Economics and Political Polarization w/ Prof. Cramer

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are honored to welcome back Prof. Kathy Cramer to the podcast. Professor Cramer is the author of The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker, an award winning book which many national journalists and scholars said was helpful in explaining Donald Trump’s presidential victory. She is also Chair of the Commission of Reimagining the Economy for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In this episode, Prof. Cramer offered her insights on the state of the national economy and how it is influencing politics and polarization. We also asked Prof. Cramer about partisan divisions more generally and how they might play out in the next several election cycles. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with Prof. Cramer and I learned so much. Listen here!