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How the Left Lost the People and the Big Question: What Do We Want? with author Cole Stangler

In this episode of The Blue Ridge Breakdown, Troy Miller sits down with journalist and author Cole Stangler to examine how the left lost working-class voters—and how the far right filled the vacuum. Drawing on reporting from West Virginia and France, the conversation traces the decline of unions, the failures of neoliberal politics, and the consequences of a left that stopped delivering material gains. From the Yellow Vest movement to Appalachia’s labor history, from FDR and Thomas Paine to today’s crisis of democracy, this is a cross-border look at what went wrong—and what it would actually take to win back the working class. This is not about nostalgia. It’s about power, politics, and whether a democratic future is still possible. 🔔 Subscribe for long-form conversations on labor, democracy, and political economy ✍️ Full transcript available on Substack 🎙️ Also available wherever you get podcasts