Thomas Frank appears in the following:
How a Strong Economy Could Lead to Trump's Second Term
Friday, April 27, 2018
Have Democrats Benefited Wall Street More than the Middle Class?
Friday, May 06, 2016
How the Democrats Have Helped Wall Street, Not the Middle Class
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Hard Times and the Rise of the Right
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Thomas Frank, author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, discusses why the economic crisis and recession has brought about the revival of conservatism. In Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right, Frank examines the conservative idea that the economic system be made harsher on the recession's victims and offer bigger rewards for winners.
Thomas Frank on the Government as Job Creator
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Harper’s columnist Thomas Frank looks back at the federal government work programs introduced during the Great Depression, which each generated millions of jobs. Frank sees the success of these programs as the foundation of the country’s recovery from the current economic recession, and argues that the responsibility to create jobs belongs not just to the private sector but to the government. His latest Easy Chair column on the subject appears in the December issue of Harper’s magazine.
Habits of Highly Effective People at Guantanamo
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
One of the most popular books in the prison library at Guantanamo is The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey. Harper's magazine columnist Thomas Frank joins us to look at why a book designed for business executives might also be an effective tool for the de-radicalization of prisoners, at least in the minds of U.S. officials. Tom Franks writer the magazine's Easy Chair column.
Thomas Frank on Gold Mania
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The price of gold has risen steadily over the last decade. Harper's magazine columnist Thomas Frank takes a look at the mindset of “goldbugs” and others who invest in precious metals as a hedge against instability and the perception that governments can’t manage currencies or chaos. His latest monthly column “Easy Chair” is called “Gold Faithful: Profiting from Paranoia with Precious Metals.”
The Magic Middle
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Thomas Frank, columnist for Harper's Magazine and author of The Wrecking Crew and What's the Matter With Kansas, says the success of the Tea Party shows that going after the "magic middle" of the American electorate is a mistake.
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