When Political Parties Lose the Consent to Rule - book discussion. - 1-22-20

This show aired live on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 4:00 pm. (cst)  The News from the Community was first, then Cedric de Leon, Ph.D. author of the book "Crisis" was the guest.  He's the Director of the Labor Center and Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  He In  analyzes two pivotal crises in the American two-party system: the first resulting in the demise of the Whig party and secession of eleven southern states in 1861, and the present crisis splintering the Democratic and Republican parties and leading to the election of Donald Trump.