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A great study of the shift of unionized Steelworkers in Western Pennsylvania from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party by Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol--it emphasizes the diminishing social ties fostered by the union. goodreads.com/review/show/63…

New piece by me on why Biden's myriad pro-labor moves and policies have not translated into more support from union voters specifically and working-class voters generally.

'And unions themselves are less integral to their members’ daily lives than they once were, particularly in former industrial strongholds that are now swing states, as the Harvard scholars Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol document in their recent book, Rust Belt Union Blues.'

Premiering tonight:
I talked with Lainey Newman about her book Rust Belt Union Blues and what Trump bumper stickers tell us about the relationship between unions and democracy youtu.be/O45sbV4_MDI

What forces pull union members in the industrial Midwest towards right-wing politics? Capital & Main spoke to authors Theda Skocpol and Lainey Newman, about one of the most important questions of this and the last two presidential elections.
capitalandmain.com/why-has-the-wh…

Join Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol for a book talk about RUST BELT UNION BLUES with Ed Simon on Sat., Mar 9 at 7 PM. See event details at buff.ly/42MPUYo White Whale Books & Coffee Lainey Newman

If you enjoyed the excerpt from RUST BELT UNION BLUES (Columbia Univ Press) we shared recently, our EIC Ed Simon will be in conversation with the authors Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol at PIttsburgh's White Whale Books & Coffee on Sat. March 9! Missed it? Link below.

Harold Meyerson reviews Rust Belt Union Blues by Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, a new book that helps explain why working-class voters in union towns turned to the right: prospect.org/politics/2024-…

“Rust Belt Union Blues,” one of TNR’s books of the year picks, argues that unions stopped performing the community-building function that cemented their influence, and that the void got filled by right-wing gun clubs, drinking clubs, and so on. trib.al/vJQ1oaP

Amazing piece on benefits of being a #Union town.
'The collapse of union-organized associational life in the Rust Belt has resulted in the rise of alienation and insecurity among working Americans, forcing them to seek new forms of solidarity and community wherever they can.'

To build a long-term majority, Dems need to cut into the GOP vote in Trump Country. Andy Beshear is doing this in Kentucky, Brandon Presley is doing it in Mississippi. My report on how Beshear is preaching solidarity over division.
My column-free link wapo.st/3QGBzrX

The Decline of Union Democrats

How union civic life built Democrats' strength among industrial unions & how they lost working class ties & identities

New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with Lainey Newman & Theda Skocpol
niskanencenter.org/the-decline-of…

Why so many blue-collar workers drifted from Democrats news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/… via Harvard University

'Other networks and community group influences, often propelling more conservative values and messages, have become more central to the daily lives of workers.'

Read an excerpt from RUST BELT UNION BLUES by Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol. Columbia Univ Press

beltmag.com/rust-belt-unio…

Join us on October 16th for a conversation with Theda Skocpol and Lainey Newman about their book RUST BELT UNION BLUES at Harvard Book Store. Read more at buff.ly/45XtgNK. #BookTalk #AuthorEvent #Left #Left ist #PoliticalScience #ClassPolitics #Voting #Labor #Economics

Rust Belt Union Blues: how Trump wooed workers away from the Democrats theguardian.com/books/2023/sep…

Can Republicans gain traction blaming autoworkers’ problems on mythical Biden administration subsidies to China, even as Biden has kept in place a steep 27.5 percent tariff that Trump imposed on Chinese-made cars? trib.al/9Z5OtZz

Now available! In RUST BELT UNION BLUES, Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol provide timely insight into the relationship between the decline of unions and the shift of working-class voters away from Democrats. buff.ly/44OSRqM

Ron Kind, a long-serving Wisconsin congressman known for bipartisanship, leaves office with a warning about polarization jsonline.com/story/news/pol…