Thomas Frank

While the youth counterculture remains the most evocative and best-remembered symbol of the cultural ferment of the 1960s, the revolution that shook American business during those boom years has gone largely unremarked. In this fascinating and revealing study, Thomas Frank shows how the youthful revolutionaries were joined—and even anticipated—by such unlikely allies as the advertising industry and the men's clothing...

From the bestselling and always-prescient author of Listen, Liberal comes a bold indictment of our chronic obsession with creativity and innovation, showing how these beloved ideas have come to dominate our political and economic conversation, all while serving to mask inequality and protect elite interests. Innovation and creativity have been the watchwords of progress for decades, used by business thinkers,...

An eye-opening account of populism, the most important—and misunderstood—movement of our time. Everything we think we know about populism is wrong. Today, populism is seen as a frightening thing, a term pundits use to describe the racist philosophy of Donald Trump and European extremists. But this is a mistake. The real story of populism is an account of enlightenment and...

From the acclaimed author of Listen, Liberal and What's the Matter with Kansas comes a scathing collection of his incisive commentary on our cruel times — perfect for this political moment. What does a middle-class democracy look like when it comes apart? When, after forty years of economic triumph, America's winners persuade themselves that they owe nothing to the rest...