Washington Treats Failure Like a Plan

What happens when Washington stops solving problems and starts accepting failure as normal? Rahm Emanuel joins Frogmore Stew to explain why thousands of high paying jobs in America are still going unfilled and how community colleges and technical training can help rebuild the middle class. Drawing on his time as Chicago mayor, White House chief of staff, and U.S. ambassador to Japan, Emanuel says South Carolina is already showing what national leaders are missing. He argues that if Democrats want to compete in states like South Carolina, they need to focus on how people get trained, get hired, and move back into the middle class. 00:00 America's Skills Gap and American Dream 04:46 South Carolina's Community Education Blueprint 11:19 Washington Failure and Workforce Gaps 15:58 Innovation, China, and Global Competition 20:42 Democrats Competing in the South 25:20 Reinventing High School for Real Jobs 27:59 Why Emanuel Is Visiting South Carolina Rahm Emanuel https://x.com/RahmEmanuel Also available wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frogmore-stew/id1714820542 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6pxy2KuAmOfHCOU7xFQHUj There's more stew on Substack! https://frogmorestew.substack.com/ Learn more about Frogmore Stew at https://www.frogmorestewsc.com/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/frogmorestewsc on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@frogmorestewsc Frogmore Stew is brought to you by The Alliance Coalition The Alliance Coalition works to redistribute power back to YOU, the voter. We do this by collecting data on belief systems, providing clear and digestible political information, history and trends, while building a community for those of us who feel politically unhoused. We encourage all to engage in shaping our state’s future and communicating our thoughts about how to do that productively. https://www.thealliancecoalition.org/