Millions Standing against Their Own Economic Interest
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The Rich
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Millions of white working-class and middle-class Americans vote against their own economic interest by defending policies that hurt them while profiting the rich, including the 1% wealthiest Americans. Several factors help explain this peculiar dimension of U.S. politics: myopia fostered by anti-intellectualism; the relationship between religious fundamentalism and free-market fundamentalism; blind faith in the American Dream; and how racism hinders economic solidarity.
2021 ◽
Vol 695
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pp. 173-192
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2019 ◽
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2015 ◽
Vol 36
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pp. 41-57
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2009 ◽
Vol 124
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pp. 391-422
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