Analyzing the impact of government paralysis and gridlock at the national level, this chapter explores how political battles have shifted to the state level, where Republicans and Democrats can pass policies aligning with their national parties. It also discusses the potential for resolving this standoff in Washington.
Bloomberg Businessweek national political correspondent Joshua Green joins this episode to describe a political phenomenon that’s emerging in parts of the US: red states encroaching on blue cities. In Nashville, Austin and elsewhere, Republican legislatures have successfully used supermajorities to block liberal reforms and enact conservative policies.
Read more: The Hostile Takeover of Blue Cities by Red States
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