The Truth About Trump Supporters
In explaining the success of Donald Trump, the media tend to point the finger at the supposedly disgruntled, uneducated, and nationalistic white working class. However, recent polls and analyses show...
View Article#MeToo in Middle America
The latest sexual harassment revelations have been called a "sea change". But a sea change for whom? As reporters investigate America's upper echelons, journalist Sarah Smarsh argues we're not talking...
View Article"Out of Many, One." But Do We Have One American Identity?
American identity is shifting: from what we look like, to where we worship, to who we love. And so it’s not surprising that for many Americans, those changes create a sense of anxiety. Some feel they...
View ArticleThe Pitfall of Painting 'Trump Country' with a Broad Brush
It’s been almost two years since the election when the media’s fixation on the “white working class” began.But what are we still getting wrong about this group of people?In an op-ed for The New York...
View ArticleComputer Talk, 'The Waldheim Waltz,' Sarah Smarsh's 'Heartland'
Dexter Filkins, a staff writer at The New Yorker joins us to discuss his new article, "Was There a Connection Between a Russian Bank and the Trump Campaign?" The article examines a series of mysterious...
View ArticleSarah Smarsh & Nick Smarsh: Are You Different Than Me?
As a journalist and author, Sarah Smarsh has built her career around examining socioeconomic class. In 2018, her book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth...
View ArticleSarah Smarsh Celebrates Dolly Parton
If there’s one thing that America can seem to agree on in these divided times, it’s that just about all of us love Dolly Parton. In her new book, She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who...
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