The great American fallout: how small towns came to resent cities ...
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The great American fallout: how small towns came to resent cities ...
Perhaps this partly helps explain the sense of anger often seen among rural Americas. They have less local news — and don’t see themselves in their own media. Only 41% of those in rural areas said the local media mostly covered their communities; by contrast, 62% of urbanites said the local news had them covered. It’s likely that the decline of loc... See more
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In many ways, the liberal consensus over rights for prisoners or for LGBTQ people is out of sync with the instincts of those less well-off who did not attend university. This is the case in the US, the Philippines, Hungary or any of the other countries where right-wing populists have scored recent successes. But in Brazil, an additional factor help
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Democrats now hold an unprecedented advantage in America’s most affluent and educated districts, giving them a growing edge in mainstream media presence, academic credibility, and personal dollar contributions. Republicans try to make up this gap through alternative media, business PAC money, and a deeper ground game run by local volunteers.
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A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity
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The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker (Chicago Studies in American Politics)
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