Elliott J. Gorn · at 1:03:05

    Mother Jones is a biography of the prominent Irish-American immigrant labor activist Mary Harris Jones, who lived from 1837 to 1930.

    Recommended
    “and my third book is about one of my heroes or heroins Mary Harris Jones Mother Jones as she was nicknamed uh who who lived from 1837 to 1930 great Irish American immigrant labor activist and the book is Elliot J Gorn from 2001 Elliot J Gorn Mother Jones the most dangerous woman in America”
    Where to get it
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Passing The New Class War
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