Who Killed Progress?
An interview with Marc Dunkelman, author of 'Why Nothing Works."
Democrats remain shell-shocked by the outcome of the 2024 election. They wander about, not quite sure what to say. It takes some doing to lose an election to a candidate as flawed as Donald Trump. What happened?
My partner in podcasting Joe Klein’s analysis is typically smart and worth reading. Marc Dunkelman, a fellow in International and Public Affairs at Brown University, has written a book on the subject, entitled “Why Nothing Works.” The question Democrats need to answer is the book’s sub-title: ‘Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back’.
A couple of weeks ago, Joe and I talked to Mr. Dunkelman about that very question. The result is the podcast below.
(Interview with Marc Dunkelman. 7 May 2025.)