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Trump's Sun Belt Hopes and Rust Belt Needs May. 20, 2024
Donald Trump's first election redrew the map of American politics; suddenly Pennsylvania and Michiga... Read More
Michigan Takes a U-Turn Back to the Rust Belt Feb. 27, 2024
No state in modern times has transitioned from a worker freedom state to one that forces workers to ... Read More
Michigan Is Headed Back to Rust Belt Poverty Mar. 21, 2023
Since the early days of Henry Ford, Michigan was the proud symbol of America's industrial might. But... Read More
Republicans Make Their Case to Middle America Oct. 04, 2022
MONONGAHELA, Pennsylvania — Whether by design or necessity, the decision by House Republican l... Read More
The Fish Fry, an Institution of Rooted America Mar. 22, 2022
PITTSBURGH — Evelyn Wade was standing in a line with her friends, Sandra Owen and Janet Mundy.... Read More
How 'Let's Go Brandon' Became a Swipe at Joe Biden -- And National Media Jan. 04, 2022
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania — The "Let's Go Brandon" message on the Hoods Up Quick Lube sign was ... Read More
Seeing America from the Ground Jul. 13, 2021
OTTAWA, Ohio — This is not a story about politics. Instead, it is a story about America and ho... Read More
Chris Frye Is Helping Stage New Castle's Comeback Mar. 30, 2021
NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania — For over 100 years, the sprawling Shenango China plant warmly greet... Read More
Why Democrats Lost and Will Keep Losing Elections Nov. 21, 2020
Why, Democrats have been asking, do so many poor white people vote for a Republican Party that doesn... Read More
The Left Should Learn From The UK Election Dec. 24, 2019
Working-class jobs don't matter. We can easily replace them. West Virginians won't mind installing s... Read More
What Happens When Joe Stops Being Joe? Jun. 18, 2019
FACTORYVILLE, Pa. — Joe Biden has always gotten away with being Joe Biden. This was true when ... Read More
Ohio the Comeback State May. 14, 2019
I recently took some flak from Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown for saying in a speech at the Heartland Insti... Read More
How Pete Buttigieg Could Hurt Trump in the Rust Belt Apr. 09, 2019
Pete Buttigieg is many things. At just 37, he is the mayor of South Bend, Indiana. He is a military ... Read More
Beto O'Rourke: Late-term Abortions Are 'About Women Making Their Own Decisions About Their Own Body' Mar. 26, 2019
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Beto O'Rourke has refused to rule out abortions more than six months into... Read More
The Greatest Projects I Never Made (Part 1 of 2) Mar. 22, 2019
She was a terrible boss, but she was wise about work. "We are defined more by the business we refuse... Read More
Rise of the Rust-Belt Democrats Feb. 06, 2018
If the buzz surrounding a possible challenger for the White House can be measured by the number of t... Read More
The Bonds of Traditions in America's Melting Pots Nov. 28, 2017
PITTSBURGH — Barb Yavorcik's husband jokes that when he called his mother to tell her they wer... Read More
Americans Are No Longer on the Move Dec. 30, 2016
Americans see themselves as people on the move. When the going gets tough or when opportunity beckon... Read More
'You're Fired!' Becomes 'You're Hired!' Dec. 16, 2016
On his television reality show, "The Apprentice," viewers could see that Donald Trump took a certain... Read More
Why the Pollsters Missed Trump's Victory Dec. 01, 2016
Even as Donald Trump begins to form his administration, people are still wondering why the nation's ... Read More
