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A volunteer walks past a campaign sign before a Donald Trump rally, October 16, 2023, in Adel, Iowa.
The Left Behind: The cultural rifts between urban and rural America are a constant of our history. When they become economic, Harold Meyerson argues, they become truly dangerous.
This Modern World: Back after nearly two decades, Tom
Tomorrow's This Modern World series will be published at the Prospect every Tuesday! Check out this week's edition about how when you're a star, the Supreme Court will let you do anything. Uber and the Impoverished Public Expectations of the 2010s: Sandeep Vaheesan reviews the new book Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City, which analyzes Uber as a case study of a broader neoliberal philosophy that neglected public funding and regulation in favor of rule by
private corporations. Manchin Staffers Cash In With Big Oil: As Joe Manchin's Senate career ends, his staff is running for the exits—and right into the arms of the fossil fuel lobby. Luke Goldstein has the story.
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