Third Draft

Greg Volynsky
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On institutions—how they are built and broken, how they shape social life. Subscribe at thirddraft.fm. www.thirddraft.fm

Episódios

  1. 10 de jul.

    Alabama's 140-Year Class War, with Steve Suitts

    Steve Suitts has spent decades studying Alabama; along the way, he came to know Big Jim Folsom, George Wallace, and Derrick Bell. His book A War of Sections centers the class war that structured Alabama politics for 140 years. In this conversation: * 1819: Black Belt planters vs North Alabama plain folk at statehood * Some plain folk refuse Confederacy’s war * Redemption, planters take the state back * 1901: planters disenfranchise black Alabamians and many poor whites * 1921: black and white miners defeat another disfranchisement amendment * Big Jim Folsom: the plain folk find their champion * 1946: another disfranchisement amendment, Boswell, passes * Brown makes race personal; plain folk coalition cracks * 1958: the planters win A War of Sections is available on UGA Press or Amazon. Follow Steve’s Substack. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thirddraft.fm

    Alabama's 140-Year Class War, with Steve Suitts

  2. 12 de jun.

    How Reapportionment Changed American Politics, with Stephen Ansolabehere

    I talk with Harvard professor Steve Ansolabehere about reapportionment, one of the most important structural changes in American politics of the last century. Third Draft is a podcast from Stories in Structure. For transcripts, notes, and future episodes: https://thirddraft.fm Third Draft is part of Stories in Structure, from Long Room Media. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thirddraft.fm

    How Reapportionment Changed American Politics, with Stephen Ansolabehere
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On institutions—how they are built and broken, how they shape social life. Subscribe at thirddraft.fm. www.thirddraft.fm

Informações

  • Criado por
    Greg Volynsky
  • Anos de atividade
    2026
  • Episódios
    2
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © Greg Volynsky
  • Site do podcast
    Third Draft