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No white man left behind

White-on-white voting: When an area is more than 85 percent white, support for President Trump skyrockets — and that makes all the difference. No white man left behind: Saving coal country has never been about energy — it’s been about rescuing white men. The mythical whiteness of Trump country: An excerpt from What You are Getting Wrong about Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte. Johnstown never believed Trump would help — they still love him anyway. “Trump country” stories help explain our politics, not the next election. Donald Trump has nominated 480 people so far in his presidency — 80% of them are men. Bryce Covert on our inordinately white, wealthy, male government. A team of economists has uncovered persuasive evidence that local government officials throughout the United States are less responsive to African-Americans than they are to whites.