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Genocide by Prescription: The ‘Natural History’ of the Declining White Working Class in America
James Petras and Robin Eastman-Abaya, MD :: 07.11.2016 :: United StatesIntroduction: The white working class in the US has been decimated through an epidemic of ‘premature deaths’ - a bland term to cover-up the drop in life expectancy in this historically important demographic. There have been quiet studies and reports peripherally describing this trend - but their conclusions have not yet entered the national consciousness for reasons we will try to explore in this essay.