white working class

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington.

Politics

Trump Is Losing the White Working Class

by Bill Scher January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

The load-bearing pillar of the MAGA-era Republican Party is crumbling under the weight of Trump’s poor economic stewardship. Will the Minneapolis homicides be the last straw?

Politics

How to End Republican Exploitation of Rural America

by Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman February 28, 2024February 27, 2024

Politics

Democrats Need to Apologize to Oliver Anthony

by Andrew Levinson September 4, 2023September 1, 2023

Politics

The Emergence of the Anti-MAGA Coalition

by Michael Podhorzer July 5, 2023July 4, 2023

July/August 2023

Liberty on the Ballot

by Colin Woodard June 19, 2023July 13, 2023

Politics

The Visionary Politics of Nomadland

by Eric Cortellessa April 2, 2021February 4, 2022

Featured, Political Animal, Politics

After the Apocalypse Conventions, the Darkness Lies Ahead

by Matthew Cooper August 27, 2020January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Are White Working Class Folks Tiring of Trump’s Act?

by Martin Longman May 25, 2020January 9, 2022

Featured, Politics

What Democrats Still Don’t Get About Winning Back the White Working Class

by Andrew Levison August 7, 2018January 9, 2022

Political Animal

A New Emerging Class of African American Politicians

by Nancy LeTourneau May 24, 2018January 9, 2022

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