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Rust Belt Union Blues Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party

Lainey Newman

In the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions were embedded in tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of members―mostly men―and their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar...

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The Ezra Klein Show

The Ezra Klein Show cited Lainey Newman’s "Rust Belt Union Blues" during a conversation about economic populism, noting that the book examined how the hollowing out of associational life in the Rust Belt helped push working‑class voters toward the right. Guest Jared Abbott highlighted the work as a useful analysis of the region’s political shift, presenting it as an informative resource rather than a strong endorsement.

Episode: Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party?

The book was described as examining the hollowing out of associational life in the Rust Belt and how that contributed to a shift toward the right in those areas.

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This book by Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol called Rust Belt Union Blues, which talks about the hollowing out of associational life and in the Rust Belt and the ways that's affected the move to the right in those areas.

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