Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right,” is based on seven years of work in eastern Kentucky, one of the poorest and whitest areas in the country.

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New York is staring down billions in lost federal funding for Medicaid and food assistance over the next decade ...

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The Trump administration is conducting a spiteful investigation against former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA ...

With its language and numbers final, the law itself may offer the clearest picture. However, some find themselves at odds ...