Home
Archive
Newsletters
Video
Blogs
Discuss
About
Search
Donate
Advertise

Red-State America Against Itself

By Thomas Frank, Tomdispatch.com. Posted July 20, 2004.


Kansas, once part of the great progressive heart of America, is now a conservative "red" state. How liberalism lost Kansas – and a whole lot of working-class America with it.

Share and save this post:

      

      

Share on Facebook       

AlterNet Social Networks:
follow us on twitter
find us on Facebook

More stories by Thomas Frank

Advertisement
Upcoming AlterNet stories on Digg


Digg!    Share on facebook   submit to reddit    Bookmark on Delicious   Stumble This  

Thomas Frank was born and raised in the suburbs of Kansas City. He is editor of The Baffler magazine and the author of One Market Under God, a study of "New Economy" thinking, and The Conquest of Cool, an examination of the roots of corporate hipsterism. This piece is adapted from his new book, What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America.

Liked this story? Get top stories in your inbox each week from Election 2004! Sign up now »


How Free-Market Delusions Destroyed the Economy
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The worship of free markets set off the economic meltdown.
By Raj Patel, Picador Press. November 30, 2009.
American Youth in the 21st Century: Pathologized, Criminalized and Disposable
Rights and Liberties: Young people today face imprisonment, the prescription of psychotropic drugs, psychiatric confinement, and zero tolerance policies that model schools after prisons.
By Henry A. Giroux, AlterNet. November 16, 2009.
Wall Street Lies Blame Victims to Avoid Responsibility for Financial Meltdown
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: To hear it from the big financial companies, the big crash started when poor people bought homes they couldn't afford. But that was at most 1% of the problem.
By Nomi Prins, Wiley Press. September 29, 2009.
Advertisement
Advertisement

 

  • AlterNetYour turn

Support AlterNet
Do you value the information you're getting from AlterNet? Please show your support with a tax-deductible donation.


Feedback
Tell us how we're doing.

Advertisement
Advertisement
splash content