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The left-behind men who crave pride, battle shame – and voted for Trump

Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Strangers in their own Land, which explored the motivations and resentments of working-class conservatives in Louisiana, was named one of six books to help understand Donald Trump’s win by the New York Times when he was first elected president, in 2016. (Another was Hillbilly Elegy, by now…

The Conversation · Apr 7, 2025

‘Coal jobs were out, opiates were in’: how shame and pride explain Trump’s rural popularity

Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild spent years in America’s whitest and second-poorest district. She discusses what she found

The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2024

Pikeville prepares for multi-day Hillbilly Days festival

Eastern Kentucky’s Hillbilly Days festival is expected to bring around 150,000 people to Pike County later this week.

WEKU · Apr 16, 2024

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Kentucky Senate adopts measure to keep an eye on endowment fund donations

The Kentucky Senate has overwhelming approved what the bill sponsor called “The Donor Intent Act.” Pikeville GOP Senator Phillip Wheeler said the measure allows individuals who make endowment donations to a charitable group to go to court if the organization is not meeting the intent.

WEKU · Feb 6, 2024

Pikeville main Postal Service branch closed after partial roof collapse

The main branch of the Pikeville Post Office is closed after a partial roof collapse of the building it’s housed in.

WEKU · Jun 5, 2023

Calipari Invites Coal Miner, Son From Viral Photo to Rupp Arena

The Wildcats coach was touched by a photo of a fan and his son at the team’s scrimmage in Pikeville, Ky.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 24, 2022

2022 SOAR Summit planned next week in Pikeville

WEKU · Oct 14, 2022

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Hillbilly Days returns to Pikeville after a two-year hiatus

WEKU · Apr 21, 2022

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