The Crisis of Working-Class Men

Today: the state of men and what's really happening in the gender divide in politics. Many young men are falling behind economically and socially at the same time that men and women are coming apart politically. What's really happening here? Richard Reeves, president of the American Institute for Boys and Men, joins the show to talk about the state of men, young men, working class men, the gender divide in the electorate, why Democrats seem to have a guy problem, and why Republicans seem to have a message that is resonating, especially for young men who are falling behind.

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Host: Derek Thompson

Guest: Richard Reeves

Producer: Devon Baroldi

LINKS:

- “America’s Young Men Are Falling Even Further Behind"

- The Tenuous Attachments of Working Class Men

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