Re: Nick Cohen on Thomas Frank

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

MG writes: >Frank's thesis, as I understand it, is that the Kansas workers are
'economically irrational" because, as among the most disadvantaged, they
should be more attracted to the Democratic economic programme than to the
Republicans.<

I haven't read the book, but I heard him on the radio & read one of his summaries: he's very critical of the Democratic Leadership Council  folks for abandoning (or avoiding) such as universal health care. Just as in Marv's discussion, the problem doesn't just arise from the working class.

JD