Sociologist Arlie Hochschild Says Both Parties Are in Denial About American Despair - Davis Vanguard

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild Says Both Parties Are in Denial About American Despair - Davis Vanguard

Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild argues that the deep sense of loss and dislocation in working-class America is being ignored by both major political parties, fueling loyalty to former President Donald Trump, and suggests that Democrats need to build coalitions that can offer a competing vision to restore dignity to working-class voters.

“No Kings Day” Was Historic. Now We Need A Powerful – And Independent – Movement Against Trump

The Democratic Party will need a very different orientation to regain support from the millions of working-class voters whose non-voting or defection to Trump last fall put him back in the White House.

“No Kings Day” Was Historic. Now We Need a Powerful – and Independent – Movement Against Trump - RootsAction

The huge decentralized turnout for No Kings Day has shown that grassroots power can be a major force against the momentum of the Trump regime.