Lily Geismer is an associate professor of history at Claremont McKenna College, and the author of Left Behind: The Democrats' Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality.

In this episode, I got a chance to talk with her about the motives of the Democratic Leadership Council during the Bill Clinton administration, and her thesis that 80s and 90s-era Democrats rejected the interests of the working class.

Show Notes

"Don't Blame Us: Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party" by Lily Geismer

"Twisting Bill Clinton’s economic record to blame him for inequality" by David Greenberg, The Washington Post

Lily Geismer on Bill Clinton's Economic Policies