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Pride and Prejudice in JD Vance Country

Editor’s note: Eight years ago, on the eve of the 2016 election, Mother Jones published a story by Arlie Russell Hochschild, a renowned sociologist who had spent five years interviewing a group of white Southern conservatives to understand what drives the way…

2024-09-30 10:00

Trump threatened John Deere. It’s just his latest attempt to bully a legendary American company | CNN Business

Apple, General Motors, John Deere and Facebook have at least two things in common: They’re iconic US companies and they’ve faced the wrath of Donald Trump.

2024-09-29 10:44

America’s Greyhound bus stations are disappearing | CNN Business

Chicago, the country’s third-biggest city, is on the verge of losing its only intercity bus terminal, jeopardizing bus routes across the country and threatening access for low-income, elderly and minority travelers with few other transportation options.

2024-09-28 18:07

The Oscars Win That Made Spike Lee Storm Off In Disgust

Spike Lee was visibly (and quite justly) irritated when a certain movie won the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards one year.

2024-09-28 16:45

Who’s Nazi Now? The Dangerous U.S. War on Immigrants

Faced with two wars, nuclear confrontation, extreme economic inequality, and a climate crisis -- not to mention threats to reproductive rights, forever chemicals, housing shortages, gun violence, and rising educational debt – what do 82% of Republican and 39%…

2024-09-27 06:02