What Happened to the "Party of the People?"

By Kaye McIntyre

Published July 23, 2016 at 9:00 PM CDT

July 24, 2016: As Democrats gather in Philadelphia this week for their National Convention, Thomas Frank blasts the "Party of the People." Frank criticized the GOP in his best-selling book, What's the Matter with Kansas? Now he turns a critical eye to the Democratic Party and how it has failed the American middle class. Frank spoke at Lawrence's Liberty Hall on June 15, 2016. Join us for a rebroadcast of this program at 6pm, August 4th, on KPR2.

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Kaye McIntyre

Kaye starts her weekends the same way you do: with Weekend Edition Saturday, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, This American Life, and To the Best of Our Knowledge. She started at Kansas Public Radio in 2001; in 2006, she became the producer of our weekly public affairs program, KPR Presents. In her spare time, she loves to read, travel, and attend theater.

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