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Lennard J. Davis

Lennard J. Davis

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Arts|Opinion|Political

JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor

It happens in journalism and it happens in the arts. But in Congress – where just 2% of representatives held blue-collar or service-industry jobs before entering politics – it’s rampant.

JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor
Arts|Opinion

Dorothy Allison was an authentic voice for the poor, capturing the beauty, humor and pain of working-class life in America

Even though her most famous work, ‘Bastard out of Carolina,’ deals with physical and sexual abuse, this merely constitutes one element of a broader emotional and physical landscape.

Dorothy Allison was an authentic voice for the poor, capturing the beauty, humor and pain of working-class life in America

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