If you're not familiar with the history of the Democratic Party, absolutely. It was written just before 2016, so it's largely framed around Hillary Clinton vs Bernie, but it really gets into how the Democratic Party was hijacked by Third Way neoliberals with the Clintons largely at the forefront. I like to recommend it along with Jane Mayer's - Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right because it ties into how moneyed interests backed a lot of the changes. Dark Money gives libs a pass, for the most part, but the Kochs were on the board of the Democratic Leadership Council that fueled Bill Clinton's rise. For the Trifecta, I also recommend Democracy in Chains- The Deep History of the Radical Right because it gets into the history of neoliberalism all the way up to when the father of neoliberalism connects with the Koch Brothers.
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If you're not familiar with the history of the Democratic Party, absolutely. It was written just before 2016, so it's largely framed around Hillary Clinton vs Bernie, but it really gets into how the Democratic Party was hijacked by Third Way neoliberals with the Clintons largely at the forefront. I like to recommend it along with Jane Mayer's - Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right because it ties into how moneyed interests backed a lot of the changes. Dark Money gives libs a pass, for the most part, but the Kochs were on the board of the Democratic Leadership Council that fueled Bill Clinton's rise. For the Trifecta, I also recommend Democracy in Chains- The Deep History of the Radical Right because it gets into the history of neoliberalism all the way up to when the father of neoliberalism connects with the Koch Brothers.
Library Genesis: Thomas Frank - Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?
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Welcome! Let me know what you think, if you do read it!