The Dig cover image

Next Shift with Gabriel Winant

The Dig

00:00

The Myth of the Steel Workers

The myth emerges from what is the true track record, right? Of high levels of economic growth. The ways a had cashed out in rising wages and then in secondary things like home ownership,. pensions and health benefits. I think that tha kind of generational memory of it is an important part of the myth. So it's not baseless or i tholt. But i think it's really important to be careful about how we understand what happened.

Play episode from 27:45
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app