Heartland, by Sarah Smarsh.

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Why do you think we've heard so much about Yale law grad and former U.S. Marine J.D. Vance, and his political diagnosis of Trump voters in opioid country, but so little about this author who makes a smart argument in today's NYT opinion section?

The greatest con of 2016 was not persuading a white laborer to vote for a nasty billionaire with soft hands. Rather, it was persuading a watchdog press to cast every working-class American in the same mold. 

Sarah Smarsh

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In other news, the paper* announced today that they are hiring Kara Swisher as an opinion-page contributor. Here's a screen shot: (and the obligatory wiki link, including the spousal link/occupation.)

In related(?) news, here's another NYT headline today:

4,500 Tech Workers, 1 Mission: Get Democrats Elected

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* I know, I know.  Strike paper and replace with "digital media entertainment company".  We adjust, but some of us still think, rather than just pay to consume...