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Why Working Class Voters Are Leaving the Democrats Behind
Democrats’ post-2024 soul-searching reveals deep losses among working-class and minority voters that had been in progress since Trump's first election.
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Dissident Spotlight: Miguel Mendoza Urbina
A sports commentator became a prominent dissident when he used his platform to speak out against the state's violence against protesters.
Aug 13
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Why Illiberalism is as American as its Liberal Rights
Steven Hahn reveals how deeply illiberal ideas are entrenched in the United States, challenging conventional beliefs about America's national identity.
Aug 11
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Dissident Spotlight: Lhamjab Borjigin
For advocating for the Mongolian language and documenting human rights abuses against Mongolians, Lhamjab Borjigin remains in Chinese custody.
Aug 6
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Stolen Pride: How Pike County’s Lost Status Fueled a Political Shift
The decline of coal jobs and rising resentment against “elite shaming” explains why so many voters in Pike County turned sharply to the GOP.
Aug 4
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Stolen Pride: How Pike County’s Lost Status Fueled a Political Shift
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Dissident Spotlight: Marko Vidojković
Marko Vidojković's 2020 novel was real enough to lead to death threats and legal consequences years after its publication.
Jul 30
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Speculation, Storytelling, and the Perils of Overconfidence
Emotional attitudes frequently overwhelm objective assessments, leading to risks disguised as opportunities in financial markets.
Jul 28
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Dissident Spotlight: Pema Rinchen
Pema Rinchen wrote a book about Tibetans' resistance to China's 2008 crackdown against the autonomous state. He spent four years in prison for it.
Jul 23
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Dissident Spotlight: Pema Rinchen
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Time’s Echo and the Burden of Musical Memory
Jeremy Eichler explores how 20th-century music preserves memories of war and what it means when remembrance comes with ambiguity.
Jul 21
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Time’s Echo and the Burden of Musical Memory
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Dissident Spotlight: Norman Tumuhimbise
Norman Tumuhimbise is one of many victims of a leader's thin skin and quick resort to "offensiveness" as a crime against the state.
Jul 16
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Christopher Gerlacher
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The Dark Side of Achievement Culture in Digital Times
Byung-Chul Han paints a troubling picture of the impact the pressure to achieve and monetize life online leads to isolation.
Jul 14
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Dissident Spotlight: Daphne Caruana Galizia
Daphne Galizia's murder shows how journalists can be unsafe even in developed countries if their leaders are accustomed to dangerous levels of…
Jul 9
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Christopher Gerlacher
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