Shannon Finney / Getty Images An author who’s written about the struggles that plague Appalachia is running for Congress in a rural House district. Sound familiar? Beth Macy, author of Dopestick , announced her run for Virginia’s 6th Congressional district last month, and despite making a name for herself writing about rural Appalachia, she doesn’t want to be compared to Vice President JD Vance. When asked by Politico if she could be a Vance-like figure for the left, she took a swipe at him. Read more at The Daily Beast.