Stephanie Ternullo

Instead of trying to recapture working class votes, Democrats should be focused on building the kind of economy they need to expand the political map.

Deindustrialization has helped create a right-wing turn in many Midwestern towns. Long traditions of labor militancy can explain why it hasn’t in others.

History not only explains how the industrial Midwest became Trump country, but also how the area's politics may shift again.