Sherry Linkon
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Calling Trump supporters racist is easy, fighting structural racism is harder – People's World
What do you picture when someone refers to “Trump’s base”? If you’ve watched television coverage of his rallies or read any of the dozens of articles in which reporters and commentators try to explain Trump’s appeal, then you probably imagine white people wearing “MAGA” hats and t-shir... → Read More
Blaming workers for the problems capitalism created
Working-class people often get blamed for their troubles. They should have planned better, been less demanding, or just been smarter. Those are just some of the judgments that surfaced again in the weeks after General Motors’ announcement late in November that it would close five plants in the U. → Read More
It’s Not Just the Economy This Time
We’ve heard so much about how this election was driven by the economic resentment of the white working class. But in the end, it wasn’t just economics that drove this election. It was political frustration and distrust. Continue reading → Read More
Memo to the Next President: Don’t Forget the Working Class
The divides this campaign has revealed will linger long after Election Day. → Read More
'Rich Enough To Forget My Name': Springsteen, Trump and the Democratic Party
In 1996, Bruce Springsteen’s Ghost of Tom Joad tour stopped in Youngstown. In the intimate setting of Stambaugh Auditorium, he dedicated his song about this struggling steel town to the community and a displaced steelworker family. The song was based … Continue reading → Read More
Hillary Clinton Needs To Declare the Trade War Lost
In a close race, every constituency is key — including the long-neglected. A new New York Times analysis of likely voters shows the percentage of white voters without a college degree who say they're planning to vote for the Republican candidate is exactly the same as it was four years ago. Continue reading → Read More
What Trump's Youngstown Problem Says About Campaign 2016
It might take more than calling out blatant racism to derail the Trump train. → Read More
We Must Confront the Prejudice on Both Sides of the 2016 Election
Donald Trump has made a "safe space" for bigotry. Opposing him shouldn't cause us to engage in a different brand of belittling. → Read More
Beyond Working-Class Stereotypes
Commentators struggling to make sense of Donald Trump’s political appeal have focused most of their attention on the white working class, and quite a few have hailed J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy as offering a key to understanding these voters. Thanks at least … Continue reading → Read More
The Half-Life of Deindustrialization: Why Donald Trump Is Just A Symptom
Every four years, the white working class gets a fresh round of attention from candidates and the media. At campaign stops in Rust Belt cities, candidates promise to fix the economy, while pundits yet again claim that white working-class voters … Continue reading → Read More
Why Trump Is In Youngstown
Part of Trump’s appeal has been his isolationist politics and his rejection of trade deals, and many of his supporters here blame globalization and US trade policy for their economic woes. Continue reading → Read More
Welcome to the East Side: How Clinton and Kaine Can Make Youngstown a Call for Unity
The Democratic ticket's Saturday visit to a town that has become an icon of the plight of the white, working class offers an opportunity to point out the fallacy of racial scapegoating, say two academics who live in Youngstown. Continue reading → Read More
What We Can Learn From Melania Trump's, Um, Flattery of Michelle Obama
As elite women trying to help their highly-educated, powerful husbands win election to the nation’s highest office, they understand the long-standing American tradition of claiming to be self-made. Continue reading → Read More
Read These Books to Really Understand White Working-Class Voters
A Georgetown professor who's writing a book on the literature of deindustrialization recommends these personal stories of loss. → Read More