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Outclassed

How the Left Lost the Working Class

Book •

Joan C. Williams

Mentioned by

Meghna Chakrabarti

Joan C. Williams

Alexis Madrigal

Mentioned in 5 episodes

Mentioned by

Bethany McLean

as her new book arguing that progressives don't have to abandon social causes.

How Democrats Forgot To Be Normal, with Joan Williams

Recommended by

Bethany McLean

as a non-reductionist perspective on the cultural chasm and how Democrats can win back working-class voters.

Big Beautiful Blunder

Recommended by

Galen Druk

as a data-packed and rigorous study on American politics.

How Democrats Ended Up On The Losing Side Of The Class Divide

The book is examined by

Meghna Chakrabarti

as addressing the issues highlighted by a recent Wall Street Journal poll.

How the Left lost the working class

Mentioned by Mike Pesca as the topic of their conversation, focusing on how the Left lost the working class.

The Bane of the Blue Collar

Mentioned by

Andrew Keen

as a new book about language and communication with the working class.

Episode 2542: John Cassidy on Capitalism and its Critics

Written by

Joan C. Williams

to explain why Democrats lost the working class and how to win them back.

Episode 2541: Joan Williams on How the Democrats Must Win Back the American Working Class

The author discusses her own book about bridging the "diploma divide" in American politics.

Joan C. Williams, "Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back" (St. Martin's Press, 2025)

Mentioned by

Alexis Madrigal

as the author of the forthcoming book, "Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class"

How Did the Pandemic Change Work for You?

Mentioned by

Galen Druk

when discussing class divides in America and how they map on to politics.

How To Make America Healthy Again

Williams argues that liberals often alienate working class voters through tone, language, and assumptions about merit and morality.

Can the Left Win Back Working-Class Voters?

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