Thanks for Pat Ryan, Tim. I knew nothing about him. I loved that he thinks he won by being independent of the Dem party establishment. I hope the leadership of the Dem party going forward learns from him.
But I disagree with him about his "bad apples" theory of what Bernie is talking about. Bad apples are not responsible for the decline o…
Thanks for Pat Ryan, Tim. I knew nothing about him. I loved that he thinks he won by being independent of the Dem party establishment. I hope the leadership of the Dem party going forward learns from him.
But I disagree with him about his "bad apples" theory of what Bernie is talking about. Bad apples are not responsible for the decline of the middle class and good-paying jobs that don't require a college degree. Neoliberalism is. See Ezra Klein's podcast with historian Gary Gerstle, author of “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order [https://youtu.be/bGmzHXnRP9o?si=D--aoUqV3qhUp2rm]. This is what Bernie means when he says the system is rigged.
Thanks for Pat Ryan, Tim. I knew nothing about him. I loved that he thinks he won by being independent of the Dem party establishment. I hope the leadership of the Dem party going forward learns from him.
But I disagree with him about his "bad apples" theory of what Bernie is talking about. Bad apples are not responsible for the decline of the middle class and good-paying jobs that don't require a college degree. Neoliberalism is. See Ezra Klein's podcast with historian Gary Gerstle, author of “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order [https://youtu.be/bGmzHXnRP9o?si=D--aoUqV3qhUp2rm]. This is what Bernie means when he says the system is rigged.