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Episode 3: Thomas Frank

Krystal Kyle & Friends

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The Best Case Scenario for Populist Movements

John Avlon: Populism does not mean mob rule. It doesn't mean demagoguery. And I feel like that's the nightmare that we're in right now. The populists were, they went, they deliberately avoided the culture war issues of their day. They didn't talk about this because it was so divisive and it would have fractured their coalition. He says populist movements can be short circuit when people try to build movements that bring working class people together.

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