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Thomas Frank Talks to Joshua Holland About the 'Hard-Times Swindle' and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right

Editorial Staff, AlterNet. February 6, 2012.

Frank talks about Communism, the Tea Party and his new book, "Pity the Billionaire."

Why We Got Ayn Rand Instead of FDR: Thomas Frank on How Tea Party 'Populism' Derailed a New New Deal

Thomas Frank, Picador Press. February 1, 2012.

After a brutal recession was brought on by Wall Street greed, it looked for a moment like we'd rejected the Right's economic mythology. Then the "Tea Party" came along.

Thomas Frank: How the Right Wing Hijacked Rage Over the Economic Collapse and Swindled America

Jefferson Morley, Salon. December 28, 2011.

Frank discusses one of the most important political developments of the Obama presidency: how the crash of 2008 served to strengthen the political right.