Half a century after his first book, the former Labor Secretary's intellectual trajectory tells us as much about the American left as it does about him.
Page's review-essay traces Reich's evolution from Carter-era Labor economist to Clinton's first Labor Secretary to the contemporary populist commentator. The arc, Page argues, mirrors the Democratic coalition's own trajectory from labor-left to professional-class-left to its current uneasy mix of both.
Books reviews are part of how we add long-cycle perspective to client conversations. This one is a careful piece of intellectual history that helps explain the political climate clients see on the news every night.
A 15-minute review — an update on positioning.
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