Thomas Frank: Democrats just aren’t that concerned about income inequality

Thomas Frank, founding editor of The Baffler, and author of What’s the Matter with Kansas and other books, is among the most trenchant voices on the left today. In his new book, Listen, Liberal, Frank sets his sights on the troubles with the modern Democratic Party, which he argues is representing the interests of elites, while forsaking the working-class and poor Americans it once championed.  Here, Frank answers questions from The National’s Jim Swearingen.1. The Guardian