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An Appalachian writer says Hillbilly Elegy played to bogus notions on the left and right about the impoverished region. The only thing that benefited was Vance’s political career.

Climate action is breaking out all over

Support for unionization among America’s frontline workers

When I read Vance’s book as a person born and raised in Eastern Kentucky myself, something just didn’t seem right.

Lusane says that “Donald Trump never has anything positive to say about the Black community,” and that his effort to showcase diversity at the RNC is to “gaslight the Black community.”

The Vermont senator said Musk has done "an exceptional job of demonstrating a point that we have made for years—and that is the fact we live in an oligarchic society."

Bang! Now what?

Sean O’Brien thanks ex-president for ‘opening RNC’s doors’, breaking with most major unions who have backed Biden

Trump’s vice presidential pick pressured regulators to let police access the records of people who cross state lines for abortions.

"The rent is too damn high—and rent control is a real fix," one group said, praising the proposal.