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October 20, 2026 · Website
Journalist Beth Macy on Meeting People in Their Pain, Not Their Politics
Beth Macy is a bestselling author of deeply reported books about the opioid crisis, globalization, and other forces that have harmed communities in rural America. She grew up poor in small town Ohio and then built her life in Roanoke, Virginia, where for years she reported for the local paper, The Roanoke Times. Now, she’s running for Congress.
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