What Politicians And Pundits Get Wrong About White Working Class Voters

What Politicians And Pundits Get Wrong About White Working Class Voters

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Worldwide, populist nationalist movements are gaining traction. Why? Law professor Joan Williams says it’s because professional elites — including journalists and establishment politicians — remain clueless about the working class. In a new book, she explains why so many white, blue-collar voters in the U.S. feel like strangers in their own country, and what can be done about it. Professor Williams joins us for the hour. She’s the distinguished professor of law and director of the Work Life Law Center at University of California’s Hastings College of the Law.