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Left Behind: The Democrats' Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality

Mastery and Drift: Professional-Class Liberals Since the 1960s

Lily Geismer, Brent Cebul

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The Dead Hand of Clintonism

More than 20 years after Bill Clinton left office, Democrats remain in the grips of his New Democrat politics. That’s a serious problem.

by Lily Geismer via The Nation on February 13, 2025

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The Democrats’ “Opportunity” Pitch Is a Dead End

The meritocratic pitch was emblematic of Democrats’ long march away from working-class voters.

by Lily Geismer via Jacobin on December 11, 2024

President Clinton walks with Jiang Zemin past rows of Chinese soldiers.

It’s the Global Economy, Stupid

A new book on the Clinton presidency reveals how it abandoned a progressive vision for a finance-led agenda for economics and geopolitics.

by Lily Geismer via The American Prospect on October 6, 2023

Arlington County Board Chair Katie Cristol hears from citizens at a board meeting in November. The attendees were demanding more affordable housing in Arlington, Va.

The Battle of the Suburbs is Back. Will It End Differently?

The lessons of the past for suburban affordable housing advocates.

by Lily Geismer via Made By History on April 25, 2023

How the Third Way Made Neoliberal Politics Seem Inevitable

An overhyped new paradigm proved to be a slogan without a movement.

by Lily Geismer via The Nation on December 12, 2022

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Jesse Jackson’s Political Revolution

Before Bernie Bros vs. the DNC, there was Jesse Jackson vs. the Atari Democrats.

by Lily Geismer via Jacobin on February 19, 2020

Conservatives and Counterrevolutionaries

Lily Geismer reviews the second edition of Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind.”

by Lily Geismer via Los Angeles Review of Books on January 19, 2018

Bill Clinton in front of a poster that reads "New Democrats".

Atari Democrats

As organized labor lost strength, the Democratic Party turned to professional-class voters to shore up its base.

by Lily Geismer via Jacobin on February 8, 2016

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