Dante Chinni's Avatar

Dante Chinni

@dchinni.bsky.social

Journalist and Director of the American Communities Project at Michigan State University. DC by way of Detroit.

170 Followers  |  121 Following  |  108 Posts  |  Joined: 01.07.2023  |  1.7526

Latest posts by dchinni.bsky.social on Bluesky

Preview
Signs of Economic Softness Appearing in Some Communities Places driven by manufacturing and agriculture are areas of concerns

In light of today's jobs report, I wanted to re-up this. ... Signs of Economic Softness Appearing in Some Communities open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...

01.08.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
After Six Months of Trump 2.0, Residents Open Up About Impacts Where They Live By Ari Pinkus and Dante Chinni

After Six Months of Trump 2.0, Residents Open Up About Impacts Where They Live
open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...

01.08.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Job figures from May show some reasons for concern in manufacturing and agricultural communities. www.americancommunities.org/manufacturin...

15.07.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what journalists call an β€œevergreen”

12.07.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

America's hopes and fears, immigration, the populist right and what comedy looks like across America, in the latest American Communities Project newsletter. mailchi.mp/e1016fd11515...

09.07.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
The Populist Right in American Communities Where does the Populist Right group live?

Where is the Populist Right in the American Communities Project's types. open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...

07.07.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
The Populist Right in American Communities Where does the Populist Right group live?

The Populist Right in American Communities
open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...

03.07.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Where does "the Populist Right" live in the American Communities Project, an analysis done with the @pewresearch.org political typology www.americancommunities.org/the-populist...

02.07.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

The American Communities Project is working with PharosGraph to examine where voters are placing blame for inflation. June's numbers show Trump rising as the lead cause in more places and a big jump for a new blame target: Corporate Greed. open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...

30.06.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Comedy Scenes in a Fragmented America – American Communities Project

At six different communities across America, what does comedy look like in a very tense 2025. New from the American Communities Project - www.americancommunities.org/comedy-scene...

25.06.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Americans’ Double Vision on Immigration: People see it differently depending upon whether it is framed as a local issue or a national one.
(@dchinni.bsky.social, American Communities Project)
amcommpro.substack.com/p/americans-...

15.06.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image 13.06.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image 12.06.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Immigration is a different issue locally than it is nationally to voters. www.americancommunities.org/americans-do... New from the American Communities Project.

12.06.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

As Politics and Consumerism Clash, a Look at Tesla Dealerships Across Communities
open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...

06.06.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

When you cut funding for higher ed you hit at College Town communities that are the economic drivers for their regions. New from the American Communities Project www.americancommunities.org/universities...

05.06.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
In Key Michigan College Town, Students Spill Feelings About Future of America Listen to students from Michigan State University share their hopes and fears for the future.

In Key Michigan College Town, Students Spill Feelings About Future of America
open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...

04.06.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Thoughts on the Future in a College Town
YouTube video by American Communities Project Thoughts on the Future in a College Town

youtu.be/Sza1uNJ2pbY?...

02.06.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
In Key Michigan College Town, Students Spill Feelings About Future of America – American Communities Project

As higher ed is hit by federal grants cuts and other challenges from the Trump Administration, the American Communities Project talked to students in its own College Town, East Lansing, home of @michiganstateu.bsky.social, about hopes for the future. www.americancommunities.org/in-key-michi...

02.06.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

To get a better sense of how people in different communities are assigning blame on inflation, the American Communities Project is partnering with PharosGraph. There data show some WIDE differences. www.pharosgraph.com/post/mapping...

30.05.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PharosGraphLinkedin

Who gets the blame for inflation? pharosgraph.webflow.io/post/mapping...

29.05.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
A chat with Ray Suarez about his trip to the U.S.-Mexico Border A recording from American Communities Project's live video

A chat with Ray Suarez about his trip to the U.S.-Mexico Border
open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...

27.05.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Texas Hispanic Centers on the Border of Change Ray Suarez visits Hispanic Center counties along the US-Mexico border.

open.substack.com/pub/amcommpr...

24.05.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Is a New Manufacturing Golden Age Possible in America? The data show a steep decline in manufacturing jobs, but a smaller in manufacturing output.

substack.com/@amcommpro/n...

24.05.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Opinion | The 2024 election was even weirder than we thought An expansive new report challenges early theories about how Donald Trump won.

Very interesting analysis. Completely correct? Probably not. But it’s important because if you look closely at detailed results months after elections, you usually find the first β€œbig takeaways” were a bit off or just wrong. It’s time for this discussion. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

22.05.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Texas Hispanic Centers on the Border of Change Ray Suarez visits Hispanic Center counties along the US-Mexico border.

Want to know more about what the US-Mexico border feels like in 2025? Join Ray Suarez and me over on Substack, May 27th at 1 pm. And, don’t forget to subscribe to the American Communities Project while you’re over there. substack.com/@amcommpro/n...

21.05.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

How manufacturing losses have reverberated around the American Communities Project communities and why a return to a β€œgolden age” seems all but impossible. www.americancommunities.org/is-a-new-man...

20.05.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image 12.05.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Yep, we're jumping onto Substack

12.05.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Hopes and Fears in a Military Post, Trump at 100 Days, Where Tesla Lives and Climate Change Concerns in the latest American Communities Project newsletter. mailchi.mp/ba9bf746fbc4...

12.05.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@dchinni is following 20 prominent accounts