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American Contradiction
Revolution and Revenge from the 1950s to Now
Paul Starr
2025
Yale University Press
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Book Review
The Age of Revenge
Once upon a brief time, there was consensus around social progress. But the backlash began almost immediately—and has been with us ever since.
by
Ellen Fitzpatrick
via
Democracy Journal
on
February 13, 2026
Podcast
American Prestige
The End of the Postwar Consensus
How the civil rights movement and economic inequality reshaped party coalitions and contributed to the decline of institutional legitimacy.
February 3, 2026
Book Review
How Today’s America Came About
Two different accounts from former Democratic Party insiders about the “giant U-turn” from postwar prosperity to the polarization and inequality of today.
by
Paul Starr
via
The American Prospect
on
September 10, 2025