A Middle Class New Deal
Type: Book
As of November 2026, A Middle Class New Deal has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Daily Show (Feb 2026). The book provides the framework for the conversation: the middle class was built by policy (mortgages, GI Bill-era supports) and is being eroded by modern policy choices.
The New Deal was a 1933–1938 series of economic, social, and political reforms in response to the Great Depression in the United States under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He introduced the phrase when accepting the Democratic Party presidential nomination in the 1932 United States presidential election, winning in a landslide over incumbent Herbert Hoover, whose administration was widely viewed as ineffective. Roosevelt attributed the Depression to inherent market instability and inadequate
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Feb 2026 on The Daily Show |
| Author | Kristin M. Szylvian |
| Published | 2015 |
| Publisher | Temple University Press |
| Subjects | Housing, cooperative, Housing policy, Urban policy |
| ISBN | 9781439912058 |
| Genre | Housing, cooperative, Housing policy, Urban policy |
Who talks about A Middle Class New Deal on podcasts?
A Middle Class New Deal came up; the most recent mention was Feb 2026 on The Daily Show.
What is A Middle Class New Deal mentioned alongside?
A Middle Class New Deal is most often mentioned alongside Gig Economy, Laborers and Exclusionary Zoning.
Mentioned together: Gig Economy, Laborers, Exclusionary Zoning, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Housing Wealth, Wealth Gap, Redlining, Middle Class, Blockbusting, Trickle Up Economics