The People's LineVoters don't care about macroeconomic indicators0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -4:17-4:17Paid episodeThe full episode is only available to paid subscribers of The People's LineSubscribe to listenVoters don't care about macroeconomic indicatorsPolitico discovers the obvious: workers care about their material conditions, not about holistic assessments of the economy.Carl BeijerAug 25, 2024∙ PaidShareContinue reading this post for free, courtesy of Carl Beijer.Claim my free postOr purchase a paid subscription.The People's LineReadings on politics, socialism, and other things from The People's Line.Readings on politics, socialism, and other things from The People's Line.SubscribeListen onSubstack AppApple PodcastsSpotifyPocket CastsRSS FeedAppears in episodeCarl BeijerRecent EpisodesEpisode #6 8/4/2025Aug 5, 2025 • Carl BeijerWhy read Carl when you can listen to him?Jul 20, 2025 • Carl BeijerThe limits of political "strategy"Aug 22, 2024 • Carl BeijerDisnomination and the right's war on languageDec 7, 2021 • Carl BeijerWhy won't conservatives eat the bugs?Dec 2, 2021 • Carl Beijer"Authoritarian" is an analytically useless conceptDec 1, 2021 • Carl BeijerPandering to the right is lucrative and can make you extremely popularNov 24, 2021 • Carl Beijer