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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has not been leaning into the fact that she would be the first female president if elected in November. (Photo by Masahiro Okoshi)

MASAHIRO OKOSHI, Nikkei Washington bureau chief

October 18, 2024 21:54 JST

WASHINGTON -- A specter is haunting America: the specter of male chauvinism.

It's already been three and a half years since I met Jeffery in Washington. The 57-year-old Black man from Ohio was once homeless, but through his own efforts he has become financially independent.