Joe Biden likes to boast that he is the most pro-union president in American history. His fondness for unions, though, has been tested <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/09/13/joe-bidens-love-of-unions-runs-into-a-giant-strike?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by a wave of strikes</a>. In office, President Biden has regularly voiced support for workers, and handed unions more power. But white working-class Americans, once his party’s reliable base, now mostly vote Republican. Can Democrats win back working-class voters?The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch assesses Joe Biden’s union credentials. The Economist’s James Bennet ponders one of <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/09/07/what-democrats-can-learn-from-bobby-kennedy?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the great “what-ifs</a>” of American political history. And political scientist Ruy Teixeira considers how Democrats could solve their working class problem.John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with <a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-checks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our limited time offer</a>. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches.If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQs page</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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