{"id":1596999,"date":"2024-04-08T19:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T19:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=770e676feca593c38a46fb18bebbd60a"},"modified":"2024-04-08T19:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T19:22:00","slug":"3312-exurbia-the-battleground-for-democracy-in-the-u-s-w-david-masciotra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/04\/08\/3312-exurbia-the-battleground-for-democracy-in-the-u-s-w-david-masciotra\/","title":{"rendered":"3312 – “Exurbia”: The Battleground For Democracy In The U.S. w\/ David Masciotra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with David Masciotra<\/a>, author, lecturer and journalist based in Indiana, to discuss his recent book Exurbia Now: The Battleground of American Democracy.<\/a>\u00a0First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Israel\u2019s continuing operations in the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, mounting pressure on Biden to halt weapons transfers to Israel, Sec. Mayorkas\u2019 impeachment, student debt relief, unionization, and Mike Johnson\u2019s Ukraine aid package, before diving into Donald Trump\u2019s new middle-ground stance on abortion legislation, and the subtle backlash from his evangelical base. David Masciotra then joins, first outlining the definition of the \u201cexurbs\u201d \u2013 distinct from suburbia due to its lower density and greater distance from urban centers, yet much wealthier and with much more robust infrastructure than rural areas \u2013 and exploring the particular role they play in bolstering far-right politics electorally. After contextualizing the rise of exurbs as a late-stage development of white flight beginning in the mid-\u201890s, with real estate firms building up isolated communities in previously rural towns and using exclusionary politics and property tax gimmicks to recruit those still escaping the growing diversity of urban centers and even some suburban areas, Masciotra walks Sam and Emma through the infrastructure of exurbia\u2019s isolation, with residents largely working outside of their towns while all civic, media, and commercial roles are taken over by mega-churches, casinos, and massive corporations, resulting in little-to-no connection with their community, much less the outside world. Wrapping up, David explores the major issue that comes with addressing these severely isolated communities, particularly when their \u201cproblems\u201d largely arise from reactionary cultural issues grounded in racial resentment and Christian nationalism, and why our hope in conquering this issue lies in on-the-ground and bottom-up organizing.<\/p>

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