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Every book Michael Lind recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Michael Lind has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of November 13, 2024.
- Michael Lind has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of November 13, 2024.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of November 13, 2024.
- The 3 books Michael Lind has mentioned in the most episodes, as of November 13, 2024: Mother Jones, Tyranny, Inc and Where Have All the Democrats Gone?.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Michael Lind aired on November 13, 2024.
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Michael Lind appeared on The Ezra Klein Show to analyze political dynamics and the state of the Democratic coalition, offering three targeted book recommendations to listeners. Lind first recommended Where Have All the Democrats Gone? The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes by John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira, a 2023 book that offers criticisms regarding the Democratic Party's capture by a shadow network of nonprofits, providing insights for leaders looking to rebuild the party. For his second recommendation, Lind selected Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty and What to Do About It by Sohrab Ahmari, another recent book examining corporate and private power that Lind deemed well worth reading. For his third recommendation, Lind turned to labor history, selecting Elliott J. Gorn's 2001 biography Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America. Lind highlighted Mary Harris Jones as one of his personal heroes, detailing her legacy as a prominent Irish-American immigrant labor activist who lived from 1837 to 1930. Together, these selections reflect Lind's focus on labor movements, working-class politics, and structural critiques of modern political and economic power.
Books Michael Lind recommended or discussed
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Mother Jones
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”
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Tyranny, Inc
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”
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Where Have All the Democrats Gone?
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”
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Books Michael Lind wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| The End of the Obama Coalition | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-11-13 | 3 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“at the same time in the new class where i'm very critical of what i call demagogic populism uh illustrated in different ways by donald trump and bernie sanders”