Suzanne Mettler Says the Rural-Urban Divide Threatens American Democracy

 We barely disagree with each other, but we can't stand one another's party. Suzanne MettlerSuzanne Mettler is the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions at Cornell University. She is the coauthor of Four Threats with Robert Lieberman and Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide that Threatens Democracy coauthored with Trevor Brown. The Democracy Paradox is made in partnership with the Kellogg Institute of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. Read the full transcript here.Key HighlightsIntroduction - 0:20From a 2-Point Gap to a 20-Point Chasm - 3:10The NAFTA Betrayal Democrats Never Escaped - 15:01Why Are You Kowtowing to These Elites? - 23:31Power Without Prosperity - 34:35LinksRead the book Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens DemocracyLearn more about Suzanne MettlerLearn more about the Kellogg InstituteApes of the State created all MusicEmail comments or questions to [email protected] the show