How are winning coalitions formed in democracies? Do the same variables apply, or does each democracy have its own unique circumstances that form along political cleavages to create a winning majority? How do these political cleavages worsen or mitigate social inequality? Amory Gethin, manager of the World Political Cleavages and Social Inequality Database and co-author of the exhaustive new volume "Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities: A Study of 50 Democracies, 1948-2020" joins Democracy Nerd to discuss these issues.