Summary: <p>Why did Donald Trump win in 2016? Was it racism? The stress of the American working class? Could it be both? In this episode, Dennis shares his own working-class roots, how the demise of manufacturing has altered towns across America and how the two major parties ignored the problems of the working class. Dennis believes Donald Trump was a warning to the governing classes to pay attention to the needs of the American worker or get ready for another strongman in the White House. If you have a question or response to this or any episode, share it via email to denminn@gmail.com. Visit our website at <a href="http://spheresofinfluence.org/">spheresofinfluence.org</a>. Episode Notes: </p> <a href="https://americancompass.org/the-commons/workers-are-people-not-widgets-an-epilogue/">Workers Are People, Not Widgets: An Epilogue</a> by Amber Lapp <p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/10/the-first-white-president-ta-nehisi-coates/537909/">The First White President</a> by Ta-Nehisi Coates <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2016-02-19/donald-trump-class-warrior">Donald Trump, Class Warrior </a>by Clive Crook <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/opinion/trump-working-class-economy.html">Why They Loved Him</a> by Farah Stockman <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/books/richard-rortys-1998-book-suggested-election-2016-was-coming.html">Richard Rorty’s 1998 Book Suggested Election 2016 Was Coming</a> by Jennifer Senior <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/23/books/books-of-the-times-how-the-american-left-lost-hope.html">How the American Left Lost Hope</a> by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/achieving-our-country-leftist-thought-in-twentieth-century-america/9780674003125">Achieving Our Country: Leftist Thought in Twentieth-Century America</a> by Richard Rorty <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/death-of-a-salesman-9780140247732/9780140481341">Death of A Salesman</a> by Arthur Miller</p> <p> Photo credit: Sitdown strikers at the Fisher Body Plant Factory Three in Flint, Michigan. Library of Congress. Public Domain.</p>
