The Populist Tradition and the Search for Working-Class Power with Les Leopold
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In this episode, David Cobb and Shane Knight explore the failures of the Democratic Party, the rise of populist movements, and the potential for building a new independent political party rooted in working-class interests with Les Lopold, co-founder of the Labor Institute and author of T...
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