The Left Broke America. Can It Be Fixed?

About this episode

Legendary journalist Joe Klein joins Firewall to discuss the Democratic party's drift from its historical roots and propose three big fixes.

How did the Democratic party drift so far from the real interests of the poor and working class it historically championed? Legendary journalist Joe Klein joins Firewall to argue that the rot starts with his own generation — Baby Boomers — who indoctrinated two generations of Americans in ideals that have never worked in the real world. Bradley and Joe find surprising common ground on three big fixes. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.media . Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter and follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack + YouTube .

People in this episode

Guest: Joe Klein

Topics covered

• politics
• business
• social issues
• journalism
• history

Keywords

• Democratic party
• Baby Boomers
• working class
• ideals
• big fixes

Mentioned in this episode

Products: P&T Knitwear

Places: America, New York City’s

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