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Paul Pierson

Paul Pierson is John Gross Endowed Chair and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He has coauthored four books with Jacob S. Hacker, including Winner-Take-All Politics.

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Democrats increasingly rely on affluent suburbanites. Does that spell the end of a bold economic agenda? A forum with Heather Gautney, Ro Khanna, Dorian Warren, and others.

Jacob S. Hacker, Paul Pierson

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Democrats increasingly rely on affluent suburbanites. Does that spell the end of a bold economic agenda? A forum with Heather Gautney, Ro Khanna, Dorian Warren, and others.

Jacob S. Hacker, Paul Pierson

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