The Last Election of the 20th Century or the First Election of the 21st Century?

Robert McChesney, University of Illinois professor of communication, argued that the 2016 election was not an anomaly but the product of long-term economic decline, a collapsing two-party system, the rise of the Sanders campaign, and the near-disappearance of working journalism. Fall 2016 series "On the Issues: Analyzing the 2016 Elections." The forum opened with a moment of silence for Steve Shoemaker, former executive director of the Y, who had died days earlier. An extended audience Q&A followed.