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Podcast: Beyond Politics
Episode: Are We Thinking About America's Political Divide All Wrong?
Description: We tend to think about American politics as being driven by the fight between the two major parties. But what if the conventional view of political polarization in America is missing the true divide: between elites and the working class. Batya Ungar-Sargon, Opinion Editor at Newsweek, discusses insights from her book 'Second Class,' in which she interviews hundreds of Americans and posits that elites on both sides of the political spectrum have betrayed America's working men and women.
03:31 The Real Disconnect in America
04:21 Stories from the Working Class
10:04 The Impact of Immigration and Healthcare on the Working Class
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