The Gilded Rage: A Wild Ride Through Donald Trump's America
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0731PRL93 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 487 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Desperate and angry, these are the Americans of the vanishing industrial heartland, depressed Appalachian coal country, and the no-man's land along the Southwestern border. Thompson, Alexander Zaitchik in this important book takes us deeper into the ravaged soul of America than any other chronicler of our times.. Trump and the millions of Americans who made him this year's Republican nominee for president. This grippingly intimate and heartbreaking book provides a portrait of the walking wounded who make up the base of the Trump movement. And this is what makes The Gilded Rage so important; it provides insight into the forgotten Americans that continue to befuddle pundits and "experts" on CNN and Fox News alike. Selected as one of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten picks for Politics & Current Events of Fall 20162016 continues to be the most surreal and u
I highly recommend Alexander Zaitchik's book I read The Gilded Rage by Alexander Zaitchik. I highly recommend Alexander Zaitchik's book. At 125 pages it is a quick read. Zaitchik met some very interesting characters as he sped from one primary state to another and slept on couches. Anecdotal reporting cannot decide the issue of racism versus economic pain, but it is clear that both are intertwined and stronger in some interviewees than others. But, what is clear from the interviews is that conservatives put a lot of stock in "self-help" and not government help. There is one exception--the Veterans Administration.. Important antidote to mainstream media election coverage michael quinones Finished it in under 36 hours. Awesome read and fascinating unfiltered glimpse into myriad American subcultures connected by their disillusionment with government, capitalism, etc. Tragic irony included.. An honest look at the other half While half of the US population in centered in a handful of urban centers, the other half is stretched across a vast expanse of land. Still, members of the working class in all area share common conditions. The destruction of countless industrial jobs along with wages and benefits won through long and hard struggles have been done away with leaving millions in the lurch. While Wall Street sores on nothing more than speculation whole swaths of the richest country in the world lay in virtual ruins.This so-called "fly over country" is home to many justifiably angry people