Post Election Day Therapy with Anand Giridharadas

Join us this week for an All Ears rapid response to Election Day 2020! Awash in uncertainty the morning after election day, Abby talks with Anand Giridharadas, the journalist whose unsparing criticisms of the liberal establishment have themselves made headlines. Abby and Anand consider Trump’s popularity with voters and why it’s such a bitter pill for liberals to swallow. They talk about how neoliberalism has put mainstream Democratic leaders at risk of losing blue collar workers. Anand says Joe Biden’s two political personas help explain how the party has lost credibility. There is “Scranton Joe” (the small town, working class defender of the little guy) and “Delaware Joe” (the corporate-friendly elite catering to powerful donor constituents). And, although toxic masculinity as modeled by Trump still holds strong, Anand does express hope about how the needle has moved on race, leaving Abby a bit more optimistic than when the conversation started.

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EPISODE LINKS
The Sazerac (Cocktail recipe via Bon Appetit)
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, Anand Giridharadas
Democrats And Neoliberalism Vox 6/11/19
Clinton Says Era Of Big Government Is 'over' In 1996 State Of The Union The Washington Post 1/22/14
The Burden Of A 40-year Career: Some Of Joe Biden’s Record Doesn’t Age Well LA Times 3/18/19
How Delaware Thrives As A Corporate Tax Haven New York Times 7/7/12