Over the past few weeks, relations between the White House and Joe Manchin and relations

between most congressional Democrats and Joe Manchin hit rock bottom, with Manchin accusing

the White House of putting his family in physical danger and announcing his opposition to the

Buildback Better Act.

At least one House Democrat has kept an open line of communication with him, though, and

that's Rokana, who represents Silicon Valley and serves as the deputy whip of the Congressional

Progressive Caucus.

Kana has carved out a place for himself in the House as one of the few progressives who's

been able to maintain working relationships with not just conservative Democrats, but also

Republicans who aren't afraid to be seen in public with the Democrat.

This week he's out with a new book, Dignity in a Digital Age, Making Tech Work for All

of Us, which tries to rethink progressive politics, warning that the current drift is alienating

working class voters and entrenching a social divide that is not just undesirable in general,

but also catastrophic for democratic political prospects.

And that's democratic with both a big D and a little D.

Congressman Kana, welcome back to Deconstructed.

Thank you.

Always good to be on.

And so we're here to talk about your new book, Dignity in the Digital Age, which is, I

can say it's a really readable and interesting book, which I wouldn't say about almost any

book written by a member of Congress.

Well, it's a little hard, but I'm glad I've cleared it.

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