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After the Midterms

The LRB Podcast

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Is Class Mobility Limited in America?

There's a growing sense that polarization and not just among the white working class, but polarization among all groups has become calcified. The idea of American exceptionalism seems to persist even though statistically it doesn't seem to be bearing out very much. I think class mobility is quite limited in America right now. But if you go to a very liberal cocktail party in this country, they feel the same way.

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