Anxious in America

Articles in this series will explore the national mood in this election year.

Feeling Let Down and Left Behind, With Little Hope for Better
In a moment riddled with economic and social worries, an e-cigarette shop in Wilkes County, N.C., is an oasis for some young Appalachians.
By Richard Fausset
CreditGeorge Etheredge for The New York Times
Underwater in the Las Vegas Desert, Years After the Housing Crash
More than eight years after rotten loans and plunging home values made Las Vegas the center of the housing crisis, thousands of people have yet to recover.
By Jack Healy
CreditMax Whittaker for The New York Times
Torn Over Donald Trump and Cut Off by Culture Wars, Evangelicals Despair
In small-town Iowa, conservative Christians say they feel abandoned, with no true champion in the presidential race and a country that they believe has turned its back.
By Laurie Goodstein
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Anxious in America
Black Voters, Aghast at Trump, Find a Place of Food and Comfort
The struggling African-Americans who visit a Philadelphia food pantry recoil at Donald Trump’s appeals to voters hit hard by economic troubles.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times

Trump a Working-Class Hero? A Blue-Collar Town Debates His Credentials
The talk gets heated in Youngstown, Ohio, when residents discuss whether a New York billionaire’s ideas can revitalize a struggling Rust Belt town.
By Richard Fausset
CreditMaddie McGarvey for The New York Times
Debt. Terror. Politics. To Seattle Millennials, the Future Looks Scary.
Students at a Seattle coding school for women are somewhat optimistic about tech’s promise, but share a generation’s skepticism that the days ahead will be better.
By Kirk Johnson
CreditRuth Fremson/The New York Times