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The Half-Life of Deindustrialization: Donald Trump Is Just a Symptom
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Tag Archives: American dream
Voting on the American Dream
In between the Republican and Democratic conventions, I was asked to review an article concerning the attitudes of displaced workers toward their plight. The study suggested that cultural narratives shape the social and political consciousness of those suffering economic distress … Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Issues, John Russo, Working-class politics
Tagged 2012 election, American dream, Occupy Movement, politics, recession, working-class voters
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CWCS Poll: The Midterm Election and the American Dream
The “enthusiasm gap” between Republicans and Democrats widely reported by the national news media in recent weeks is not apparent in the results of the latest on-line public opinion survey conducted by the Center for Working-Class Studies (CWCS) at Youngstown … Continue reading
