Why do people vote against their own economic interests? In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump won states populated by mostly white, working class voters 鈥� like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Ohio 鈥� but his tax cuts benefit the rich.
says this is a result of dog whistle politics 鈥� when politicians use racial fear-mongering to win votes. And it has been going on for more than 50 years. To fight this "divide and conquer" strategy, Haney L贸pez by creating a multi-racial coalition. To do that, he argues we must reframe the way we think about racism.
He lays out these ideas in his new book, "" (New Press/2019). It is the result of two years of collaboration with union activists, racial justice leaders, communications specialists and pollsters working to build a new political strategy. Haney L贸pez shares his arguments and research with host Frank Stasio. He is the at the University of California-Berkeley.
