JUDY WOODRUFF:

There's no question that one of the key issues in this election year has been the frustration of workers over wages, debt and a sense of economic stagnation in too many households.

Our economics correspondent, Paul Solman, recently sat down with Robert Reich to hear a more progressive take on these issues.

Tonight, Paul gets a more conservative view on how it helps explain the Trump phenomenon.

It's part of his weekly reporting on financial news, Making Sense, which airs every Thursday.