News Clips: Week of Mar. 20 - 26

Mar 21 2017

The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.

'Deaths of despair' on the rise among blue-collar whites
The Hill (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Explaining Why White Middle Aged America Is Killing Itself - The New Case And Deaton Paper
Forbes (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

How to Cope with the Times We Live In
Cambridge Community Television (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

'Deaths of despair' haunts white working class
Blasting News (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Has Donald Trump learned anything from the failure of the Obamacare repeal effort?
Newsday (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Stunning Evidence that the Left Has Won its War on White Males
American Thinker (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

‘Small Government’ Conservatism Is Killing Republican Voters
New York Magazine (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Why A Staggering Number Of White Working-Class Americans Are Succumbing To ‘Deaths of Despair’
The National Memo (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Gazette editorial: WV’s ‘deaths of despair’ a measurable part of economic fallout
Charleston Gazette-Mail (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Health-Care Reform Won’t Fix What Really Hurts American Health
National Review (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Study: Death rates stay up for US working-class whites
The Daily Times (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Study: Middle-age whites with little education dying younger
Beaumont Enterprise (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

The disease killing white Americans goes way deeper than opioids
Twin Cities Pioneer Press (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

CEO Daily: Friday, 24th March
Fortune (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Column: The Congressional Black Caucus: At least Trump now knows who they are
Chicago Tribune (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

We've known how to stop the 'Deaths of Despair' crisis gripping America's white working class for 120 years
Business Insider (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Happening Today: Health Vote, London, Jewish Centers, Cancer, Katt Williams, Bob Dylan
NBC 4 New York (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

The White-Mortality Crisis Shows How Psychological Distress Can Become Physical
New York Magazine (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

National study shows education important factor in physical health
McCook Gazette (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Why a lack of education raises death risk for some Americans
JournalStar (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)
 
 
Americans are dying ‘deaths of despair.’ Will Trump help?
The Washington Post (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)
 
WSJ (Mark Watson)
 
WSJ (Marta Tienda)
 
The Hill (Julian Zelizer) 
 
USNWR (Julian Zelizer) 
 
CNN (Julian Zelizer) 

Poor White Americans Are Dying of Despair
Reason.com (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Rising death rate of white working class rooted in poor healthcare and lack of job prospects: report
Raw Story (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

The Forces Driving Middle-Aged White People's 'Deaths of Despair'
WBHM (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Rising death rate for middle-aged US workers driven by "deaths of despair"
World Socialist Web Site (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

White America is tops in the developed world when it comes to death by drugs, alcohol, and suicide
Quartz (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Deaths of Despair: The White American Working Class Is Dying Young
BuzzFeed News (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Mortality rate climbs for middle-age white Americans with little education as job prospects dwindle: study
NY Daily News (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Is Economic Despair What's Killing Middle-Aged White Americans?
The Atlantic (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

For whites across America, "deaths of despair" are rising
CBS Money Watch (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Economic despair leading to death of white working class Americans, study finds
The Baltimore Sun (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Why a lack of education raises death risk for some Americans
The Sentinel (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

'Deaths of despair' fuel rising mortality for white Americans
WFMZ-TV (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

What's Killing Americans? Deaths of Despair Rising Among White, Middle-Age Workers
International Business Times (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Study: Death rates stay up for U.S. working-class whites
The Denver Post (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Among white Americans, people without college degrees are driving an increase in death rates
Los Angeles Times (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Economists: Working Class Whites 'Dying Disproportionately From 'Deaths of Despair'
Breitbart (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

The disease killing white Americans goes way deeper than opioids
The Washington Post (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

The Daily 202: Fresh evidence Trump's Russia headaches are not going away
The Washington Post (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Maybe the Economy Isn't the Reason Why So Many American Men Aren't Working
The Atlantic (Anne Case, Angus Deaton, Alan Krueger)

The Geography of Populist Discontent
City Lab (Angus Deaton)

Death rates up for middle age whites with little education
goskagit.com (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

No, Professor Deaton, Better to be Poor in America
E21 Manhattan Institute (Angus Deaton)

A toxic combination of declining social status, poor health and failed relationships is being blamed
The Washington Times (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Why White Middle Class Americans Are Dying at an Alarming Rate
Fortune (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

White Americans Are Dying From A Surge in 'Deaths of Despair'
The Huffington Post (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Working class white Americans are now dying in middle age at faster rates than minority groups
Brookings (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century
Brookings (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Why a Lack of Education Raises Death Risk for Some Americans
The New York Times (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Less educated, middle-age white Americans are dying younger
WXII News 12 (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Less-educated middle-age US whites dying younger than others
The Mercury News (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Death Rates Rise for Wide Swath of White Adults, Study Finds
The Wall Street Journal (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Rising 'Deaths of Despair' Among Lower-Educated, Middle-Aged Whites
CBN News (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

The white working class and the 'deaths of despair'
Washington Examiner (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

White working class struggles
WILX 10 (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Economic shocks are more likely to be lethal in America
The Economist (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

'Deaths of despair' are on the rise among working-class white Americans, new research suggests
Business Insider (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

'Deaths of Despair' Are Surging Among the White Working Class
Bloomberg (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

'Sea of Despair' Engulfs White Working Class Americans: Study
HealthDay (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

'Sea of despair': Death rates stay up for US working-class whites
Alaska Dispatch Publishing (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

The Forces Driving Middle-Aged White People's 'Deaths Of Despair'
NPR (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

First Time In History, Mortality Rate Among Middle-Aged Whites Outpaces Blacks
The Daily Caller News Foundation (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Why a lack of education raises death risk for some Americans
The Wichita Eagle (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Study: Less-educated white people face alarming mortality increases
Marketplace (audio interview with Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Grim prospects for working-class whites blamed for spiking death rates: Study
The Washington Times (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Why the white middle class is dying faster, explained in 6 charts
Vox (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

Why a lack of education raises death risk for some Americans
Albany Times Union (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

'Deaths of despair' surge among US white working class
Financial Times (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

New research identifies a 'sea of despair' among white, working-class Americans
The Washington Post (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)

It's Not Just Unfair: Inequality Is a Threat to Our Governance
The New York Times (by Angus Deaton)

After Gambia's Return to Democracy Is There Hope For Horn Of Africa? — Analysis
Eurasia Review (Angus Deaton)

Ivanka Trump's Move To The White House Raises Questions About Ethics
NPR (podcast featuring Julian Zelizer) 

 
Hawaii Business Magazine (Alan Blinder) 
 
New York Times (Uwe Reinhardt)
 
Wall Street Journal (Alan Blinder)